Voting Record — Edward Leigh MP, Gainsborough (10352)

Edward Leigh is currently Father of the House of Commons,

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 52, 0.0%	52 votes out of 86, 60.5%	1 time
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	13 votes out of 815, 1.6%	815 votes out of 1069, 76.2%	1 time
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	7 votes out of 393, 1.8%	393 votes out of 463, 84.9%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	6 votes out of 363, 1.7%	363 votes out of 467, 77.7%	1 time
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	52 votes out of 757, 6.9%	757 votes out of 1239, 61.1%	1 time
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	17 votes out of 760, 2.2%	760 votes out of 1288, 59.0%	7 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	18 votes out of 809, 2.2%	809 votes out of 1246, 64.9%	12 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	9 votes out of 822, 1.1%	822 votes out of 1274, 64.5%	24 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	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Nov 2024	Tobacco and Vapes Bill	tellno	no	Teller
4 Jul 2024	Became Father of the House of Commons,
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	22 May 2024	Holocaust Memorial Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of security arrangements	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	16 Apr 2024	Tobacco and Vapes Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
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	28 Jun 2023	Deferred Division — Education	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2023	Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
23 Feb 2023	Became Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee
Commons	18 Oct 2022	Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	aye	Rebel
4 Jul 2022	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Commission
17 May 2022	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
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	27 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
28 Sep 2020	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
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
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
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	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	27 Mar 2019	Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) Act — Withdrawal Agreement — Right for the UK to Unilaterally Terminate the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2018	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
19 Mar 2018	Became Member, Procedure Committee
16 Nov 2017	Became Member, Public Accounts Commission
22 Jun 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Commission
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, International Trade Committee
31 Oct 2016	Became Member, International Trade Committee
Commons	11 Mar 2016	Foreign National Offenders (Exclusion from the UK) Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2016	Enterprise Bill — Clause 33 — Powers for Local Government to Vary Sunday Opening Hours for Large Shops	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Dec 2015	UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2015	Selection of the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	minority	no	Rebel
4 Nov 2015	Became Member, Public Accounts Commission
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Government Influence in Referendum Campaign	Majority	aye	Rebel
13 Jul 2015	Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	16 Jun 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Schedule 1 — Publication of Campaign Material by Government and Public Bodies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2015	Scotland Bill — New Clause 3 — Powers of the Scottish Parliament	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Public Accounts Commission
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Public Accounts Commission
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Members' Expenses Committee
Commons	26 Mar 2015	House of Commons Standing Orders — Secret Ballot for Re-Election of a Former Speaker	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
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	5 Dec 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Dec 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Move to a Vote on Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — If to make Decision	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law — Timetable Motion	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Sep 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Second Reading — 0.7% of National Income on International Aid	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Sep 2014	International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill — Motion to Conclude Debate and Move to Vote	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Sep 2014	Motion for the House of Commons to Sit in Private	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 May 2014	Prohibition of Unpaid Internships	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Prohibition on Purchasing Tobacco for a Child and Regulation of Tobacco Products	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Feb 2014	Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Oct 2013	House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill — Removing absentees and those convicted of a serious offence from the House of Lords	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2013	Canterbury City Council Bill — Put Information on Street Trading Regulation on Website — Ensure Officers Using Powers Adequately Trained	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — (Carry-over)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Money)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2013	Succession to the Crown Bill — New Clause 1 — Remove Requement for Monarch to be Member of the Church of England	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	18 Dec 2012	Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Jul 2012	House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Jul 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Recovery of Child Benefit from Those With Income Over Fifty Thousand Pounds Per Year	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Finance Bill 2012 — Schedule 1 — Income Threshold for Recovery of Child Benefit	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Study Of Impact of Child Benefit Proposals on Single Earner Families	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Apr 2012	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — VAT: Protected Buildings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Clause 9 — Street trading: vehicles and the internet	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Feb 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Closure of Debate on Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Oct 2011	National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Programme	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Oct 2011	Protection of Freedoms Bill — Amendment to Programme Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
18 Jul 2011	Became Member, Members' Expenses Committee
Commons	11 Jul 2011	Draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011,	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2011	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Transfer of personal allowances between spouses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jun 2011	Employment Opportunities Bill — Second Reading — Removal of Restrictions on Foreign Nationals Working — Allow Opt-Out from Minimum Wage	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2011	Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2011	Broadcasting (Public Service Content) Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
16 Mar 2011	Became Chair, Public Accounts Commission
16 Mar 2011	Became Chair, Public Accounts Commission
Commons	11 Jan 2011	European Union Bill — Clause 18 — Status of EU law dependent on continuing statutory basis	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
7 Jul 2010	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 2 — New procedure for proposals under Sustainable Communities Act 2007	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2010	Prayers — Clause 8 — Obstruction etc. of authorised officers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Mar 2010	Prayers — New Clause 1 — Restrictions on sale or hire of sunbeds	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2010	Food Industry Competitiveness — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2010	Food Industry Competitiveness — Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords]	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
1 Jan 2010	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
1 Jan 2010	Stopped being Chair, Public Accounts Committee
