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Eric Joyce
Labour MP for Falkirk
- Also represented Falkirk West
- Entered Parliament on 21 December 2000 — Byelection
- Majority: 13,475 votes. — 129th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Eric Joyce voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Channel Tunnel (Rail Freight), Employment Statistics
(based on written questions asked by Eric Joyce and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Uk Arrest Warrants (Alleged War Crimes) (28 Jan 2010) has video
“I will not detain the House, but I think there is an opportunity to raise an issue within the terms of the debate. It relates to a different part of the world: the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A number of people from that country are members of the FDLR, which is a rebel organisation. They live in Europe, having left Rwanda or the DRC. Some of them live in Germany...”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“I understand that one of the accusations against Liliany Obando is that she was collecting money for terrorists, yet she had raised money from a Canadian trade union to be used for an educational project in Colombia. That accusation was condemned by the Canadian Government. I hope that the Minister will consider taking the same position today.”
- Bills Presented — Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill: Christmas Adjournment (16 Dec 2009) has video
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson). Let me start by wishing everyone a happy Christmas and a good new year, because I am so infuriated by what I am about to talk about that I will probably forget to do it at the end. This afternoon I read an article on the BBC website that it is important to mention here. It flagged up a programme that finished...”
More of Eric Joyce's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,806 (208th) | £22,466 (269th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,629 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,500 (392nd) | £15,292 (323rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £25,020 (56th) | £21,392 (134th) | £22,483 (170th) | £25,005 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,638 (362nd) |
| Staffing costs | £97,122 (269th) | £87,907 (320th) | £79,381 (463rd) | £78,615 | £70,183 (367th) | £67,570 (355th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £47,882 (248th) |
| Communications Allowance | £835 (576th) | £8,631 (303rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £33,693 (1st)3 | £34,812 (2nd)2 | £33,587 (2nd)1 | £44,985 | £33,574 (2nd) | £39,116 (2nd) | £41,084 (1st) | £28,164 (1st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,582 (35th) | £1,396 (55th) | £1,559 (60th) | £2,200 | £5,382 (2nd) | £3,208 (14th) | £4,152 (5th) | £3,188 (12th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £998 (121st) | £1,354 (100th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £2,277 (6th) | £3,075 (6th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,215 (348th) | £1,003 (224th) | £902 (312th) | £354 | £935 (316th) | £529 (joint 495th with 1 other) | £851 (407th) | £428 (578th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,753 (159th) | £3,196 (267th) | £1,061 | £2,465 (333rd) | £1,397 (505th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,545 (13th) | £962 (joint 473rd with 1 other) | £962 | £2,289 (2nd) | £1,909 (joint 276th with 1 other) | £1,909 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £1,909 (joint 256th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,465 (61st) | £0 |
| Total | £186,548 (6th) | £187,334 (1st) | £164,180 (11th) | £174,811 | £155,055 (9th) | £152,861 (5th) | £151,791 (1st) | £111,501 (15th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,213 (18th). Rail £3,183 (280th). Air £21,459 (3rd). Misc £2,224 (8th). Other: Rail £78 (130th). Air £145 (38th). European £510 (103rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,710 (21st). Rail £4,286 (222nd). Air £20,074 (3rd). Misc £1,361 (20th). Other: Rail £78 (116th). European £1,184 (42nd).
1 Car £8,026 (14th). Rail £2,872 (272nd). Air £22,689 (3rd).