Voting Record — Desmond Swayne MP, New Forest West (10580)

Desmond Swayne is currently Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)

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 Jul 2024	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 60, 0.0%	60 votes out of 86, 69.8%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	40 votes out of 982, 4.1%	982 votes out of 1069, 91.9%	1 time
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	13 votes out of 445, 2.9%	445 votes out of 463, 96.1%	1 time
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 420, 0.0%	420 votes out of 467, 89.9%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	10 votes out of 1111, 0.9%	1111 votes out of 1239, 89.7%	7 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	13 votes out of 919, 1.4%	919 votes out of 1288, 71.4%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	14 votes out of 886, 1.6%	886 votes out of 1246, 71.1%	76 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	13 votes out of 970, 1.3%	970 votes out of 1273, 76.2%	15 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	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
25 Nov 2024	Became Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
24 Apr 2024	Stopped being Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee
17 Apr 2024	Became Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee
Commons	16 Apr 2024	Tobacco and Vapes Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Mar 2024	Stopped being Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
28 Feb 2024	Became Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2023	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill — Clause 3 - Exceptions	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2023	Deferred Division — Education	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2023	Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Jun 2023	Privilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris Johnson	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Deferred Division — Criminal Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	31 Oct 2022	Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill — After Clause 74 - Independent review of the electronic communications code	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2022	Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2022	Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jun 2022	High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	House of Commons Proceedings During the Pandemic	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jan 2021	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2020	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	4 Nov 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Oct 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England, North East and North West of England and Obligations of Undertakings (England) etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2020	Public Health	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Oct 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Sep 2020	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Sep 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 — Ban on Gatherings of More than 30 People at Private Homes in England	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Sep 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 — Increased Penalties for Repeated Breaches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Sep 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Sep 2020	Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 — Extension of Requirement to Wear Face Coverings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 2020	Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill — Expulsion from the House of Commons of MPs who Voluntarily Change Political Party	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Jun 2020	Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics) Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2020	Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — New Clause 1 — Funding Counselling, Support and Research — Marriage and Civil Partnerships	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jun 2020	Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill — Simplification of the Process for Legally Ending a Marriage or Civil Partnership	minority	aye	Rebel
4 Mar 2020	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
16 Jan 2020	Became Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons	18 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Alternative Date for the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Apr 2019	Became Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — New Clause 4 — Amendability of Motions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jun 2018	EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
31 Oct 2017	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, International Trade Committee
31 Oct 2016	Became Member, International Trade Committee
17 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	11 Feb 2015	Offence of Failing to Prevent Smoking In an Enclosed Vehicle in the Presence of Someone Under 18	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
15 Jul 2014	Became The Minister of State, Department for International Development,
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household,
28 Oct 2013	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
7 Oct 2013	Became The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
Commons	9 Jul 2013	Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill — Clause 1 — Transparancy of Political Donations — Start Date	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Jun 2013	Energy Bill — Schedule 14 — Make Consumer Redress Orders Retrospective	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
22 Oct 2012	Became Member, Administration Committee
6 Sep 2012	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition,
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
8 Apr 2010	Stopped being Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2007	The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
6 Feb 2006	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
16 Dec 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition,
6 Dec 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Defence Committee
6 Jul 2005	Became Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
9 Sep 2004	Became Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jun 2003	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	20 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 15 — Taking Non-Intimate Samples Without Consent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 9 — Electoral Commission Recommendation — As to the Electoral Region to be Combined with Gibraltar	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Before Clause 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 25. Corporation Tax (Charge And Rate For 2004)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 16 — Reimbursements of costs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 11 — Annual report on road safety statistics	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 4 — Rail freight facilities grants and track access grants	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2003	Licensing Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Valuation Tribunals: Immunity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 77 — Statutory Revaluation Cycle	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2003	Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
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	3 Feb 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellanous Provisions) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Occupational Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Drugs Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2003	Health (Wales) Bill — Clause 3 — Functions of the Centre	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2003	Health (Wales) Bill — Clause 2 — Wales Centre for Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 2002	Extradition Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2002	Human Rights Act	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2002	Access To Facilities Of The House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commission of body to study the effects of Act	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Education — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Education — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Lords Amendment on Academies' Admissions Arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Clause 41 — Schools forums	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Before Clause 18	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2002	Care Homes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2002	Care Homes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2002	European Community Documents — Authorisation of Human and Veterinary Medicines	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2002	Export Control Bill — After Clause 3	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 204 — Domestic Infringements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Compensation for depreciation of property value	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Schedule 1 — Consequential Amendments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 2 — Secondary Class 1 contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 2 — Secondary Class 1 contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — [Sir Michael Lord in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Primary Class 1 contributions	tellno	no	Teller
1 Jun 2002	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
1 Jun 2002	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
Commons	20 May 2002	Delegated Legislation — National Health Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Clause 28 — Personal allowance for 2003–04 for those aged under 65	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Beer from small breweries: reduced rate of duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Apr 2002	Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme) — Subsequent stages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2002	Enterprise Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2002	State Pension Credit Bill [Lords] — Consideration and Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Schedule 3 — Commonhold association	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 3 — Consent	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 17 — Judgement creditor of commonhold association	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2002	Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Initial function of OFCOM	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — New Clause 3 — Discontinuance of proceedings: information for victims	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 20 — Judicial oath or affirmation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Guarantee of continued judicial independence	tellaye	aye	Teller
4 Mar 2002	Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	27 Feb 2002	Proceeds of Crime Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 7 — Negligent failure to disclose: regulated sector	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2002	Homelessness Bill — Clause 7 — Events which cause the duty to cease	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jun 2001	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Defence),
1 Jun 2001	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Health),
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Social Security Committee
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Scottish Affairs Committee
Commons	27 Apr 2001	High Hedges Bill - Established hedges	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Removal of disqualification of clergy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
1 Feb 2001	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Health),
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Deregulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Jul 2000	Age Equality Commission	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 May 2000	Northern Ireland (Flags)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Parental Authority	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Northern Ireland	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment	Majority	no	Rebel
26 Jul 1999	Became Member, Social Security Committee
Commons	13 Jul 1999	Broadcasting (Religious Programming)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	26 May 1999	Members' Travel	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Offences relating to fur farming	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Appropriate authority responsibility for forfeited animals	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	10 May 1999	Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Constitutional Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Poverty and Social Exclusion (National Strategy)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jul 1998	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Scottish Affairs 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
100%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
88%	Academy Schools - for
32%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
10%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
72%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
85%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Ban fox hunting
8%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
75%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
90%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
8%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
80%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
4%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
28%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
42%	Fixed Term Parliaments
3%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
40%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
72%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
72%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
16%	Further devolution to Scotland
12%	Further devolution to Wales
46%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
12%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
38%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
44%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
94%	HS2 - In Favour
21%	Human Rights and Equality
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
82%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
96%	Increase VAT
33%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
71%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
17%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
61%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
31%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
88%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
60%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
0%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
14%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
34%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
82%	Nuclear power - For
28%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
12%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
79%	Promote Occupational Pensions
15%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
77%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
90%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
80%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
89%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
86%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
70%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
46%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
67%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
91%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
8%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
16%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
84%	Same Sex Marriage - for
95%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
39%	Smoking ban - In favour
32%	State control of bus services
26%	Stop climate change
24%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
87%	Tougher on illegal immigration
100%	Trade Unions - Restrict
71%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
44%	University Tuition Fees - For
95%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
7%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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