Voting Record — Lord Barker of Battle (10713)

Lord Barker of Battle

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
House of Lords	10 Nov 2015	still in office	Con	0 votes out of 113, 0.0%	113 votes out of 936, 12.1%	0 times
Bexhill and Battle	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	5 votes out of 838, 0.6%	838 votes out of 1239, 67.6%	0 times
Bexhill and Battle	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	3 votes out of 745, 0.4%	745 votes out of 1288, 57.8%	7 times
Bexhill and Battle	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	4 votes out of 910, 0.4%	910 votes out of 1246, 73.0%	91 times

External Links

See Lord Barker of Battle's Parliamentary speeches at: TheyWorkForYou.com

Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Lord Barker of Battle	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
House	Date	Subject	Gregory Barker	Con Vote	Rôle
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Sep 2011	European Union Directive — Access to a Lawyer	minority	aye	Rebel
13 May 2010	Became The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
House	Date	Subject	Gregory Barker	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
6 Oct 2008	Became Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change),
31 Jul 2008	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
9 Nov 2007	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
Commons	6 Jul 2005	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Inheritance Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2005	Electoral Integrity	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2005	Electoral Integrity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	22 Jun 2005	Special Schools and Special Educational Needs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2005	EU Constitution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2005	EU Constitution	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons	25 May 2005	Loyal Address — Conservative amendment — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
10 May 2005	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
House	Date	Subject	Gregory Barker	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons	6 Apr 2005	Railways Bill — Clause 13 — Railway Functions of Passenger Transport Executives	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Apr 2005	Disability Discrimination Bill [Lords] — Clause 18 — Meaning of "Disability"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Mar 2005	Constitutional Reform Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Lords' Amendments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2005	Hospital-acquired Infections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2005	Hospital-acquired Infections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Mar 2005	Council Tax	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2005	Right of Reply and Press Standards Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Programme — Committee of the whole House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Second Reading — Amendment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2005	Identity Cards Bill — New Clause 1 — National Identification Scheme	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2005	European Union Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2005	European Union Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Feb 2005	European Union Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2005	Farming and Rural Communities	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2005	Farming and Rural Communities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jan 2005	Value for Taxpayers' Money	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2005	Consumer Credit Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2005	Child Benefit Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2004	Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — Clause 22 — Scope of emergency regulations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — Clause 2 — Duty to assess, plan and advise	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Nov 2004	Delegated Legislation — Legal Services Commission	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Oct 2004	New Clause 10 — Victims of persons subject to hospital order with restriction order: representations — Clause 22 — Procedure for determining fitness to plead: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Oct 2004	Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No.2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2004	Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2004	Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2004	Clause 1 — Pension and compensation schemes: armed and reserve forces	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2004	Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Oct 2004	Delegated Legislation — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2004	Pensions and Welfare Reform	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill — Timetable	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Sep 2004	Higher Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2004	Hospital-Acquired Infection	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2004	Hospital-Acquired Infection	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Sep 2004	Pensions Policy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jul 2004	Devolution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2004	Finance Bill — Schedule 40 — Repeals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jul 2004	Clause 5 — Rates	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill — Clause 27 — Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill — Clause 27 — Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill — Director of Fair Access to Higher Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill — Director of Fair Access to Higher Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2004	House of Commons Members' Fund — HIGHER EDUCATION BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
28 May 2004	Became Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons	26 May 2004	Local Government Finance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2004	Child Trust Funds Bill — Clause 10 — Further Contributions by Inland Revenue	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 2004	Housing Bill — New Clause 18 — Market plan for right to buy sales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 May 2004	Housing Bill — Schedule 11 — Buildings which are not HMOs (except in Part 1)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 May 2004	Housing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 May 2004	Housing	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2004	Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Schedule 39 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Application to Certain Partnership Transactions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2004	Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 86 — Income Of Spouses: Jointly Held Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2004	London	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2004	London	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Apr 2004	Doctors' Hours — Congratulates the Government	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Apr 2004	Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2004	Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2004	Post Office Services — Welcomes £2 billion investment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2004	Post Office Services — Calls for systematic consultation before closure — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Mar 2004	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 36. Construction industry scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2004	Protection of Vulnerable Children	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Mar 2004	Protection of Vulnerable Children	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Feb 2004	Regional Assemblies	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2004	Local Government Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2004	Scottish Constituencies (Members' Voting Rights)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2004	Case for a Civil Service Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jan 2004	Employment Relations Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Jan 2004	Employment Relations Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Jan 2004	NHS Performance Indicators	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Jan 2004	National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Dec 2003	The Economy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	3 Dec 2003	Public Services, Health and Education	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be Conducted without Jury	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Nov 2003	Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Taxes — Taxes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Taxes	tellno	no	Teller
1 Aug 2003	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Jun 2003	Became Member, Broadcasting Committee
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	aye	Rebel
5 Nov 2001	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this person and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
51%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
16%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
33%	Apprenticeships
61%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Ban fox hunting
8%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
58%	Business and community control of schools: For
80%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
76%	Closed Material Proceedure
78%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
1%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
24%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
70%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
0%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
51%	European Union Integration - For
88%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
71%	Fixed Term Parliaments
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
48%	Fully Elected House of Lords
24%	Further devolution to Scotland
25%	Further devolution to Wales
59%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
93%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
25%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
0%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
70%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
93%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
67%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
100%	HS2 - In Favour
32%	Human Rights and Equality
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
40%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
94%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
92%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
77%	Increase the state pension age
87%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
98%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
99%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
17%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
7%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
56%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
33%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
76%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
78%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
18%	Minimum Wage
16%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
29%	More powers for local councils
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
57%	Nuclear power - For
48%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
76%	Police and Crime Commissioners
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
65%	Promote Occupational Pensions
13%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
85%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
17%	Reduce capital gains tax
100%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
92%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
93%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
88%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
63%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
71%	Register of Lobbyists
17%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
34%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
95%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
79%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
88%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
42%	Right to strike
76%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
90%	Same Sex Marriage - for
91%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
38%	Smoking ban - In favour
0%	State control of bus services
62%	Stop climate change
1%	Support current and former armed service members
56%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
92%	Trade Unions - Restrict
26%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	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
42%	University Tuition Fees - For
84%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
58%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
25%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 2015-2017, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Lords attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Lords that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

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Voting Record — Lord Barker of Battle (10713)

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