Voting Record — Richard Benyon MP, Newbury (11727)

Richard Benyon

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	26 Jan 2021	still in office	Con	2 votes out of 437, 0.5%	437 votes out of 508, 86.0%	0 times
Newbury	4 Sep 2019	6 Nov 2019	Independent	no whip	19 votes out of 24, 79.2%	0 times
Newbury	9 Jun 2017	3 Sep 2019	Con	21 votes out of 367, 5.7%	367 votes out of 439, 83.6%	0 times
Newbury	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 352, 0.0%	352 votes out of 467, 75.4%	0 times
Newbury	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	8 votes out of 859, 0.9%	859 votes out of 1239, 69.3%	0 times
Newbury	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	10 votes out of 856, 1.2%	856 votes out of 1288, 66.5%	73 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	Lord Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
5 Jul 2024	Stopped being Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office),
14 Nov 2023	Became Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office),
Lords	12 Sep 2023	Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill - Committee — Amendment 5	Majority	aye	Rebel
Lords	12 Sep 2023	Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill - Committee — Amendment 1	Majority	aye	Rebel
30 Oct 2022	Became The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
29 Oct 2022	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
13 May 2021	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Independent Vote	Rôle
Commons	29 Oct 2019	Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Third Reading	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Oct 2019	Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Clause 1 — Election Date — 9 vs 12 December	Majority	none	Free
Commons	29 Oct 2019	Business of the House — Arrangements for Consideration of the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill — Enable Opposition Amendments to be Made	minority	none	Free
Commons	28 Oct 2019	Early Parliamentary General Election	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Oct 2019	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Oct 2019	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union	Majority	none	Free
Commons	24 Oct 2019	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — The Economy — In the Interest of the Many — Green Industrial Revolution	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2019	Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2019	Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2019	Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	Majority	none	Free
Commons	23 Oct 2019	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — National Health Service	Majority	none	Free
Commons	22 Oct 2019	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (Programme) — Completion of Consideration Within Three Sitting Days	minority	none	Free
Commons	22 Oct 2019	European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Second Reading	Majority	none	Free
Commons	19 Oct 2019	European Union Withdrawal — Withhold Approval of Withdrawal Agreement Unless and Until it is Implemented in UK Law	minority	none	Free
Commons	17 Oct 2019	Business of the House (Saturday 19 October) — Amendments and Votes	minority	none	Free
Commons	9 Sep 2019	Provision of Information on Both the Suspension of Parliament and Planning for Leaving the EU Without a Withdrawal Agreement	minority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Third Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement	Majority	none	Free
Commons	4 Sep 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Second Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal	Majority	none	Free
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	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	1 Apr 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (C) Customs Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2019	Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (J) — Customs Union	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Mar 2019	Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2019	Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2019	Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Delay Withdrawal if MPs Agree Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consider Cross Party Proposal To Seek Majority Support in the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Preventing Delay Withdrawing Continuing Beyond 30 June 2019	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Mar 2019	UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jan 2019	Finance Bill — Clause 89 — Activing Treasury Powers to Maintain Effective Tax Laws on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU only in Certain Circumstances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Dec 2018	Consideration of European Union Withdrawal Motions — Allowing Amendments	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2018	Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill — New Clause 36 — Collection of Customs Duties and VAT for Other Countries — Requirement for Reciprocal Agreement	minority	aye	Rebel
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
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
31 Oct 2016	Stopped being Member, Defence Sub-Committee
31 Oct 2016	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
20 Oct 2016	Became Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
8 Sep 2015	Became Member, Defence Sub-Committee
6 Jul 2015	Became Member, Defence Committee
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Defence Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
3 Nov 2014	Became Member, Defence Committee
3 Nov 2014	Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	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
25 Nov 2013	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
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
Commons	9 Sep 2011	Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill — Third Reading — Impact of Bills on Each Part of the United Kingdom	Majority	aye	Rebel
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
17 May 2010	Became The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
6 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
House	Date	Subject	Richard Benyon	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	6 Jan 2010	Video Recordings Bill (Allocation of Time) — Sittings of the House	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2009	The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).	tellno	no	Teller
19 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs),
19 Jan 2009	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Safeguards for partial property transfers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 34 — Post-charge questioning: England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Orders of the Day — Counter-Terrorism Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Nov 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Access to Information and Destruction of Samples Held by the Police	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Modernisation of the House of Commons (Standing Orders)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — European Scrutiny (Standing Orders)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Oct 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Olympic Legacy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 24 — Responsibility for children in care who enter custody	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 7 — Registration scheme in England and Wales	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — employment bill [lords] (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — Schedule 17 — Insurance companies etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 3 — Vehicle excise duty: variation of graduated rates for light passenger vehicles	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Jul 2008	Orders of the Day — New Clause 17 — Report on proposed tax changes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jun 2008	Energy Security — Commends the Government's effort	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Third reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2008	Planning Bill — Delegation of functions only to local authorities — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — Extension of period of detention to 42 days — Order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2008	Vehicle Excise Duty — planned increases should be abandoned — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 May 2008	Burma — Cyclone Nargis	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2008	Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part] — Civil Service	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 May 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Blasphemy	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	23 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day] — Crime (London)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Apr 2008	Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Repossessions and the Housing