Voting Record — George Freeman MP, Mid Norfolk (24817)

George Freeman is currently Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee and Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee

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

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 5 votes out of 797, 0.6% 797 votes out of 1002, 79.5% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Con 21 votes out of 376, 5.6% 376 votes out of 463, 81.2% 0 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Con 0 votes out of 393, 0.0% 393 votes out of 467, 84.2% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Con 6 votes out of 942, 0.6% 942 votes out of 1239, 76.0% 0 times

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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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HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanCon VoteRôle
24 Jan 2024Became Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee
24 Jan 2024Became Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee
13 Nov 2023Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology),
7 Feb 2023Became Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology),
7 Feb 2023Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,
26 Oct 2022Became The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,
7 Jul 2022Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
17 Sep 2021Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy),
Commons9 Feb 2021Trade Bill — After Clause 2 — Parliamentary Approval of International Trade Agreements and Treaties minorityaye Rebel
Commons4 Nov 2020Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 — Duty to Seek Equivalence on Agri-Food Standards in Relation to Future Trade minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — New Clause 4 — Parliamentary Approval — Trade Agreements minorityno Rebel
Commons17 Jun 2020Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Majorityno Rebel
13 Feb 2020Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Transport),
HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanCon VoteRôle
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement minorityno Rebel
26 Jul 2019Became Minister of State (Department for Transport),
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — MPs to Decide if to Delay UK Withdrawal from EU Majorityno Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 8 April 2019 ayeno Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (J) — Customs Union minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consider Cross Party Proposal To Seek Majority Support in the House of Commons minorityno Rebel
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Preventing Delay Withdrawing Continuing Beyond 30 June 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons13 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement Majorityno Rebel
Commons29 Jan 2019European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 — Seek to Delay Withdrawal Until 31 December 2019 if no Withdrawal Agreement by 26 February 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons8 Jan 2019Finance Bill — Clause 89 — Activing Treasury Powers to Maintain Effective Tax Laws on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU only in Certain Circumstances Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2018Consideration of European Union Withdrawal Motions — Allowing Amendments Majorityno Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2018Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — New Clause 7 — Equal Rights for People of Northern Ireland Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
Commons31 Jan 2018Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations Majorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanCon VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
17 Jul 2016Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health,
17 Jul 2016Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills,
HouseDateSubjectGeorge FreemanCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Nov 2014Off-patent Drugs Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
15 Jul 2014Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health,
15 Jul 2014Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills,
Commons11 Jul 2012Thursdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays Majorityno Rebel
Commons11 Jul 2012House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
29 Nov 2010Stopped being Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
12 Jul 2010Became Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel

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
43% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
13% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
68% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
89% Asylum System - More strict
100% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
15% Bankers' Bonus Tax
25% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100% Business and community control of schools: For
92% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
75% Closed Material Proceedure
84% Coalition Programme for Government - For
88% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
79% Delegate more powers to government ministers
100% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
100% Employee Shareholder Status
48% Employment rights
100% Encourage and incentivise saving
100% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
26% Energy Prices - More Affordable
100% English Votes on English Laws etc.
89% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
35% European Union Integration - For
88% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
42% Fixed Term Parliaments
13% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
19% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
14% Further devolution to Scotland
20% Further devolution to Wales
24% Gambling - Against permissiveness
100% GP Commissioning in the NHS
10% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
93% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
38% Higher taxes on banks
100% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
38% Homosexuality - Equal rights
83% HS2 - In Favour
25% Human Rights and Equality
83% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
25% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33% Incentivise membership of press regulator
95% Increase Air Passenger Duty
76% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
89% Increase VAT
17% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88% Localise Council Tax Support
58% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
48% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13% Mansion Tax
96% Mass Retention of Communications Data
53% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0% Member trustees on pension boards
100% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16% Minimum Wage
0% More Emergency Service Workers
0% More funds for social care
38% More powers for local councils
0% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0% No detention without charge or trial
0% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
20% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100% Pension auto-enrolment - For
100% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
92% Police and Crime Commissioners
24% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100% Privatise Royal Mail
100% Promote Occupational Pensions
29% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
85% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16% Public Ownership of Railways
0% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86% Reduce capital gains tax
90% Reduce central funding for local government
90% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
79% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
70% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71% Register of Lobbyists
30% Regulate letting agent fees
50% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
78% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25% Retain funds from council house sales locally
90% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
13% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42% Right to strike
32% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50% Same Sex Marriage - for
100% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Sell England's Public Forests
75% Smoking ban - In favour
9% State control of bus services
27% Stop climate change
20% Support current and former armed service members
49% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
43% Termination of pregnancy - against
83% Tougher on illegal immigration
96% Trade Unions - Restrict
100% Trident replacement - In favour
100% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100% University Tuition Fees - For
96% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8% Voting age - Reduce to 16
14% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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