Voting Record — Paul Flynn MP, Newport West (10203)

Paul Flynn

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
9 Jun 2017 17 Feb 2019 Lab 0 votes out of 116, 0.0% 116 votes out of 333, 34.8% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 12 votes out of 332, 3.6% 332 votes out of 467, 71.1% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 32 votes out of 868, 3.7% 868 votes out of 1239, 70.1% 2 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 72 votes out of 827, 8.7% 827 votes out of 1288, 64.2% 3 times
7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Lab 38 votes out of 795, 4.8% 795 votes out of 1246, 63.8% 0 times
1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Lab 29 votes out of 888, 3.3% 888 votes out of 1273, 69.8% 1 time

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Feb 2019Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
17 Feb 2019Stopped being Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
17 Feb 2019Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
Commons8 Feb 2017Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2016Iraq War — Investigation into Contrasts Between Public Statements and Private Policy minorityno Rebel
21 Nov 2016Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
7 Oct 2016Stopped being Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
6 Oct 2016Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Wales,
Commons18 Jul 2016UK's Nuclear Deterrent — Replacement of Trident Nuclear Submarines — Maintenance of Continuous At Sea Deterrence minorityaye Rebel
3 Jul 2016Became Shadow Secretary of State for Wales,
3 Jul 2016Became Shadow Leader of the House of Commons,
Commons23 Mar 2016High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Mar 2016Proposed European Union Directive on Measures to Combat Terrorism Majorityno Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2016Timetable for Consideration of Public Spending Estimates Majorityno Rebel
Commons20 Jan 2016Psychoactive Substances Bill — New Clause 1 — Personal, Social and Health Education. Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Dec 2015Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Oct 2015Human Rights (Joint Committee): Nomination of Committee minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Sep 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Programme minorityaye Rebel
20 Jul 2015Became Member, Petitions Committee
6 Jul 2015Became Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Commons18 Jun 2015European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement of EU Citizens to Vote in Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Public Administration Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons16 Mar 2015Transport for London Bill — New Clause 1 — Disposal of TfL Assets for Development (Disclosure) bothaye Rebel
Commons20 Jan 2015Opposition Day — Trident Nuclear Weapons System Renewal minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Misconduct in Public Office Should Trigger New Election minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — New Clause 2 — Prompting New Election for an MP via a Petition of 500 or More Electors minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Sep 2014UK Air Strikes Against ISIL in Iraq minorityaye Rebel
4 Nov 2013Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons4 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Clause 11 — Subsidy of Nuclear Power Generation minorityno Rebel
Commons15 May 2013Queen's Speech — Devolution of Tax Raising and Borrowing Powers to the Welsh Government Majorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — Programme Amendment minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2013Motion to Sit In Private minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2013Canterbury City Council Bill — Clause 4 — Include Provision of Services In Activities Subject to Street Trading Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2013Canterbury City Council Bill — Close Debate on Requirement for Street Trading Enforcement Officers to be Trained minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Jan 2013Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill — Protection In Respect of Beliefs About Definition of Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2013Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Remove Requement for Monarch to be Member of the Church of England minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Feb 2012Backbench Business — Iran — Rule out Use of Force — Redouble Diplomatic Efforts minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order, 2012 — Spectrum Availability for Local TV Services Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012 — Local Digital TV Services Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor Majorityno Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2012Draft City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2012Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales. minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Carry over to next Parliamentary session Majorityno Rebel
12 Dec 2011Became Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Commons10 Oct 2011Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Sep 2011European Union Directive — Access to a Lawyer Majorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2011Youth Employment Bill — Youth Training and Employment — Bank Bonus Budget Tax minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2011European Union — Regulation of Short Selling and Certain Aspects of Credit Default Swaps Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons31 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 140 — Police Conditions on Public Assemblies — Retrospective tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Mar 2011Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Director of Public Prosecution's Consent — Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions minorityno Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Nov 2010Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2010European Union Economic Governance Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Sep 2010UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan (Backbench Business) tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons14 Jul 2010Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010 minorityunknown Unknown
HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
Commons7 Apr 2010Business of the House – wash-up period minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2010Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Jan 2010Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2009Welfare Reform Bill — Financial penalties should not apply to single parents of under-fives — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2009Business of the House tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons15 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — US-UK Extradition Treaty minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Jul 2009Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1 minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Identity Cards minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Jul 2009Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 10 — Proceedings in Parliament Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Jun 2009Iraq Inquiry — Welcomes the inquiry minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Jun 2009Iraq Inquiry — Parliament to set the terms of reference — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — Declines to make a proposal minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2009Iraq War Inquiry — No reasonable impediment — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 2 — Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — Clause 1 — Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: "work for your benefit" schemes etc. minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Mar 2009Food Labelling Regulations (Amendment) — New Clause 1 — Jobseeker's allowance minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Mar 2009Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Mar 2009Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2009Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) Majorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2009Heathrow Third Runway — rethink the plans — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Dec 2008Business of the House minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Cannabis — reclassification from class C back to class B minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Grand Committees minorityno Rebel
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons12 Nov 2008Business of the House — Regional Accountability minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — New Clause 2 — Employer's duties in relation to industrial action ballots minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Third reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Delegation of functions only to local authorities — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Right of oral representations — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Secretary of State to have final say — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2008Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of Maximim Period of Police Detention Without Charge in Terror Cases from 28 to 42 Days minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Jun 2008Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2008Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2008Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons19 Mar 2008Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation) minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jun 2007Opposition Day — Iraq Inquiry minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2007Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2007Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2) minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons24 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons23 May 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons22 May 2006Armed Forces Bill — Clause 8 — Desertion — Life imprisonment minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2006Education and Inspections Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2006Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Feb 2006Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Feb 2006Identity Cards Bill — Applications relating to entries in Register minorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2006Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Majorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "unforeseen recklessness" minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60 Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Nov 2005Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days Majorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2005Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Free of charge — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Oct 2005Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2005Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees minorityaye Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Public Administration Committee
12 Jul 2005Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons11 Jul 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2005Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — Clause 1 — Hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Timetable minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Jun 2005Identity Cards Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Mar 2005Road Safety Bill — New Clause 21 — outlaws modifications to vehicles that could increase injury minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Feb 2005Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Members' Allowances Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Nov 2004Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment minorityno Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2004Iraq — Adjournment Debate minorityno Rebel
Commons1 Mar 2004Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jan 2004Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Nov 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts minorityaye Rebel
20 Oct 2003Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons16 Jul 2003Iraq — Foreign Affairs Committee Report minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons19 May 2003Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Declaration of War minorityaye Rebel
Commons18 Mar 2003Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Endorse UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Final Opportunity for Iraq to Disarm minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Feb 2003Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons25 Nov 2002Iraq — UN Security Council Resolution 1441 — Second resolution necessary — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Parliamentary Questions minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence minorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen Majorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — Schedule 3 — Repeals minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Apr 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Property minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship (No. 2) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons6 Feb 2002Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons28 Jan 2002City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies minorityaye Rebel
Commons19 Jul 2001International Development minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Business of the House minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectPaul FlynnLab VoteRôle
Commons15 Nov 2000Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Nov 2000Parliamentary Oath (Amendment) tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2000Stem Cell Research minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons23 Oct 2000Election of Speaker minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Jul 2000Football Disorder Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jul 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Jul 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time) minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2000Football (Disorder) Bill - Football matches: prevention of violence or disorder minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jul 2000Football (Disorder) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental orders minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme minorityno Rebel
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company minorityno Rebel
Commons9 May 2000Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons15 Mar 2000Terrorism Bill - Expiry and revival (No. 2) minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2000Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Nov 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Jul 1999City of London (Ward Elections) Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Feb 1999House of Lords Bill minorityno Rebel
Commons16 Dec 1998Modernisation of the House - MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (No. 1) minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Jul 1998Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position minorityno Rebel
8 Dec 1997Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
14 Jul 1997Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
21 Mar 1997Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
26 Oct 1992Became Member, Transport Committee
1 Jun 1989Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Health),
1 Jun 1988Became Shadow Spokesperson (Health),

