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Parliamentary History

Labour

Edinburgh South

11 Jun 1987 – 6 May 2010 (22 yrs 10 mo)

Ideology spectrum

24.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Progressive — based on 17 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

0 = progressive, 50 = centre, 100 = conservative. Based on coded division votes.

Climate / energy 24

Medium confidence 17 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

October 2009 26 votes

Division	Date	Vote
In response to the direct questions from the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne, we will-as I said earlier-produce a report in December on the next stages of developing spending reports. On her question about when the next round will take place, it will be-as I again said earlier-when we have assessed and appraised this round. We will certainly consider the role of parish councils in the proces...	28 Oct 2009	NO
Division 233	28 Oct 2009	NO
The hon. Gentleman may certainly look forward to us looking at them. We need to move away from the old ways of doing things, and the hon. Gentleman's call for the transformation of the relationship between local and central Government was a good one. In response to the direct questions from the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne, we will—as I said earlier—produce a report in December on the nex...	28 Oct 2009	NO
My hon. Friend also raised the issue of access to gateway. The civil service gateway gives access to all civil service jobs, not just to those in DEFRA. The MMO will apply to civil service commissioners, via the Cabinet Office, for accreditation for MMO staff. Providing the MMO continues to meet the criteria for accreditation, there is no reason why MMO staff should lose the benefit of access to c...	27 Oct 2009	NO
Essentially, the argument is about whether the word "habitat" goes far enough in protecting our marine environment or whether it should be added to with the word "ecosystem". According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "habitat" means "the natural home or environment of an organism," whereas "ecosystem" is defined as "a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment."...	26 Oct 2009	NO
Division 230	26 Oct 2009	NO
Does my hon. Friend agree that, while the Liberal Democrat motion makes no mention of costings, the Government amendment confirms a commitment to spending up to £20 million to help Departments reduce their emissions? Is that not a very good reason to vote for the amendment? I confirm what my hon. Friend says. This country already has a good track record on energy efficiency, and I agree, that ener...	21 Oct 2009	NO
The design of the scheme will be available by spring 2010, and we will move with all speed to get the payments made. The motion proposes the implementation of the ombudsman's recommendation for a scheme setting up a tribunal, which would mean that individual assessments took longer, and it would therefore take longer for the money to get through. I cannot give way; I have only four minutes left. M...	21 Oct 2009	NO
Division 229	21 Oct 2009	NO
Division 228	21 Oct 2009	NO
Question accordingly negatived. Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 31(2) ), That the proposed words be there added.	19 Oct 2009	AYE
They want to abolish the flexible new deal, when it has just got going on the advice of Lord Freud, who said last year: "The New Deals have been enormously successful". What they are offering instead is simply a new report, which is just a con and a rehash, and which, importantly, has less money behind it than our investment to support the unemployed. They say that they will spend £600 million ext...	19 Oct 2009	NO
Division 226	19 Oct 2009	AYE
Division 225	19 Oct 2009	NO
Who does my hon. Friend think is most likely to pay back that money early? What kind of person? Would he hazard a guess as to whether a richer or a poorer person would have that kind of money up front to pay back their loan more quickly? I am not sure of the answer to that question, but I suspect that the money would not come from somebody who saved in a credit union; it would be more likely to co...	14 Oct 2009	NO
The hon. Gentleman has been described many times as having two brains, and perhaps that explains how two totally different positions can be maintained within the same head. That is the only possible explanation, because it would cause most of us great mental perturbance if we tried to square that circle. I am not sure of the answer to that question, but I suspect that the money would not come from...	14 Oct 2009	NO
', their powers relating to insurance'.- (Ms Rosie Winterton.) Third Reading Queen's and Prince of Wales's consent signified . I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I am aware that we do not have a great deal of time for Third Reading, but I would like to thank right hon. and hon. Members, especially those who participated in Committee, for their deep consideration of the clause...	13 Oct 2009	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed : 27, page 50, line 8, at end insert-	13 Oct 2009	NO
I am very well aware of the interest my hon. Friend has shown in the issue-as has my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) -and I think there is a way to ensure that the regional strategies and local spending reports take into account many of the concerns they have raised. I invite them both to a meeting with the Secretary of State and me to look at how we can take forward some of those imp...	13 Oct 2009	NO
New clause 17 proposes abolition of the Standards Board for England and the Adjudication Panel for England, which are two important and effective bodies. If that were to happen, councillors and members of local authority standards committees who look to the Standards Board for advice, guidance, training and direction about the conduct regime for local authority members would be cut adrift. In 2008...	13 Oct 2009	NO
', their powers relating to insurance'.— (Ms Rosie Winterton.) Third Reading Queen's and Prince of Wales's consent signified . I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I am aware that we do not have a great deal of time for Third Reading, but I would like to thank right hon. and hon. Members, especially those who participated in Committee, for their deep consideration of the clause...	13 Oct 2009	AYE
Amendment proposed : 27, page 50, line 8, at end insert—	13 Oct 2009	NO
(b) both current and proposed future spending. (4) Local spending reports shall be updated as frequently as is reasonably practicable but in any event at least once every two years. (5) The first report under this section must be laid before Parliament no later than 12 months after this Act is passed. (6) In this section the term "Local Spending Report" has the same meaning as in the Sustainable C...	13 Oct 2009	NO
I am very well aware of the interest my hon. Friend has shown in the issue—as has my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew) —and I think there is a way we can ensure that the regional strategies and local spending reports take into account many of the concerns they have raised. I invite them both to a meeting with the Secretary of State and me to look at how we can take forward some of those...	13 Oct 2009	NO
We are also aware of other issues around parish polls, which my hon. Friend did not necessarily mention, such as their scope and conduct. That is why we recognised in the "Communities in control" White Paper that we need to make the rules governing parish polls more accessible and better understood and to define their scope more clearly. That is why my Department is taking work on parish polls for...	13 Oct 2009	NO
Unfortunately, the Minister was very unhelpful in his summing up and he seemed to think that my hon. Friend was speaking complete rubbish. It is easy to dismiss remarks, buy my hon. Friend was obviously making very prescient comments. The Liberal Democrats will not oppose new clause 12. Although there is some regret about the fact that it has appeared so late in the day, I think that ultimately it...	12 Oct 2009	AYE

July 2009 4 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 October , and to be printed (Bill 147). Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57 ) Mr. Colin Challen presented a Bill to make provision for the introduction of a reward scheme for users of bus and rail services; and to extend the Bus Concessionary Fares Scheme. Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday...	21 Jul 2009	AYE
I do not like to disagree with Mr. Speaker, but I think that you used those terms-or something like them, anyhow. I submit to the House that, whatever was said or not said, it is a point of fact that Mr. Michael Martin, in his last election, did not stand as a Labour candidate. Nor did he stand as a Labour candidate in 2001. He stood as the Speaker seeking re-election and therefore as an independe...	21 Jul 2009	AYE
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83 (7) A),	21 Jul 2009	AYE
Will the hon. Gentleman add to that list, why was it good enough for the electors of Glasgow, East to have a by-election during the summer last year? The Government are arguing differently from the Dispatch Box this year. You were, Mr. Speaker, kind enough a few minutes ago to say that the point that I made was a point of fact. It is indeed a point of fact— I do not like to disagree with Mr. Speak...	21 Jul 2009	AYE

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