Gerry Sutcliffe compared to 'Openness and Transparency

voted ambiguously on the policy

Openness and Transparency - In Favour

by scoring 43.9% compared to the votes below

Why Majority/minority instead of Aye/No?
House	Date	Subject	Gerry Sutcliffe	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	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	4 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request	Majority	Majority
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected	tellno	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities	tellno	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy	tellno	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	5 Apr 2000	Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice	Majority	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	tellaye	Majority (strong)
House	Date	Subject	Gerry Sutcliffe	Policy vote
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected	Majority	minority (strong)
Commons	20 Apr 2007	Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected	Majority	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	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	2 Mar 2009	Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret	Majority	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	Gerry Sutcliffe	Policy vote
Commons	18 Jan 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Process for National vs Local Allocation of Business Rates	minority	minority
Commons	7 Feb 2012	Opposition Day — Banking — Access to Credit for Businesses — Banking Sector Pay Reform	minority	minority
Commons	22 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill Risk Register	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	25 Apr 2012	Civil Aviation Bill — Clause 84 — Requirement for Civil Aviation Authority to Publish Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	minority	minority
Commons	17 Jul 2013	Publication of NHS Transition Risk Register and Implementation of Key Francis Recommendations	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	3 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Decline Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	3 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Second Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	9 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Personal Registration of Employed Lobbyists	absent	minority
Commons	9 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Scope of Register of Lobbyists	absent	minority
Commons	9 Oct 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Third Reading	minority	Majority (strong)
Commons	22 Jan 2014	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Inclusion of Those Who Lobby Special Advisers In Register of Lobbyists	minority	minority (strong)
Commons	13 May 2014	Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 3 — Access to Data from Service Providers to Inform Consumer Choice	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	30 Jun 2014	Opposition Day -Benefits System — Risks — Timeframe for Assessments	absent	minority (strong)
Commons	16 Dec 2014	Equal Pay (Transparency) Bill	Majority	Majority (strong)
Commons	16 Mar 2015	Transport for London Bill — New Clause 1 — Disposal of TfL Assets for Development (Disclosure)	absent	minority (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	9	450	450
MP voted against policy	13	0	650
MP absent	6	150	300
Less important votes (10 points)
MP voted with policy	4	40	40
MP voted against policy	2	0	20
Less important absentees (2 points)
MP absent*	2	2	4
Total:		642	1464
*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

642

1464

= 43.9 %.

How the number is calculated

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