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James Paice
Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire
- Minister of State (Agriculture and Food), Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Carbon Emissions, Agriculture: Subsidies, Food, Departmental Food, British Food
(based on written questions asked by James Paice and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Bees (16 May 2012)
“Since the Healthy Bees Plan was launched in April 2009, the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), on behalf of DEFRA and the Welsh Assembly Government, has been working in partnership with beekeeping stakeholders to deliver the Plan's objectives to improve honey bee health. Details of the implementation of the Healthy Bees Plan are available on the National Bee Unit's BeeBase website....”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dogs (16 May 2012)
“Under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, local authorities have powers to make Dog Control Orders (DCO) on specified land open to the public. A DCO can require dog walkers to keep their dogs on leads on public highways. Local authorities are best placed to decide where such restrictions should be applied.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting Act 2004 (16 May 2012)
“The Hunting Act 2004 was passed under the previous Administration, and remains highly controversial. Many people consider that the Act has not been a success and that it is unenforceable. The coalition Government has said that it intends to put forward a motion enabling the House of Commons to express its view on the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004 at an appropriate time. This position has not...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 68.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 781 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £20,513 (260th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £20,202 (381st) | £13,408 | £20,166 (296th) | £19,545 (290th) | £19,313 (342nd) | £15,661 (271st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,289 (589th) | £14,574 (476th) | £18,402 (460th) | £18,830 | £19,282 (joint 159th with 2 others) | £18,741 (joint 314th with 1 other) | £18,231 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £12,208 (460th) |
| Staffing costs | £94,979 (334th) | £89,199 (263rd) | £87,589 (140th) | £71,207 | £66,319 (513th) | £61,436 (575th) | £64,957 (314th) | £46,933 (283rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,410 (115th) | £13,144 (40th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,763 (305th)1 | £7,823 (308th)2 | £9,522 (238th)3 | £7,400 | £12,963 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £10,550 (joint 305th with 1 other) | £10,069 (322nd) | £7,815 (330th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £509 (155th) | £0 | £254 (301st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £240 (joint 264th with 3 others) | £221 (289th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,722 (411th) | £437 (527th) | £658 (joint 435th with 1 other) | £687 | £479 (515th) | £528 (joint 497th with 1 other) | £1,200 (253rd) | £597 (509th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,922 (382nd) | £1,610 (joint 477th with 1 other) | £2,604 | £1,587 (476th) | £1,659 (joint 471st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,116 (472nd) | £954 (joint 482nd with 3 others) | £576 | £1,402 (604th) | £1,388 (597th) | £1,388 (581st) | £974 (566th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,925 (30th) |
| Total | £147,424 (357th) | £151,519 (247th) | £139,191 (298th) | £114,712 | £122,198 (357th) | £113,847 (447th) | £115,158 (274th) | £86,113 (381st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,518 (222nd). Rail £732 (486th). Misc £130 (153rd). Other: Mileage £1,182 (2nd). Rail £1,380 (8th). Air £732 (5th). European £89 (139th).
2 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).
3 Car £6,162 (66th). Rail £2,098 (324th). Air £466 (157th). European £796 (54th).