Voting Record — Clive Betts MP, Sheffield South East (10045)

Clive Betts

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
Sheffield South East	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 14, 0.0%	14 votes out of 15, 93.3%	0 times
Sheffield South East	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	1 vote out of 803, 0.1%	803 votes out of 1069, 75.1%	0 times
Sheffield South East	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	0 votes out of 359, 0.0%	359 votes out of 463, 77.5%	0 times
Sheffield South East	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	1 vote out of 305, 0.3%	305 votes out of 467, 65.3%	0 times
Sheffield South East	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	5 votes out of 927, 0.5%	927 votes out of 1239, 74.8%	0 times
Sheffield, Attercliffe	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	15 votes out of 1055, 1.4%	1055 votes out of 1288, 81.9%	0 times
Sheffield, Attercliffe	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	13 votes out of 880, 1.5%	880 votes out of 1246, 70.6%	1 time
Sheffield, Attercliffe	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	5 votes out of 1147, 0.4%	1147 votes out of 1273, 90.1%	210 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	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Members Estimate Audit Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 May 2024	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Chairman of the House of Commons Members' Fund ,
23 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Football Governance Bill Committee
8 May 2024	Became Member, Football Governance Bill Committee
22 Jun 2023	Became Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
11 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee
14 Dec 2022	Became Member, Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee
28 Apr 2022	Became Chairman of the House of Commons Members' Fund ,
5 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
15 Dec 2021	Became Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
8 Dec 2021	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
22 Sep 2021	Became Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Commons	13 Jul 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021	Majority	no	Rebel
20 May 2020	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 Mar 2020	Became Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
27 Jan 2020	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
27 Jan 2020	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
20 Mar 2019	Became Member, Members Estimate Audit Committee
13 Feb 2019	Became Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13 Nov 2017	Became Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
6 Nov 2017	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
12 Jul 2017	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
22 Jun 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
10 Sep 2015	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 Jul 2015	Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
18 Jun 2015	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
18 Jun 2015	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Fast-Track Timetable — House of Commons Stages in Single Day	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Mar 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Clause 152 — Director of Public Prosecution's Consent — Universal Jurisdiction Arrest Warrants in Private Prosecutions	minority	no	Rebel
19 Jul 2010	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons	14 Jul 2010	Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Size of the Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
10 Jun 2010	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
10 Jun 2010	Became Chair, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
10 Jun 2010	Stopped being Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
20 Jul 2009	Became Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
3 Mar 2009	Became Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee
Commons	27 Feb 2009	Prayers — Autism Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
12 Jan 2009	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2008	Delegated Legislation — Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
27 Jun 2006	Stopped being Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
27 Jun 2006	Became Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Requirements as to composition of governing bodies — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
17 Jul 2005	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — 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
22 Jul 2002	Stopped being Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee
22 Jul 2002	Became Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Commons	14 May 2002	Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
16 Jul 2001	Became Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
7 Jun 2001	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Clive Betts	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 May 2001	International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] — New Clause 3 — Jurisdiction of the court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Apr 2001	Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords] - Needs of the individual child	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Apr 2001	Elections Bill [Money] - Further postponement of elections until foot and mouth disease under control	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2001	International Criminal Court Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2001	Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) - Lords messages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2001	Regulatory Reform Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2001	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 36 Landfill tax (rate)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2001	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 12 Income tax (charge and rates for 2001-02)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2001	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 11 Aggregates levy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2001	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Removal of disqualification of clergy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Vote on Account 2001-02	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2001	"Shifting the Balance"	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Feb 2001	"Shifting the Balance"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2001	Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Consideration of Lords Amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill (Programme) - Lords amendments and further messages from the Lords	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2001	Asylum System	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Feb 2001	Asylum System	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2001	Vehicles (Crime) Bill - Inspection of premises: Part II	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Ways and Means]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jan 2001	Criminal Justice and Police Bill [Money]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2001	Public Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2001	Public Health	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2001	Teacher Supply	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 2001	Teacher Supply	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2001	Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jan 2001	Health and Social Care Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2001	Homes Bill (Programme) - Standing Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jan 2001	Homes Bill (Programme)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01 - Consolidated Fund Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Supplementary Estimates, 2000-01	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Urban Regeneration	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill and Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Allocation Of Time) — Interpretation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2000	Sittings in Westminster Hall	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Nov 2000	House of Commons Modernisation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Programming of Bills - I. Programme orders: supplementary provisions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2000	Business of the House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2000	Privatisation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Nov 2000	Privatisation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jul 2000	Utilities Bill - Objectives and duties under 1986 Act	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jul 2000	Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental orders	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2000	Government Resources and Accounts Bill - Comptroller and Auditor General: access to information	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2000	Finance Bill - Further provisions about share options	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jul 2000	Football (Disorder) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] - Application for locally developed arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Jul 2000	Local Government Bill [Lords] - Local authority to decide whether to introduce executive arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2000	Football Hooliganism	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2000	Genetically Modified Crops	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2000	Genetically Modified Crops	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jun 2000	Equal Opportunities in Britain	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - EEA Passport Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - Interpretation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2000	Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2000	Transport	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 May 2000	Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 May 2000	Royal Parks (Trading) Bill and Television Licences (Disclosure of Information) Bill (Allocation of Time) - Supplemental orders	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 May 2000	Transport Bill - Use of receipts from charging schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Apr 2000	Sub-post Offices	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Apr 2000	Sub-post Offices	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 2000	Armed Forces Discipline Bill [Lords] - Right to elect court-martial trial	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - War widows' pensions--entitlement	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Mar 2000	Learning and Skills Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2000	"Table - 62. Landfill Tax (Rate)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2000	"Table - 46. Use of Sterling and Other Currencies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Mar 2000	"Table - 43. Chargeable Gains (Companies)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill - Possession for terrorist purposes.