Voting Record — Dave Watts MP, St Helens North (10625)

Dave Watts is currently Member, Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

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

Constituency	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
House of Lords	3 Dec 2015	still in office	Lab	6 votes out of 660, 0.9%	660 votes out of 1047, 63.0%	1 time
St Helens North	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	10 votes out of 819, 1.2%	819 votes out of 1239, 66.1%	16 times
St Helens North	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	5 votes out of 1170, 0.4%	1170 votes out of 1288, 90.8%	174 times
St Helens North	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	8 votes out of 1053, 0.8%	1053 votes out of 1246, 84.5%	0 times
St Helens North	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	3 votes out of 1053, 0.3%	1053 votes out of 1273, 82.7%	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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House	Date	Subject	Lord Watts	Lab Vote	Rôle
Lords	12 May 2025	Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments — Motion 49A (Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 49)	Majority	no	Rebel
31 Jan 2024	Stopped being Member, International Agreements Committee
24 Jan 2024	Became Member, Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
27 Nov 2023	Stopped being Member, Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
31 Jan 2023	Became Member, Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
28 Nov 2022	Stopped being Member, Land Use in England Committee
12 May 2022	Became Member, Land Use in England Committee
Lords	20 Jul 2021	Conduct - Motion to Agree — Motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Lords	30 Dec 2020	European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	30 Dec 2020	European Union (Future Relationship) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	17 Nov 2020	Fire Safety Bill - Report — Amendment 8	minority	aye	Rebel
Lords	5 Oct 2020	Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - Report (2nd Day) (Continued) — Amendment 18	minority	aye	Rebel
16 Jun 2020	Stopped being Member, Gambling Industry Committee
23 Apr 2020	Became Member, International Agreements Committee
23 Apr 2020	Stopped being Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
13 Jun 2019	Became Member, Gambling Industry Committee
Lords	8 May 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Report (6th Day)	tellaye	aye	Teller
26 May 2016	Became Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
House	Date	Subject	Dave Watts	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
17 Dec 2014	Stopped being Member, House of Commons Governance Committee
16 Oct 2014	Became Member, House of Commons Governance Committee
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Thursdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
2 Jul 2012	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
18 Jun 2012	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2012	Devolution of Powers Relating to Energy Generation to the National Assembly for Wales.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Street Litter Control Notices — Application to All Non Domestic Premises	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2011	Ban on Smoking in Private Vehicles	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Apr 2011	Prohibition on Emergency Service and Transport Strikes Withouth Majority of Employees in Unionised Workforce Voting For Action	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 2010	Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the AP1000 Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Nov 2010	Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement to vote in the referendum	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2010	Identity Documents Bill — New Clause 4 — Transfer of information from National Identity Register to Identity and Passport Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2010	Identity Documents Bill — New Clause 2 — Passport fees for holders of ID cards	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2010	Superannuation Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Money)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Programme motion	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Sep 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — No Second Reading — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Require Impact Assessment of Effect of New Academy —rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Clause 16 — Pre-commencement applications etc	tellno	no	Teller
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons	22 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Capital Investment in Additional Academies Only Where Existing Schools Have No Need For It —rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies	tellaye	aye	Teller
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons	16 Jun 2010	Opposition Day — Industry (Government Support)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2010	Opposition Day — Economic Policies	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Jun 2010	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
12 May 2010	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
6 May 2010	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Dave Watts	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Health Care in London	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — Defence — Military Covenant — Military Funding	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Department for Work and Pensions (Electronic File Retention) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2010	East of England Regional Grand Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2010	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2) — CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND GOVERNANCE BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 5)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2010	Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting) — Clause 30 — Removal of members of house of lords etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Consolidated Fund Bill — Regional Select Committee (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Consolidated Fund Bill — Regional Select Committee (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Dec 2009	Personal Care at Home Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2009	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Disability Benefits for the Elderly	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2009	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Legal Services Commission	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2009	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Business without Debate — Census	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2009	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Business without Debate — Census	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Dec 2009	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — European Financial Services Proposals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Nov 2009	Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill — Independence of Qfqual	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Nov 2009	Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning bill — Programme motion	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2009	Marine Conservation Bill — General objective	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Higher Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — New Clause 12 — De-authorisation of NHS foundation trusts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2009	Bills Presented — Bill of Rights	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2009	Bills Presented — PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2009	Justice — Issue of Writ	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 1 — Implementation of section 1	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Young People in the Recession	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	Business of the House — Yorkshire and humber regional grand committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	Business of the House — south east regional grand committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	Business of the House — east midlands regional grand committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	Business of the House — Business without Debate — south west regional grand committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	Business of the House — Regional Select Committee (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 2009	Prayers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 2009	Prime Minister — Clause 1 — Power to impose a BRS	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 32 — Retention of samples following arrest	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — Policing and Crime Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 May 2009	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day] — Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2009	Gurkha Settlement Rights — Government defeat	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2009	Prayers — Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] — Law and Order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2009	Employment Opportunities — Banking Bill (Money)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2009	Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members — Schedule 2 — Civil sanctions: Schedule to be inserted into the 2000 Act	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2009	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Government Capital Expenditure	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2009	Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Saving Gateway Accounts Bill (programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Police raid of MP's office — New committee to adjourn immediately	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 2008	Review of House of Commons Proceedures Police Raid of Damian Green MP's Office — Committee to Investigate Immediately — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Nov 2008	European Community Documents	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Register of dormant accounts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Review and report to Parliament	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Canterbury City Council Bill (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Canterbury City Council Bill (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (By Order)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day] — Immigration Controls	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted Day] — Immigration Controls	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jul 2008	Intelligence and Security Committee — Should belong to the House — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — employment bill [lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2008	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill — Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 17 — Report on proposed tax changes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 17 — Report on proposed tax changes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Energy Security — Commends the Government's effort	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Timetable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2008	Climate Change Bill — Timetable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2008	Climate Change Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2008	