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
12% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
13% Academy Schools - for
50% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
38% Apprenticeships
75% Assisted Dying
70% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
87% Ban fox hunting
86% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
24% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33% Closed Material Proceedure
29% Coalition Programme for Government - For
58% Control Orders
50% Corporal punishment of children - Against
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
50% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
29% Delegate more powers to government ministers
25% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
0% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
94% Easier access to abortion
10% Employee Shareholder Status
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
91% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
50% Environmental water quality
0% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
64% European Union Integration - For
15% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
25% Fixed Term Parliaments
56% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Foundation hospitals - In favour
87% Fox hunting - Ban
32% Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
72% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
60% Further devolution to Scotland
67% Further devolution to Wales
58% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
50% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
97% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
50% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
84% Homosexuality - Equal rights
57% HS2 - In Favour
70% Human Rights and Equality
62% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
58% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
27% Increase Air Passenger Duty
21% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21% Increase the state pension age
20% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
54% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
70% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
25% Localise Council Tax Support
34% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
20% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
90% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
89% Mass Retention of Communications Data
47% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
76% Minimum Wage
84% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
68% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
85% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
87% Nuclear power - For
59% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42% Pension auto-enrolment - For
20% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
89% Post office - in favour of Government policy
11% Post office closures - against
83% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
22% Promote Occupational Pensions
67% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
58% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
27% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Reduce capital gains tax
17% Reduce central funding for local government
0% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
12% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
17% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
15% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
5% Reducing the number of MPs - for
14% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
98% Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
50% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
54% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
17% Register of Lobbyists
84% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
82% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
24% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
63% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
69% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
96% Same Sex Marriage - for
8% Schools - Greater Autonomy
50% Sell England's Public Forests
89% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
64% Stop climate change
78% Support current and former armed service members
55% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
16% Termination of pregnancy - against
17% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
0% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
8% Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46% Transparency of Parliament
21% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
67% University education fees - Should be free
27% University Tuition Fees - For
12% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
67% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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