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Parliamentary History

Liberal Democrat

Rochdale

5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010 (5 yrs)

Ideology spectrum

69.0

ProgressiveCentreConservative

Conservative — based on 13 coded votes across 1 axes (2% coverage).

Policy axis scores

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

Climate / energy 69

Medium confidence 13 votes

Voting trends (most recent 12 months of activity)

Voting record

October 2009 11 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Division 222	16 Oct 2009	AYE
On many occasions, when there has been some weird and wonderful House of Lords decision, the House has passed legislation to put the law back to what people thought it always was. I remember that the decision on causation in the Fairchild case was corrected in the House—putting the law back to what people thought it was before the House of Lords messed around with it. There is nothing particularly...	16 Oct 2009	NO
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Before we get to the Bill, I would like to raise with you an issue arising from what the Leader of the House said at column 449 yesterday in answer to a question put by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg) . The Leader of the House said: "We obviously have to judge things by the rules and standards that obtai...	16 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	AYE
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	AYE
Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, 8 June ) The Deputy Speaker put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83E ). Amendments made: 21, page 13 leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert- '(5) Schedule 8A makes further provision about trusts in respect of which an order is made under subsection (1).'. Amendment 22, in pag...	12 Oct 2009	AYE
I was able to visit Ireland with Action on Smoking and Health just before the new law was introduced there. Does my hon. Friend agree that it has been introduced in a pain-free way, that most of the costs have been paid by the tobacco manufacturers and that businesses have not suffered? I agree with my hon. Friend and thank her for making that point. I attended a meeting with the Porthcawl cancer ...	12 Oct 2009	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. The Deputy Speaker then put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time ( Standing Order No. 83E ). Amendments made: 21, page 13 leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert— '(5) Schedule 8A makes further provision about trusts in respect of which an order is made under subsection (1).'. Amendment 22, in page 17, line 15,...	12 Oct 2009	AYE
(d) NHS services must reflect the needs and preferences of patients, their families and their carers; (e) the NHS works across organisational boundaries and in partnership with other organisations in the interests of patients, local communities and the wider population; (f) the NHS is committed to providing best value for taxpayers' money and the most effective, fair and sustainable use of finite ...	12 Oct 2009	AYE
I will give way if my hon. Friends give me a moment. It has been suggested that removing the display of tobacco would impact on business by reducing footfall trade—that is, the sale of other items to customers who come to buy cigarettes. By definition, by the time that a customer is in the shop their foot has already fallen. Of course, the provisions in the Bill will apply equally to all tobacco r...	12 Oct 2009	AYE
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 19 votes

Division	Date	Vote
Diageo's proposal is twofold. The first part is to close the packaging plant in Kilmarnock-one of three in Scotland-along with the cooperage in Port Dundas that was mentioned. The second part is to make a new investment of some £100 million, creating 400 new jobs elsewhere in Scotland. I understand that, as my right hon. Friend said, this has been greeted in Kilmarnock, where the greatest number o...	15 Jul 2009	NO
The hon. Member for Eddisbury (Mr. O'Brien) and other Conservative Members have tried to deny it, but we have seen glimpses of a future Tory Government, with threats to those free services, and to the winter fuel payment in particular. He may wish to deny it, but we know differently, and so does the rest of the country. The national dementia strategy was published as recently as February this year...	15 Jul 2009	AYE
The similarity is there. How would a proper relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States be prejudiced if both countries had to meet the same standard-probable cause? The suggestion has been made that a number of high-profile extradition cases have been unbalanced and unfair. I cannot accept that. I believe that the evidence on these matters is important. At first glance, the Oppo...	15 Jul 2009	AYE
Diageo's proposal is twofold. The first part is to close the packaging plant in Kilmarnock—one of three in Scotland—along with the cooperage in Port Dundas that was mentioned. The second part is to make a new investment of some £100 million, creating 400 new jobs elsewhere in Scotland. I understand that, as my right hon. Friend said, this has been greeted in Kilmarnock, where the greatest number o...	15 Jul 2009	NO
Division 203	15 Jul 2009	AYE
I have to say that I have not heard my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) say that. I believe that the treaty is an effective modernisation of this aspect of the relationship between the US and the UK. The reason why we did that is quite simple—and I believe that the hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) agrees that we need effective judicial co-o...	15 Jul 2009	AYE
Section 2 of the 1948 Act provided that a citizen of Eire who was a British subject immediately before 1 January 1949 could retain that status by making a claim in writing to the Secretary of State under certain conditions. That provision was replaced by section 31(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981, which allows those born in the Republic before 1949 to make a claim in writing to remain a Bri...	14 Jul 2009	AYE
Section 31(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981 currently provides for British subjects born in the Republic of Ireland before 1949 to make a declaration to retain the British subject status they acquired at birth. The new clause seeks to extend that provision to those born after 1949. I shall not repeat the historical background that my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) has...	14 Jul 2009	AYE
Question accordingly agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7) ),	13 Jul 2009	NO
As always, we have had a very interesting little exchange on these matters, but the contributions from Opposition Members have been unusually baffling and illogical. Of course, I agree with the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Mr. Reid) . He is quite right that we need to get this done as quickly as possible, but the contributions that we have heard from both Opposition Front Benchers demonstrate ...	13 Jul 2009	NO
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7) ),	13 Jul 2009	NO
I want to see the Bill brought forward and that is why I will be supporting the carry-over motion, although I want to see levels of reporting reduced to lower sums so that we have even greater transparency. I also want to see even greater restrictions on spending on elections. I do not want to see this country going down the same route as America on election funding. As always, we have had a very ...	13 Jul 2009	NO
I think that the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) raised the issue of judicial review— indicated dissent. Perhaps it was the hon. Member for Mole Valley. I understand that this morning the judicial review application was refused on the papers. Of course there is a right to appeal—a right to request an oral hearing—but the application was refused this morning. I emphasise agai...	9 Jul 2009	NO
Again, it is a self-evident truth that trials should not be prejudiced by statements to the media. I very much hope that everyone involved in these issues will examine them. It is important that, as part of the detention procedure, people do not have their trials compromised by statements made outside the situation. I would like to finish the point that I am trying to make in response to my hon. F...	9 Jul 2009	NO
preliminary Draft budget 2010	8 Jul 2009	AYE
That would be a costly and time-consuming exercise. Schemes are required to keep records for only six years, and finding that information would be either impossible or costly. Our experience of other pension law, such as trivial commutation, is that such record keeping would represent significant administrative burdens. Most schemes do not have complete records and it would be unrealistic to expec...	8 Jul 2009	NO
My hon. Friend the Member for Taunton was wrong about one thing. He said that online bingo was taxed at 15 per cent., but the truth is that it is rarely taxed at all, because the vast bulk of it is run through offshore websites that pay no tax in this country. Even if they are subject to European Economic Area regulation, or whitelisting, they do not contribute to the process. They certainly do no...	8 Jul 2009	AYE
I question the Minister's statement that beer is not a price-sensitive commodity. May I just clarify that that was not my statement? It was a quotation from one of the expert witnesses to the Treasury Committee. Let me start again. I question the so-called expert's statement that beer is not price-sensitive, or the Minister's acceptance of that statement, because if it were as self-evidently true ...	7 Jul 2009	AYE
Question accordingly negatived. Amendment proposed: 37, page 2, line 10, leave out '£6,475' and insert '£10,000'.—( Mr. Jeremy Browne. )	7 Jul 2009	AYE

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