David Drew compared to 'Openness and Transparency

voted moderately for the policy

Openness and Transparency - In Favour

by scoring 73.8% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	David Drew	Policy vote
Commons	7 Dec 1999	Freedom of Information Bill — Second Reading	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	4 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Ministerial orders for exemption	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	4 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request	absent	Majority
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	absent	minority
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation	Majority	minority
Commons	27 Nov 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales	Majority	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	David Drew	Policy vote
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	18 May 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected	absent	Majority (strong)
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration	Majority	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	David Drew	Policy vote
Commons	6 Dec 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 80 — Transparency of the Financial Settlement — Approval by MPs	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	17 Jan 2018	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 6 — Publication of Legal Advice on Varying Notification of Withdrawal from the EU	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	7 Mar 2018	Draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	1 May 2018	Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 8 — Public Register of Beneficial Owners of Overseas Entities	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	1 May 2018	Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 13 — Requirement for Companies House and Others to Identify Beneficial Ownwers of Companies on Formation	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	2 May 2018	Lawful Immigration from Commonwealth Countries Prior to 1973 — Windrush — Provision of Papers	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	16 May 2018	Publication of Papers relating to the Government's Preferred Customs Arrangements on Withdrawal From the European Union	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	23 May 2018	NHS Reforms — Provision of Papers to Health and Social Care Committee	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	17 Jul 2018	Trade Bill — New Clause 3 — Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Consent	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	19 Jul 2018	Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards — Publication of Information About Matters Under Investigation	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	17 Oct 2018	Universal Credit — Briefing Papers and Analysis	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	28 Nov 2018	Offensive Weapons Bill — New Clause 6 — Report on the Causes Behind Youth Violence With Offensive Weapons	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	4 Dec 2018	Contempt — Publication of Legal Advice on the European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	4 Dec 2018	Contempt — Publication of Legal Advice on the European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	26 Mar 2019	Offensive Weapons Bill — Knife Crime Prevention Orders — Continuation After Pilot Schemes	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	14 May 2019	Publication of Health and Social Care Documents	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	9 Sep 2019	Provision of Information on Both the Suspension of Parliament and Planning for Leaving the EU Without a Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	Majority (strong)

How the number is calculated

The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, no points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, no points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.

Questions about this formula can be discussed on the forum.

	No of votes	Points	Out of
Most important votes (50 points)
MP voted with policy	18	900	900
MP voted against policy	1	0	50
MP absent	16	400	800
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	0	0	0
MP voted against policy	1	0	10
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	2	2	4
Total:		1302	1764
*Pressure of other work means MPs or Lords are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference.

agreement score =

MP's points

total points

1302

1764

= 73.8 %.

How the number is calculated

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