1 Jan 2010	Stopped being Chair, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 25 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute known to be trafficked or coerced: England and Wales	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2009	Commission for the Compact — New Clause 4 — Loitering: decriminalisation of under 18 year olds	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2009	Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) — Family Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	minority	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	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2006	Orders of the Day — New Clause 6 — Annual reports: parliamentary approval	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2005	Crossrail Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2005	Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Dec 2004	Identity Cards Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2004	Mental Capacity Bill — New Clause 5 — Appointment of independent advocates (No. 2)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Oct 2004	Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill — Discrimination: Private Clubs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 May 2004	Visitor Facilities	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2004	Protective Headgear for Young Cyclists Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jun 2003	High Hedges (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 6 — Complaint Where Relevant Authority is Owner or Occupier of Land	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2003	High Hedges (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 3 — Adoption of Provisions by Relevant Authorities	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 10 — Training Courses	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2003	Fireworks Bill — Clause 1 — Introduction	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	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	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
5 Nov 2001	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
17 Oct 2001	Became Chair, Public Accounts Committee
17 Oct 2001	Became Chair, Public Accounts Committee
17 Oct 2001	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
19 Jul 2001	Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Deferred Divisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Jun 2001	Programming of Bills	tellno	no	Teller
House	Date	Subject	Edward Leigh	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Apr 2001	International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Mar 2001	Christmas Day (Trading) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Short title, commencement and extent	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Disposal of fallen stock	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jan 2001	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
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
13 Dec 2000	Stopped being Member, Social Security Committee
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jun 2000	Census (Amendment) Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 May 2000	Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 May 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords] - Rights of searching persons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 May 2000	Armed Forces (Minimum Age of Recruitment)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2000	Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill — Continuation of Debate	tellaye	aye	Teller
14 Apr 2000	Became Member, Public Accounts Committee
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2000	Nuclear Safeguards Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Feb 2000	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Dec 1999	Delegated Legislation - Agriculture	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Jul 1999	Deregulation - Millennium Licensing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill - Sale of shares or other securities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 1999	Referendums Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 1998	Stakeholder Pension	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Prohibition of supply etc. of other explosives.	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	3 Jul 1998	Fireworks Bill - Training courses	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Waste Minimisation Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Circumstances in which shooting is unsafe or impractical	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, International Development Committee
17 Oct 1996	Stopped being Member, Agriculture Committee
26 Feb 1996	Became Member, Agriculture Committee
11 Dec 1995	Became Member, Social Security Committee
27 May 1993	Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry),
2 Nov 1990	Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry),
15 May 1987	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
9 Jun 1983	Became Member, Defence 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
94%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
68%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
99%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
25%	Assisted Dying
82%	Asylum System - More strict
75%	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
50%	Business and community control of schools: For
92%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
42%	Closed Material Proceedure
75%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
1%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
0%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
82%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
86%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
7%	Easier access to abortion
80%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
50%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
22%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
81%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
21%	European Union Integration - For
88%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
50%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
35%	Fixed Term Parliaments
3%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
65%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
7%	Fully Elected House of Lords
23%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
21%	Further devolution to Scotland
15%	Further devolution to Wales
46%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
33%	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
36%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
7%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
56%	HS2 - In Favour
23%	Human Rights and Equality
3%	Identity cards - For introduction
36%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
25%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
17%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
95%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
84%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
89%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
35%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
84%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
14%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
75%	Localise Council Tax Support
57%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
60%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
48%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
72%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
55%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Member trustees on pension boards
100%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
50%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
10%	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
48%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
66%	No detention without charge or trial
36%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
81%	Nuclear power - For
31%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
50%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
4%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
96%	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
22%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
86%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
98%	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
81%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
86%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
82%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
99%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
91%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
75%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50%	Register of Lobbyists
15%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
9%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
63%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
51%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
86%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
7%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
17%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
3%	Same Sex Marriage - for
84%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
16%	Smoking ban - In favour
25%	State control of bus services
27%	Stop climate change
32%	Support current and former armed service members
59%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
89%	Tougher on illegal immigration
83%	Trade Unions - Restrict
92%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
54%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
47%	University Tuition Fees - For
46%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
14%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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