Voting Record — Lord Beith (10034)

Lord Beith is currently Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee), Deputy Speaker (Lords), , Member, Constitution Committee, Deputy Chairman of Committees, and Member, Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House

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	23 Nov 2015	still in office	LDem	6 votes out of 788, 0.8%	788 votes out of 1006, 78.3%	0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	LDem	24 votes out of 953, 2.5%	953 votes out of 1239, 76.9%	0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	LDem	20 votes out of 936, 2.1%	936 votes out of 1288, 72.7%	0 times
Berwick-upon-Tweed	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	LDem	27 votes out of 836, 3.2%	836 votes out of 1246, 67.1%	1 time
Berwick-upon-Tweed	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	LDem	23 votes out of 758, 3.0%	758 votes out of 1273, 59.5%	1 time

External Links

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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 Beith	LDem Vote	Rôle
5 Sep 2024	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
16 Apr 2024	Became Deputy Speaker (Lords),
31 Jan 2024	Stopped being Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
31 Jan 2024	Became Member, Constitution Committee
31 Jan 2023	Became Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee
19 May 2022	Became Deputy Chairman of Committees,
Lords	16 Mar 2022	Health and Care Bill - Report (4th Day) — Amendment 170	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	22 Feb 2022	Procedure and Privileges Committee - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	minority	aye	Rebel
19 Jan 2022	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Lords	13 Jul 2021	Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree — Amendment to the Motion	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	28 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
Lords	28 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
28 Jan 2021	Stopped being Member, Constitution Committee
24 Nov 2020	Became Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Lords	15 Jun 2020	Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve — Amendment to the Motion	minority	no	Rebel
20 Dec 2016	Became Member, Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House
25 May 2016	Became Member, Constitution Committee
House	Date	Subject	Alan Beith	LDem Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Justice Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Justice Committee
Commons	25 Mar 2015	Draft Infrastructure Planning (Radioactive Waste Geological Disposal Facilities) Order 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2014	Railways (Public Sector Operators)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2014	Recognition of the State of Palestine Alongside the State of Israel	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 10 — Civil Partnerships for All Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Jan 2013	Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill — Protection In Respect of Beliefs About Definition of Marriage	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons to Sit on Tuesdays from 7pm until 10pm to Consider Private Members' Bills	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	Sitting Times of the House of Commons on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jul 2012	House of Commons Sitting Start Time on Tuesdays	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Backbench Business Committee — Election of Members and Chair — Operation of Committee	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Mar 2012	Election of Backbench Business Committee by Parties	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2011	Regulation of Hairdressers — Fines for Hairdressing Commercially Without a Licence	Majority	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
Commons	5 Sep 2011	Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill — Clause 27 — Any Additional Resources Required for Switch From Control Orders to TPIMs	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Academies Bill — Permitting Special Schools to Become Academies	minority	no	Rebel
21 Jul 2010	Became Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jul 2010	Became Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
21 Jul 2010	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
House	Date	Subject	Alan Beith	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Business of the House — Chair (Terminology)	minority	aye	Rebel
13 Jan 2010	Became Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation	minority	aye	Rebel
13 Jul 2009	Became Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill — Clause 9 — Offences	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Mar 2009	Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review) — New Clause 11 — Guidance on offences that involve hatred on grounds of sexual orientation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Mar 2009	Deferred Divisions — Adjournment (easter)	Majority	no	Rebel
24 Nov 2008	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 68 — Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Clause 4 — Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Deferred Divisions — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Oct 2008	Point of Order — Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Protection of freedom of expression (sexual orientation)	minority	no	Rebel
6 Nov 2007	Became Chair, Justice Committee
6 Nov 2007	Became Chair, Justice Committee
Commons	5 Jun 2007	Bill Presented — Termination of Pregnancy (Counselling and Miscellaneous Provisions)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2007	Orders of the Day — Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Oct 2006	Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Termination of Pregnancy	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Oct 2006	Point of Order — Clause 3 — The "public benefit" test	minority	no	Rebel
9 Oct 2006	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
24 May 2005	Stopped being Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
House	Date	Subject	Alan Beith	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	10 Mar 2005	Support For Members Who Have Chosen Not To Take Their Seats	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2004	Pre-Budget Report 2004	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill — Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill (Procedure)	minority	aye	Rebel
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	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Security Screen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Apr 2004	Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
4 Feb 2003	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Programming	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Carry-over of Bills	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Jun 2002	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Ban	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Jan 2002	Local Government Finance	tellno	no	Teller
30 Jul 2001	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
1 Jun 2001	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Alan Beith	LDem Vote	Rôle
11 May 2001	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	23 Apr 2001	Finance Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2001	Finance Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting With Dogs: Prohibition	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Commencement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill - Hunting with dogs: regulation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Jan 2001	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
1 Jan 2001	Became Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Dec 2000	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Nov 2000	Parliamentary Oath (Amendment)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Feb 2000	Became Member, Procedure Committee
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Parental Authority	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 1999	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
Commons	16 Dec 1998	Modernisation of the House	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 1998	Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Mar 1998	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill - Fox control in national parks	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 1997	Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Jun 1997	Firearms (Amendment) Bill	minority	unknown	Unknown
1 Jan 1997	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jan 1995	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
1 Jun 1994	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 1994	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs),
15 May 1987	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
15 May 1987	Stopped being Member, Privileges Committee
1 Jan 1987	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury),
1 Jan 1987	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
1 Jan 1987	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
14 May 1986	Became Member, Privileges Committee
5 Dec 1985	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 Jan 1985	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
9 Jun 1983	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 Nov 1978	Became Member, Procedure Committee
1 Jan 1976	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),

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
74%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
97%	Academy Schools - for
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
67%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
7%	Asylum System - More strict
0%	Ban fox hunting
20%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
45%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
84%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
0%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
28%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
50%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
50%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
50%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
6%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
88%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
71%	European Union Integration - For
93%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
71%	Fixed Term Parliaments
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
95%	Fully Elected House of Lords
8%	Further devolution to Scotland
20%	Further devolution to Wales
31%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
93%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
0%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
77%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
79%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
70%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
68%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
60%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
97%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
94%	Increase VAT
100%	Inheritance Tax
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
67%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
2%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100%	Localise Council Tax Support
54%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
84%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
88%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
16%	Minimum Wage
15%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
39%	More powers for local councils
64%	No detention without charge or trial
33%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
3%	Nuclear power - For
49%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
58%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
71%	Privatise Royal Mail
84%	Promote Occupational Pensions
19%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
46%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
16%	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
94%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
91%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
57%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
28%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
100%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
50%	Register of Lobbyists
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
80%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
33%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
90%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
50%	Right to strike
72%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
61%	Same Sex Marriage - for
79%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Sell England's Public Forests
84%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	State control of bus services
58%	Stop climate change
6%	Support current and former armed service members
60%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
50%	Termination of pregnancy - against
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Trade Unions - Restrict
54%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
61%	Transparency of Parliament
17%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
92%	University education fees - Should be free
41%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
0%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Lord Beith (10034)

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