Points of Order — Education and Skills Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2008 etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2008	Orders of the Day — Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Not the right time	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2008	Iraq Inquiry — Call rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Feb 2008	Control orders — Annual renewal 2008	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Timetable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2008	Points of Order — Police Grant	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty in relation to energy — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Sale of student loans	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 22 — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2008	Opposition Day — [5th allotted day] — Network Rail	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — National Insurance Contributions Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Dec 2007	Justice — European Affairs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2007	Political Parties Funding — Failed due to the Conservative Party	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2007	Political Parties Funding — Reform rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — HM Revenue and Customs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 5 — Sharing of communications data	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [17th allotted day] — Alleged Overseas Corruption	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [17th allotted day] — Alleged Overseas Corruption	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — power to award foundation degrees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Social Policy and the Relief of Poverty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Access to NHS Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jun 2007	Rating (Empty Properties) Bill — exemptions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 29 — Reduction of regulatory burdens	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 May 2007	Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 May 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 67 — Abolition of contributions relief for life assurance premium contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Small companies' rates and fractions for financial year 2007	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2007	Pensions Bill — Pensions Protection Lifeboat Fund	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Feb 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Preparatory expenditure	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Assessment of limited capability for work	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Offender Management Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Dec 2006	Orders of the Day — Offender Management Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 2006	Business of the House — Hague Programme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2006	Orders of the Day — Clause 6 — Proceedings under scheme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2006	European Union — A Citizens' Agenda	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2006	Points of Order — Companies Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Oct 2006	Post Office network — Concern for delays in investment package — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Carry-Over)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2006	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2006	Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 7 — Candidates at general elections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2006	Finance (No. 2) Bill [Ways and Means] — New Clause 2 — Trusts relating to divorce, life protection policies and disabled persons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — Electoral Administration Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — New Clause 17 — Non-resident Parents	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — New Clause 4 — Presumption in favour of co-parenting	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 May 2006	Orders of the Day — Schedule 2 — Amendments to the Police Act 1996	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 May 2006	Orders of the Day — Schedule 2 — Amendments to the Police Act 1996	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 May 2006	Police and Justice Bill — New Clause 8 — Extradition to the United States of America	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland Bill — Schedule 1 — The Assembly	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland Bill — Clause 2 — Selection of persons to be Ministers on restoration of devolved government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Apr 2006	Finance (No. 2) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Apr 2006	Finance (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 2006	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — New Clause 6 — Police Service Northern Ireland 50–50 recruitment policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Apr 2006	Commons Bill [Lords] (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Consumer Credit Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 11 — Electoral Region Vacancies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 7 — Candidates at general elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2006	Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Support for Members Who Have Chosen Not to Take Their Seats	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2006	Opposition Parties (Financial Assistance)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Feb 2006	NHS Reorganisation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Jan 2006	Racial and Religious Hatred Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Amendment of Schedule 5	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Amendment of Schedule 5	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 94 — Amendment of Schedule 5	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2006	Government of Wales Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 92 — Assembly measures	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2006	Equality Bill [Lords] — New Clause 9 — Discrimination on grounds of gender reassignment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 2005	London Olympics Bill — New Clause 1 — Limit on Power of Greater London Authority to Raise Money from Council Tax for Expenditure on London Olympics	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Nov 2005	Licensing Act 2003 (S.I. 2005, No. 2091)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Nov 2005	NHS Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Timetable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 2005	Terrorism Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Oct 2005	Council Tax Revaluation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Oct 2005	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill — New Clause 1 — Enforcement Powers in Connection with Pesticides: Entry and Search by Force Without a Warrant	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2005	Civil Aviation Bill — Clause 2 — Regulation by Secretary of State of Noise and Vibration from Aircraft	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2005	Civil Aviation Bill — New Clause 4 — Commercial Flights Officer	tellno	no	Teller
10 Oct 2005	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
17 Jul 2005	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons	14 Jul 2005	Consumer Credit Bill — New Clause 1 — Data Sharing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2005	Tax Credits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2005	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Timetable	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2005	Local Taxation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2005	Local Taxation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2005	NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jun 2005	National Lottery Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jun 2005	National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2005	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Jun 2005	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill	tellno	no	Teller
10 May 2005	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Dave Watts	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
13 May 2004	Became PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	both	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Dave Watts	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Nov 1997	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee

Policy Comparisons

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

Agreement	Policy
43%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
91%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
97%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
73%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
69%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
19%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
100%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
81%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
89%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
19%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
16%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
29%	Fixed Term Parliaments
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
50%	Fully Elected House of Lords
50%	Further devolution to Scotland
50%	Further devolution to Wales
49%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
23%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
74%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
74%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
70%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
22%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
6%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
14%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
33%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88%	Mansion Tax
84%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
7%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
89%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
69%	More powers for local councils
18%	No detention without charge or trial
58%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
91%	Nuclear power - For
45%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
31%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
76%	Rail Fares - Lower
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
9%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
7%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
4%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
83%	Regulate letting agent fees
67%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
96%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
5%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
32%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
19%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
87%	Same Sex Marriage - for
16%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
40%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
60%	Stop climate change
63%	Support current and former armed service members
48%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
27%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
63%	University Tuition Fees - For
76%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
100%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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