Voting Record — Matthew Hancock MP, West Suffolk (24773)

Matthew Hancock

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
1 Nov 2022	30 May 2024	Independent	no whip	92 votes out of 430, 21.4%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	31 Oct 2022	Con	0 votes out of 440, 0.0%	440 votes out of 639, 68.9%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	4 votes out of 406, 1.0%	406 votes out of 463, 87.7%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 390, 0.0%	390 votes out of 467, 83.5%	0 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	9 votes out of 966, 0.9%	966 votes out of 1239, 78.0%	1 time

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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	Matthew Hancock	Independent Vote	Rôle
Commons	24 May 2024	Tribunal and Inquiries	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 May 2024	Finance (No.2) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Apr 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Apr 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Mar 2024	Home Office	Majority	none	Free
Commons	31 Jan 2024	Political Parties, Elections and Referendums	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Deferred Divisions — Immigration	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — New Clause 8 - Return of Individuals due to Serious Criminal Offences	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 9 - Commencement and transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 9 - Commencement and transitional provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 5 - Interim measures of the European Court of Human Rights	Majority	none	Free
Commons	17 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 3 - Disapplication of the Human Rights Act 1998	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — New Clause 6 - Changes to the classification of Rwanda as safe	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances	Majority	none	Free
Commons	16 Jan 2024	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2024	Delegated Legislation — Immigration	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2024	Delegated Legislation — Immigration and Asylum	Majority	none	Free
Commons	15 Jan 2024	Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill — Clause 1 - Prohibition of export of livestock for slaughter	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 - Review of effectiveness of section 31 measures in preventing fraud involving taxpayers’ money	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 - Tax Compliance Reporting	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 2 - Review of measures to tackle evasion and avoidance	Majority	none	Free
Commons	10 Jan 2024	Finance Bill — New Clause 1 - Review of reliefs for research and development	Majority	none	Free
Commons	13 Dec 2023	Finance Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Programme)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2023	Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 18 - Assessment of high risk processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Nov 2023	Data Protection and Digital Information Bill — Clause 5 - Lawfulness of processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Oct 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Clause 272 - Local supply for community energy	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Sep 2023	Safety of School Buildings	Majority	none	Free
Commons	6 Sep 2023	Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill — Clause 18 - Immunity from prosecution	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — Part A3 - Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 61 - National Warmer Homes and Businesses Action Plan (No. 2)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 59 - Decarbonised electricity supply by 2030	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 57 - Onshore wind	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 39 - Duties of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority in respect of off-grid fuels	Majority	none	Free
Commons	5 Sep 2023	Energy Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 - Prohibition on flaring and venting and enhanced measures to reduce fugitive methane emissions	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Jun 2023	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill — Schedule - Minimum service levels for certain strikes	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Jun 2023	Privilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris Johnson	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jun 2023	Deferred Division — Animals	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Jun 2023	Cost of Living Committee	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Teesworks: Accountability and Scrutiny	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Mental Health Treatment and Support	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Jun 2023	Mental Health Treatment and Support	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 May 2023	Non-Domestic Rating Bill — Clause 13 - Requirements for ratepayers etc to provide information	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — Clause 1 - Introduction	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 15 - Border Security: Terrorism	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 10 - Expedited asylum processing	Majority	none	Free
Commons	26 Apr 2023	Illegal Migration Bill — New Clause 9 - Accommodation: duty to consult	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Cost of Living Increases	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Apr 2023	Cost of Living Increases	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Apr 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 11 - Powers to stop and search without suspicion	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Apr 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 27 - Power to clarify tax treatment of devolved social security benefitsClause 27	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Apr 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 5 - Review of alternatives to the abolition of the lifetime allowance charge	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Apr 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 18 - Lifetime allowance charge abolished	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Apr 2023	Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 18 - Lifetime allowance charge abolished	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 11 - Powers to stop and search without suspicion	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Mar 2023	Northern Ireland	Majority	none	Free
Commons	21 Mar 2023	36. Alcohol duty	Majority	none	Free
Commons	1 Feb 2023	UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 - Objectives and activities	Majority	none	Free
Commons	1 Feb 2023	UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — New Clause 27 - Compensation for Victims of Economic Crime	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — New Clause 26 - Beneficial owners in overseas territories	Majority	none	Free
Commons	25 Jan 2023	Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill — New Clause 3 - Home Office review of the Tier 1 (Investor) visa scheme: publication	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — New Schedule 1 - “Assimilated law”: consequential amendments	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 1 - Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 1 - Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 1 - Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	18 Jan 2023	Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill — Clause 1 - Sunset of EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained direct EU legislation	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2023	NHS: Long-term Strategy	Majority	none	Free
Commons	11 Jan 2023	Fair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards Committee	Majority	none	Free
