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Norman Hogg

Norman Hogg

LAB Labour Former MP
Last served Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (1979-05-03 – 1997-05-01)
82.0
Conservative
11 coded votes
403
Total votes
403
Ayes
300
Noes
0
Other

Parliamentary History

3 May 1979 – 1 May 1997 (17 yrs 11 mo)

Ideology spectrum

82.0
ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 11 coded votes across 1 axes (3% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 82
Medium confidence 11 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

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July 2009 5 votes
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I cannot give way; I have very limited time. Another argument that is put forward is that the scheme will not help diminish fraud. Clearly the 24 European Union countries that have opted for an identity card scheme think that it will help attack fraud. It is not the key element, but it is one element. Of course, the Opposition want the scheme to be compulsory so that they can get their arguments a... 6 Jul 2009 AYE
I have very little time, but I will. Will the Minister give me a guarantee that he will meet the consortium from Norfolk to discuss the issue at the earliest possible opportunity before the recess? I shall be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and a representative from his constituency, although as I have inherited a large backlog of meetings from my predecessor, it may not be possible before the re... 6 Jul 2009 AYE
"This Act and any Statutory Instrument made under this Act shall cease to have effect on the first anniversary of the day on which the Act is passed." Let us say that we get Royal Assent by 31 July , and the body gets going, with staff being transferred, on 1 January . Seven months later, it ceases to have effect. That is an extraordinary idea. I shall give way in a moment. I accept entirely that ... 1 Jul 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, 29 June ). The Chairman put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time (Programme Order, 29 June , and Standing Order No. 83D ). Amendment proposed: 39, page 6, line 26, leave out subsection (3).— (Mr. Grieve.) 1 Jul 2009 AYE
Amendment 19 would omit subsection (6) of clause 8. I have said already that that subsection, on protocol, was meant to be helpful. Clearly, Members are not finding it helpful and we have agreed to look at it again to be helpful as the Bill progresses further through the House. Amendment 20 would substitute the Committee on Standards and Privileges for the Speaker's Committee on the Independent Pa... 1 Jul 2009 AYE
June 2009 5 votes
Division Date Vote
On a point of order, Sir Michael— Order. We must deal with the votes now. The Front Bench— Order. It is for the occupant of the Chair to take the voices on these occasions and to decide what to do. As far as I am concerned, the Ayes have it. Amendments made: 27, in clause 5, page 3, line 23, at end insert 30 Jun 2009 AYE
The amendment would set up an effective, depoliticising and interim regime that would do much to improve the basis on which our pay is set, and as such it is entirely in the spirit of the Bill. I urge the Committee to support the amendment. It is fantastic. My hon. Friend says that it is fantastic. That tells us what is happening to Front Benchers. As a Front Bencher, I am now not sure whether I w... 30 Jun 2009 AYE
If the House resolves to give the inquiry the authority to compel witnesses and to put them on oath, that is exercisable against any witness. Why is the House not being asked to provide that safeguard, so that the inquiry commands public confidence? In all the debates that we have had on this matter in recent months, the Franks inquiry has been cited as the model for getting to the heart of these ... 24 Jun 2009 AYE
On the economy, we know what— [ Interruption. ] I am about to come to the hon. Member for Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr (Adam Price) , so he can keep calm. What were his views, along with all the nationalists? They proclaimed the great arc of prosperity that was to extend across the smaller countries—Ireland, Iceland and Latvia. The hon. Gentleman said that "small country success is everywhere...Ic... 10 Jun 2009 AYE
I will deal with that point in due course, but the point that I wanted to make related to my hon. Friend the Member for Regent's Park and Kensington, North (Ms Buck) , who spoke with great eloquence about the impact on families who face repossession, and the position of leaseholders. I congratulate her on the work that she is doing to protect her constituents from a local Conservative council, who... 9 Jun 2009 AYE
May 2009 7 votes
Division Date Vote
Division 140 20 May 2009 AYE
Before the Minister moves on, may I make a point? He used the word "normally" in his responses on the previous issue. While I very much welcome the proposal for a 40-day period, there is to be no indication to a Secretary of State on what the overall period should be. I see no objection to setting out a minimum period. Will the Minister give way? If the hon. Lady will forgive me, I will not, as I ... 20 May 2009 AYE
I wish in particular to mention the Royal College of Nursing. It is our understanding that since the publication of the two reviews, the RCN is calling no longer for a full public inquiry but rather for a review of any new issues. Many hon. Members have taken part in the debate, but the issues that the Opposition Front Benchers raised shared the theme of whistleblowing. I intend to address that, b... 18 May 2009 AYE
I was about to deal with the "pugnacious" slur, but then I found myself wanting to respond that if the hon. Gentleman had the slightest understanding of the issue, he could not possibly ask such a daft question. Of course we could not possibly put a figure on the number of people who may have been thinking about applying to have a new college in future. The right hon. Gentleman talked about Craven... 18 May 2009 AYE
To me, that illustrates a tendency towards a rules-based system which, in my view, has a number of negative effects on companies' positive approach to organising their affairs. I am in the principles-based camp; I do not think that we should tie things up unnecessarily. The other issue that Sarbanes-Oxley raises has already been touched on in relation to materiality. The Act introduced something r... 13 May 2009 AYE
