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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. — 128th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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)
- Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 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
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Older People: Recession (29 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to assist older people during the recession.”
- Prayers: Forces Widows' Pensions (Equality of Treatment) Bill (19 Jun 2009)
“That improvement seems particularly important. Around the country there are not a huge number of people affected, but we come across a surprising number of cases in which people involved in same-sex relationships have left the forces, lived with their partner for 20 or 30 years afterwards and then died, and their partner has not received any benefit from their pension. I believe that the new...”
More of Eric Joyce's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 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 2007, 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Eric Joyce speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 111 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,466 (269th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,629 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £18,500 (392nd) | £15,292 (323rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,392 (134th) | £22,483 (170th) | £25,005 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £14,638 (362nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,907 (320th) | £79,381 (463rd) | £78,615 | £70,183 (367th) | £67,570 (355th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £47,882 (248th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,631 (303rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £34,812 (2nd)* | £33,587 (2nd)** | £44,985 | £33,574 (2nd) | £39,116 (2nd) | £41,084 (1st) | £28,164 (1st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,396 (55th) | £1,559 (60th) | £2,200 | £5,382 (2nd) | £3,208 (14th) | £4,152 (5th) | £3,188 (12th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,354 (100th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £3,075 (6th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,003 (224th) | £902 (312th) | £354 | £935 (316th) | £529 (joint 495th) | £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) | £962 | £2,289 (2nd) | £1,909 (joint 276th) | £1,909 (joint 273rd) | £1,909 (joint 256th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,465 (61st) | £0 |
| Total | £187,334 (1st) | £164,180 (11th) | £174,811 | £155,055 (9th) | £152,861 (5th) | £151,791 (1st) | £111,501 (15th) |
* 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).
** Car £8,026 (14th). Rail £2,872 (272nd). Air £22,689 (3rd).