Market	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Mar 2008	Orders of the Day — Local Transport Bill [ Lords]	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Commends the Government's action	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Mar 2008	Post Office Closures — Suspend for issues to be re-assessed — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Clause on 'Commencement' of the Bill should remain in the Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Enshrine the Lisbon Treaty into UK law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Excludes the European Union from imposing an obligation on Parliament — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to climate change — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to international development — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Prevent competition rules from becoming an exclusive policy area of the European Union — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Approves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Feb 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Disapproves of the government's policy towards the Lisbon Treaty with regards to the single market — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Exclude energy from being a shared policy area in the European Union — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 5 — Repayment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2008	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Sale of student loans	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2008	Opposition Day — [6th allotted day] — Human Trafficking	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2008	Opposition Day — [6th allotted day] — National Insurance Numbers and Illegal Immigrants	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Prime Minister — Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2007	Orders of the Day — New Clause 1 — Financial provisions (disclosure of information)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2007	European Community Documents — Funding of European political parties	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Prisons	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Prisons	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — HM Revenue and Customs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Health Care-Associated Infections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Health Care-Associated Infections	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2007	Opposition Day — [1st allotted day] — Schools Reform	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Nov 2007	Orders of the Day — The Economy and Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Delegated Legislation — Transport	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2007	Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Programme) (No. 3) — Clause 60 — Election dates	tellaye	aye	Teller
22 Oct 2007	Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons	17 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day — First Part] — Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted day] — Home Information Packs and Stamp Duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Oct 2007	Opposition Day — [19th Allotted day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 1 — Meaning of "the probation purposes"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 12 — Power to repeal section 4	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Clause 3 — Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Orders of the Day — Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Social Policy and the Relief of Poverty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jul 2007	Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day] — Stroke Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
3 Jul 2007	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	15 Jun 2007	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	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	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Committees — Administration Committee — Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees	minority	aye	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became Member, Home Affairs 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
75%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
50%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
8%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
68%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
47%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
73%	Asylum System - More strict
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
16%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
100%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
92%	Closed Material Proceedure
84%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
50%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
100%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
68%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
35%	Easier access to abortion
60%	Employee Shareholder Status
100%	Employment rights
99%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
29%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
50%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
32%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
83%	Fixed Term Parliaments
16%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
46%	Fully Elected House of Lords
34%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
11%	Further devolution to Scotland
30%	Further devolution to Wales
35%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
94%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
7%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
81%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
54%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
76%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
88%	HS2 - In Favour
36%	Human Rights and Equality
0%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
17%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
84%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
93%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
99%	Increase the state pension age
73%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
77%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
31%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
88%	Localise Council Tax Support
56%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
13%	Mansion Tax
80%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
63%	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
16%	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
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
69%	No detention without charge or trial
29%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
58%	Nuclear power - For
31%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
50%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
76%	Police and Crime Commissioners
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
14%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
25%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
84%	Privatise Royal Mail
69%	Promote Occupational Pensions
19%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
17%	Public Ownership of Railways
13%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
73%	Reduce capital gains tax
83%	Reduce central funding for local government
50%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
90%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
50%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
88%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
75%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
0%	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
28%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
34%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
83%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
13%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
100%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
82%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
68%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
25%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
15%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
34%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
92%	Same Sex Marriage - for
100%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
32%	Smoking ban - In favour
1%	State control of bus services
30%	Stop climate change
22%	Support current and former armed service members
52%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
56%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
100%	Tougher on illegal immigration
95%	Trade Unions - Restrict
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
99%	University Tuition Fees - For
96%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
33%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
0%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
21%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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