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 2000	Terrorism Bill - Terrorism: interpretation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2000	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill - Tax relief for donations to political parties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Mar 2000	Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) - Miscellaneous	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2000	Tax Cuts and Public Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2000	Postal Services Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Feb 2000	Postal Services Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 2000	Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Feb 2000	Development Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2000	Financial Services and Markets Bill - The Financial Services Authority	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill - Disqualification for Ministerial Office in Northern Ireland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Dec 1999	Public Expenditure	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 1999	Tube Investment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Dec 1999	Tube Investment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Northern Ireland	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Nov 1999	Home Affairs, Education and Employment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 1999	Planning	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 1999	Employment Relations Bill - New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 1999	Employment Relations Bill - Collective agreements: detriment and dismissal	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill [Lords] - Investment policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 1999	Estimates and Supplementary Estimates, 1999-2000 - FOOD STANDARDS BILL [Ways and Means]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 1999	Finance Bill - Economic and monetary union: taxes and duties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 1999	Access to Justice Bill [Lords] - Title	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - Code of practice	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1999	Immigration and Asylum Bill - Repeal of section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 May 1999	Line of Route	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Duty as an employer to offer payroll deduction facility	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 May 1999	Devolution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 1999	Devolution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 1999	Housing and the Green Belt	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 1999	Finance Bill - Hydrocarbon oil duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 1999	British Livestock Farming	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 1999	British Livestock Farming	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Apr 1999	Health Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Apr 1999	Health Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Mar 1999	New Writ (Newark)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1999	Local Government Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1999	Local Government Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 1999	Tax Credits Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Mar 1999	Tax Credits Bill - Repeals.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	European Community Documents - Transport Infrastructure Charging	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance (Scotland)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Local Government Finance (Wales)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 1999	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 25. Cars available for private use	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 1999	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 21. Rates of capital gains tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Mar 1999	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 16. Value added tax (meaning of "business")	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Feb 1999	Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jan 1999	Tax Credits Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 1999	Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Bill - Abolition of emergency treatment fee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 1999	Greater London Authority Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 1999	Greater London Authority Bill - Voting at ordinary elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jan 1999	NHS (Rationing)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money] - Repeals and Revocations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money] - Number of MEPs, electoral regions and electoral system	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1998	Constitution and Parliament	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Nov 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Oct 1998	Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 1998	Human Rights Bill [Lords] - No remedial order before determination of European Commission of Human Rights	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill - Conspiracy to commit offences outside the United Kingdom	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jul 1998	Northern Ireland Bill - Exclusion of Ministers from office	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jul 1998	National Minimum Wage Bill - New clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
28 Jul 1998	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
28 Jul 1998	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	20 Jul 1998	Northern Ireland Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — Imposition of conditions as to fees at further and higher education institutions in Scotland	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 1998	Class Sizes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] - Racially-aggravated offences: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 1998	Council Tax (Derbyshire)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 1998	Scotland Bill - Reserved matters	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Rates of tobacco products duty	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Stamp duty on conveyance or transfer on sale	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Apr 1998	Finance (No. 2) Bill - Use of PEPs powers to provide for accounts	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Apr 1998	Bank of England Bill - Monetary Policy Committee.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 1998	Manufacturing Industry	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 1998	Regional Development Agencies Bill - Access to meetings etc. of regional development agencies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Apr 1998	Regional Development Agencies Bill - Activities of agencies in rural areas	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 1998	Government of Wales Bill - Voting at ordinary elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 1998	Government of Wales Bill - Power to enter into concordat	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill - Parliamentary scrutiny of Annual Report of the Chief Inspector for England	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 21. Value added tax (long leases in Scotland)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - 4. Wine and made-wine (rates of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 1998	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 2. Beer (rate of duty)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] [Money] - Queen's recommendation having been signified--	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 1998	Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 1998	School Standards and Framework Bill — Grant Maintained Schools (Parental Ballot) — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 1998	Pensioners' Incomes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 1998	National Minimum Wage Bill - Repeals and revocations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 1998	Listening to the Countryside	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 1998	Listening to the Countryside	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 1998	European Parliamentary Elections Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Feb 1998	Local Government Finance (Scotland)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 1998	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 1998	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Referendum	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 1998	Child Support Agency	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 1998	Bank of England Bill - Transitional provisions and savings	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 1998	European Communities (Amendment) Bill - Police operations in co-operation with Europol	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 1998	European Communities (Amendment) Bill - Meaning of "the Treaties" and "the Community Treaties"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 1997	Fisheries	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 1997	Fisheries	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Form of ballot paper	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Nov 1997	Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill - Referendum	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Nov 1997	Bank of England Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill - Competition Pistols	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jul 1997	Social Security Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 1997	Education (Student Loans) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Jul 1997	Council Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 1997	Finance Bill - Charge to windfall tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 1997	Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill - Power in place of duty to specify amortisation period	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 1997	Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill - Local authority debt reduction strategies	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 1997	London Underground	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 1997	Local Government Finance (Supplementary Credit Approvals) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Power of local authority to continue to assist pupils	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill - Regulations for purposes of transitional arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 1997	Education (Schools) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Jun 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jun 1997	Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill - Referendum in Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
8 May 1997	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
1 Jan 1997	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
11 Nov 1996	Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
1 Jan 1996	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
27 Nov 1995	Became Member, Treasury Committee

