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James Paice
Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire
- - Shadow Minister (Agriculture), Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 8 Sep 2009)
- 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
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): Departmental Carbon Emissions, Agriculture: Subsidies, Food, British Food, Departmental Energy
(based on written questions asked by James Paice and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)
“I thank the Minister for what he has said. He is right that there is an issue with buyers being responsible for stationery, desks and everything else including food. That is the problem. The person buying the food should be not the purchasing officer, but the person responsible for preparing the food. If we drive decisions further down, we will get the benefit.”
- Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)
“I am slightly disappointed that there has not been more interest in the debate from hon. Members on both sides of the House, although we are obviously all conscious of the pressure on Members' diaries. None the less, I congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin). In former times, when he was a DEFRA Minister, he and I debated some of the issues before us, and I know how...”
- Farm Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)
“I am happy to accept that it may have been one of the reasons why the EU was eventually persuaded to apply the same rules across the whole Union. That brings me conveniently to the issue of eggs, on which the hon. Gentleman concentrated, and on which I want to ask the Minister a couple of questions. As the hon. Gentleman said, the EU has banned conventional battery cages from 1 January 2012....”
More of James Paice'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 191 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56% 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.
- 71 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Paice speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 633 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £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).