Voting Record — Bob Blizzard MP, Waveney (10049)

Bob Blizzard

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	0 votes out of 1048, 0.0%	1048 votes out of 1288, 81.4%	110 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	10 votes out of 887, 1.1%	887 votes out of 1246, 71.2%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	2 votes out of 989, 0.2%	989 votes out of 1273, 77.7%	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	Bob Blizzard	Lab Vote	Rôle
11 May 2010	Stopped being Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – wash-up period	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Business of the House – end debate	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 19. Landline duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 12. Fuel duties (further changes in rates and rebates)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 11. Fuel duties (rates and rebates from April 2010)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Budget Resolutions — 8. Alcoholic liquor duties (rates)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 4. Corporation tax (small profits rates and fractions for financial year 2010)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2010	Amendment of the Law — 3. corporation tax (charge and main rates for financial year 2011)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day] — Equitable Life	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2010	Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2010	Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 6)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2010	Major Capital Contracts (Skills Training Requirements) — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 4)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Public Bodies (Procurement of Seafood) — New Clause 18 — Alterations to the threshold for upholding objections to modifications of the standard conditions of electricity licences	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	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	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2010	Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment) — New Clause 14 — Insurance	tellno	no	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	27 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Dementia Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2010	Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting) — Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2010	Financial Services Bill — New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Pedicabs Bill — Crime and Security Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2010	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Education, Training and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Delegated Legislation — Immigration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Fiscal Responsibility Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Fiscal Responsibility Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jan 2010	Fiscal Responsibility Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 2009	Financial Services Bill — Financial Services Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Nov 2009	Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning bill — Programme motion	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Bill Presented — Coroners and Justice Bill (Programme) (No.4)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2009	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Clause 40 — Remuneration package of the Comptroller and Auditor General	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2009	Constitutional Reform And Governance Bill — New Clause 22 — Written tests for Judicial Appointments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2009	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Should apply to GCHQ — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2009	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill -Programme Motion No. 2	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2009	Future of the Reserve Forces including the Territorial Army	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2009	Equitable Life — Government Should Accept Recommendations on Compensation — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2009	Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Higher Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — Clause 3 — Personal allowance for 2009-10 for those aged under 65	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry — New Clause 3 — Office of Tax Simplification	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jun 2009	Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day] — Rural Communities (Recession)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jun 2009	Opposition Day — [12th Allotted Day] — Housing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2009	Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General — Electronic Communications	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2009	Bill Presented — Clause 11 — Certified investigations: investigation by a judge, inquest without jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Innocent mistakes allowed in a donor's declaration — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — £50,000 cap on donations — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 2008	Consolidated Fund Bill — Electoral Commission (Remuneration of Chairman)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Dec 2008	Debate on the Address — Health and Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Exclusion or expulsion from trade union for membership of a political party	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Olympic Legacy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 7 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 78 — Constitutional arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 19 — Quality contracts schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 23 — Financial penalty deposits: powers of vehicle examiners in Scotland	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 10 — Provision that may be made in an order under section 73	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Unemployment in the UK	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Unemployment in the UK	tellno	no	Teller
6 Oct 2008	Became Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury
6 Oct 2008	Stopped being Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
Commons	10 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 40 — Fixed monetary penalties: procedure	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 17 — Insurance companies etc	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Food Security — Commends the Government's role	tellno	no	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	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Parliamentary vote on National policy statements — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Delegated Legislation — Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2008	Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 32 — Definition of 'community land trust'	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Subsidy arrangements: formula and exclusions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2008	Housing and Regeneration Bill — Code of practice for consultations — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Increase of powers of European Parliament	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Accept the changes of terminology in the Lisbon Treaty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Changes of terminology	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Changes of terminology	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2008	Points of Order — Local Government Finance	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 5 — Repayment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Prime Minister — Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Nov 2007	European Union — Asylum policy should remain under control of the British government — rejected	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	24 Oct 2007	Legal Services Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 49 — The Board's policy statements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Legal Services Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 15 — Carrying on of a reserved legal activity: employers and employees etc	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Serious crime prevention orders	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2007	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Carry-Over)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2007	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Meaning of "the probation purposes"	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Power to repeal section 4	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Social Policy and the Relief of Poverty	tellno	no	Teller
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
28 Jun 2007	Became Assistant Whip, HM Treasury
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for Transport
27 Jun 2006	Became PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Scotland Office
8 May 2006	Stopped being PPS (Mr Douglas Alexander, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
8 May 2006	Became PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for Transport
10 Nov 2005	Became PPS (Mr Douglas Alexander, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office
House	Date	Subject	Bob Blizzard	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	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	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Bob Blizzard	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - The Convention and the First Protocol	minority	aye	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.

Agreement	Policy
10%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Assisted Dying
100%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Ban fox hunting
82%	Business and community control of schools: For
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
55%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
99%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
92%	Easier access to abortion
100%	European Union Integration - For
80%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
53%	Fully Elected House of Lords
16%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
100%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
84%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	Human Rights and Equality
69%	Identity cards - For introduction
0%	Increase VAT
23%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
81%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	No detention without charge or trial
98%	Nuclear power - For
39%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
99%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
1%	Post office closures - against
50%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
54%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
85%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Right to strike
1%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
50%	Same Sex Marriage - for
43%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
67%	Smoking ban - In favour
66%	Stop climate change
0%	Support current and former armed service members
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
2%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
27%	University education fees - Should be free
86%	University Tuition Fees - For
8%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
97.8%	Robin Cook	Livingston	Lab
96.0%	John Healey	Wentworth	Lab
95.9%	Michael Foster	Worcester	Lab
95.2%	Rosemary McKenna	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Lab
95.2%	Stephen Hesford	Wirral West	Lab

Voting Record — Bob Blizzard MP, Waveney (10049)

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