Eric Joyce MP Falkirk, Independent

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Most spoken phrases

Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

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Biography

• Born:

  13/10/1960

• Positions

  PPS: to Mike O'Brien as Minister of State: Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-04, Department of Trade and Industry 2004-05, to Margaret Hodge as Minister of State: Department for Work and Pensions 2005-06, Department of Trade and Industry 2006; to John Hutton as Secretary of State for: Work and Pensions 2006-07, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08, Defence 2008-09, to Bob Ainsworth as Secretary of State for Defence (resigned) 2009; Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland 2010.

• House of Commons Select Committees

  Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel).

• Electoral history

  Member for Falkirk West 21 December 2000 by-election to 2005, for Falkirk since 5 May 2005 general election.

• Political interests

  Foreign affairs, international development (especially education issues), defence, trade and industry (especially oil and gas, GM crops), higher education, asylum and immigration.

• Party groups

  Labour Whip suspended February 2012; Resigned from Labour Party March 2012.

• Countries of interest

  Argentina, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey, USA.

Election record for Falkirk, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Overseas visits: 27-30 June 2008, to Tokyo, Japan, to attend the 5^th conference organised by GLOBE, a group of legislators from the G8+5 climate change dialogue. Hotel and travel costs paid by the promoters of GLOBE. (Registered 9 July 2008) 7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality was provided by Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the visit was fact finding to develop a better awareness of the situation in Israel and Palestine.

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