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
6%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
12%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
80%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
53%	Apprenticeships
75%	Assisted Dying
36%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
16%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Ban fox hunting
73%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
48%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
18%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
84%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
23%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
7%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
96%	Easier access to abortion
10%	Employee Shareholder Status
58%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
87%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
7%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
75%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100%	Fire Safety
44%	Fixed Term Parliaments
65%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
60%	Fully Elected House of Lords
78%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
63%	Further devolution to Scotland
71%	Further devolution to Wales
50%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
6%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
83%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
76%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
22%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
62%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
90%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
83%	HS2 - In Favour
86%	Human Rights and Equality
100%	Identity cards - For introduction
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
58%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
21%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
20%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
96%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
3%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
90%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
35%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mansion Tax
86%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
35%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
50%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
85%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
69%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
2%	No detention without charge or trial
86%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100%	Nuclear power - For
70%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Privatise Royal Mail
35%	Promote Occupational Pensions
41%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
16%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
84%	Public Ownership of Railways
100%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
28%	Reduce capital gains tax
5%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
14%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
13%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
46%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
29%	Register of Lobbyists
86%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
89%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
75%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
69%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
79%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
97%	Same Sex Marriage - for
15%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
89%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
82%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
38%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
6%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
22%	Tougher on illegal immigration
2%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
23%	Transparency of Parliament
71%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
59%	University Tuition Fees - For
63%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2024-present, 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.

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Voting Record — Clive Betts MP, Sheffield South East (10045)

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