I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the authoritative KPMG survey of more than 500 multinational companies that reached that conclusion. The World Bank's "Doing Business 2009" study ranks the UK sixth in the world. The evidence is clear: we are in a strongly competitive position, and it is important that we should retain that. If everything is so wonderful, why have so many companies left for tax ... 12 May 2009 AYE
My hon. Friend is worried that the age discrimination provisions will not apply to under-18s. It is a complex issue, but we have concluded that they would not address, for instance, the many concerns that she and the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green raised this evening and that they could make matters far worse for children. I pay enormous tribute to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Boswell... 11 May 2009 AYE
April 2009 2 votes
Division Date Vote
Question accordingly agreed to. Motion made, and Question proposed, (1) That, in the opinion of this House, staff who work for an hon. Member should be employed by the House, as a personal appointment and managed by the hon. Member; and (2) That the House of Commons Commission shall consider this decision and make recommendations for its implementation, including any transitional provisions which ... 30 Apr 2009 AYE
The other issue that we need to clarify, which was raised by the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard) , concerns the position of the Government of Nepal and the court case. The Nepalese official who gave evidence to the court case did so in a private capacity. There was nobody there from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nepalese Government have not given a vie... 29 Apr 2009 AYE
March 2009 11 votes
Division Date Vote
Given the limited time that I have to respond to the debate, it is clear that I must focus on some of the major issues. My hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) spoke exclusively about rates in ports. Rather than responding in detail now, I refer him to the fact that there will be a debate on the Floor of the House next Wednesday on the regulations that the Government propose to ... 25 Mar 2009 AYE
My hon. Friend the Member for Newport, West (Paul Flynn) , with whom I often disagree, brought home the gravity of the decisions with which we were all confronted back in 2003 by the simple act of reading out the names this afternoon of all of our people who died in the operation in Iraq. Acknowledging that gravity is something that unites the House. A couple of other things also unite the House. ... 25 Mar 2009 AYE
Government amendment 131. We come to the anonymous witnesses part of the Bill. Members will recall that the anonymous witness provisions in the existing law passed through the House in one day last year, and through the other place in two days. At that point, we were promised proper consideration of the provisions in a full debate, in a full Bill. We are now left with a Report stage, effectively o... 24 Mar 2009 AYE
The hon. and learned Member for Harborough says that we are suffering from them, but I was about to say that my mistakes pale into insignificance when compared with the triumphs of this Administration, of whom I have been an adornment. Name the triumphs! Another hon. Gentleman on the Opposition Front Bench asks me to name the triumphs. I could name a number of them, but I shall name just one. Acco... 24 Mar 2009 AYE
The hon. Gentleman, as always, puts the argument so eloquently that I simply endorse what he says. Does my hon. Friend agree—I assume she does, as she will have signed off the information given by the Government at the time of this debate—that if the removal of the free speech clause will not affect the threshold of the offence, logically its retention cannot affect the threshold of the offence ei... 24 Mar 2009 AYE
Does my hon. Friend find it strange that the Conservatives in opposition now castigate the Government for proposing to double the national debt in the light of the worst world recession since 1946, yet the previous Conservative Government doubled the national debt when there was not such a deep world recession at all? They were the profligate ones, whereas we have had to pick up the pieces and pay... 18 Mar 2009 AYE
I am unhappy at any suggestion that the possession of cannabis—and skunk, of course, is so strong—or other potentially serious offences can be dealt with, not by a judicial authority but by something happening in the street, no record of which is kept at all. Like another hon. Member who spoke earlier, I want to declare an interest in that I am a serving special constable. I am also a member of th... 11 Mar 2009 AYE
Question accordingly negatived. I have been advised that hon. Members seek a Division on amendment 16. On amendments 15 and 16. There cannot be a Division on amendment 15 because it is in a different group and has not been moved. 11 Mar 2009 AYE
Amendment 14, in schedule 2, page 23, line 26, leave out subparagraph (3). As a London Member of Parliament, I agree with the right hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr. Raynsford) about the importance of Crossrail to the London economy; I am conscious that it will have real and considerable benefits, and I am anxious to ensure that we do not impede its progress. However, there are differenc... 11 Mar 2009 AYE
So that the general public can understand what is happening in the debate, will the Minister say whether he agrees with my analysis of the conciliation process—that a stalemate is likely and that the matter will go back to the Commission, where it will remain beyond the life of the Commission? Does the Minister anticipate a result before the European elections? We will know one way or the other wh... 10 Mar 2009 AYE
I accept the point of my hon. Friend the Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) about the £2 billion, because that is essential to keep Jobcentre Plus going and working effectively. I also take his point—not least because we recently announced the Houghton report—about the role of local government of all political persuasions in working with its local communities to do everything possible for local labou... 10 Mar 2009 AYE
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