Commons	14 Dec 2022	Scotland’s Future	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2022	Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill — Clause 1 - Power to implement government procurement Chapters	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2022	Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill — Clause 1 - Power to implement government procurement Chapters	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2022	Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Commons	12 Dec 2022	Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill — New Clause 2 - Assessment of impact on farmers	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Deferred Divisions — Police	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Deferred Divisions — Local Government	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Deferred Divisions — Local Government	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Deferred Divisions — Landlord and Tenant	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Financial Services and Markets Bill — New Clause 7 - Access to Cash: Guaranteed Minimum Provision	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Financial Services and Markets Bill — New Clause 2 - Local community access to essential in-person banking services	Majority	none	Free
Commons	7 Dec 2022	Financial Services and Markets Bill — New Clause 1 - National strategy on financial fraud	Majority	none	Free
House	Date	Subject	Matthew Hancock	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
26 Jun 2021	Stopped being Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
House	Date	Subject	Matthew Hancock	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 10 — International Obligations — Abortion — Sexual and Reproductive Health	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
9 Jul 2018	Became Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
9 Jul 2018	Stopped being The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	31 Jan 2018	Restoration and Renewal — Lords and Commons Leaving the Palace of Westminister During Renovations	Majority	no	Rebel
8 Jan 2018	Became The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
8 Jan 2018	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
3 Jul 2017	Became The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
3 Jul 2017	Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy),
House	Date	Subject	Matthew Hancock	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
15 Jul 2016	Became Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Policy),
14 Jul 2016	Stopped being The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office,
8 May 2015	Became The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office,
8 May 2015	Stopped being Minister of State for Portsmouth,
House	Date	Subject	Matthew Hancock	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
Commons	23 Feb 2015	Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 1 — Making Clear Sex-Selective Abortion is Illegal	Majority	aye	Rebel
15 Jul 2014	Became The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change,
15 Jul 2014	Became Minister of State for Portsmouth,
15 Jul 2014	Became Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills),
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being The Minister for Universities and Science,
15 Jul 2014	Stopped being Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education),
7 Oct 2013	Became The Minister for Universities and Science,
7 Oct 2013	Became Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Jointly with the Department for Education),
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills,
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills,
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage	Majority	aye	Rebel
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	Majority	no	Rebel
12 Dec 2012	Stopped being Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
12 Nov 2012	Stopped being Member, Public Accounts Committee
6 Sep 2012	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills,
6 Sep 2012	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills,
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	11 Jan 2012	Trade Unions — Refund of Pay to Employers for Hours Worked by Trade Union Officials on Union Business	tellaye	aye	Teller
19 Oct 2010	Became Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
Commons	13 Oct 2010	Public Houses and Private Members' Clubs (Smoking) Bill	Majority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Public Accounts 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
29%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
13%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
16%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
58%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
50%	Assisted Dying
82%	Asylum System - More strict
88%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
84%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
8%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
75%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
84%	Closed Material Proceedure
87%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
80%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
93%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
69%	Easier access to abortion
90%	Employee Shareholder Status
58%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
35%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
85%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
34%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
97%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
42%	Fixed Term Parliaments
15%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
68%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
55%	Fully Elected House of Lords
22%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
10%	Further devolution to Scotland
16%	Further devolution to Wales
0%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
17%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
81%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
33%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
72%	HS2 - In Favour
34%	Human Rights and Equality
36%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
89%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
81%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
100%	Increase the state pension age
89%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
6%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
47%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
80%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
39%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
71%	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
32%	Minimum Wage
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
38%	More powers for local councils
48%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
0%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
55%	Nuclear power - For
27%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
100%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
90%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
12%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
100%	Promote Occupational Pensions
40%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
16%	Public Ownership of Railways
12%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
80%	Reduce central funding for local government
30%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
85%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
84%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
24%	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
55%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
50%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
82%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
50%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
90%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
14%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
42%	Right to strike
15%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100%	Same Sex Marriage - for
92%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
88%	Smoking ban - In favour
1%	State control of bus services
25%	Stop climate change
17%	Support current and former armed service members
67%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
29%	Termination of pregnancy - against
85%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
80%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
100%	University Tuition Fees - For
96%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
8%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Matthew Hancock MP, West Suffolk (24773)

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