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James Paice
Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire
- Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 8,624 votes. — 368th 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 James Paice voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Agriculture: Subsidies, Food, Departmental Carbon Emissions, British Food, Departmental Energy
(based on written questions asked by James Paice and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Jul 2009)
“Very recently, the Secretary of State persuaded the rest of the EU to allow him to keep set-aside. It is widely rumoured that he will announce at the royal show next week that he will accept the voluntary approach. If he does, we will support him, as that would be the right decision. Does he agree that the success of the voluntary approach should not be measured simply by what area of land is...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding his Department allocated to (a) the Rural Payments Agency, (b) Natural England and (c) regional development agencies for the purposes of the administration of funding allocated under the common agricultural policy in 2008-09; and how much funding his Department has allocated for those purposes in 2009-10.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Carbon Emissions (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport used for administrative operations by his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 266 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Paice speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 626 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £20,202 (381st) | £13,408 | £20,166 (296th) | £19,545 (290th) | £19,313 (342nd) | £15,661 (271st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,574 (476th) | £18,402 (460th) | £18,830 | £19,282 (joint 159th) | £18,741 (joint 314th) | £18,231 (joint 196th) | £12,208 (460th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,199 (263rd) | £87,589 (140th) | £71,207 | £66,319 (513th) | £61,436 (575th) | £64,957 (314th) | £46,933 (283rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,144 (40th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,823 (308th)* | £9,522 (238th)** | £7,400 | £12,963 (joint 225th) | £10,550 (joint 305th) | £10,069 (322nd) | £7,815 (330th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £254 (301st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £221 (289th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £437 (527th) | £658 (joint 435th) | £687 | £479 (515th) | £528 (joint 497th) | £1,200 (253rd) | £597 (509th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,922 (382nd) | £1,610 (joint 477th) | £2,604 | £1,587 (476th) | £1,659 (joint 471st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,116 (472nd) | £954 (joint 482nd) | £576 | £1,402 (604th) | £1,388 (597th) | £1,388 (581st) | £974 (566th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,925 (30th) |
| Total | £151,519 (247th) | £139,191 (298th) | £114,712 | £122,198 (357th) | £113,847 (447th) | £115,158 (274th) | £86,113 (381st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,890 (121st). Rail £545 (487th). Misc £182 (128th). Other: Mileage £581 (7th). Rail £1,555 (11th). Air £70 (49th).
** Car £6,162 (66th). Rail £2,098 (324th). Air £466 (157th). European £796 (54th).