Voting Record — Robert Syms MP, Poole (10582)

Robert Syms

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
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Con	18 votes out of 979, 1.8%	979 votes out of 1069, 91.6%	1 time
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Con	11 votes out of 435, 2.5%	435 votes out of 463, 94.0%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Con	0 votes out of 414, 0.0%	414 votes out of 467, 88.7%	2 times
6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Con	20 votes out of 1133, 1.8%	1133 votes out of 1239, 91.4%	45 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	8 votes out of 944, 0.8%	944 votes out of 1288, 73.3%	5 times
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	15 votes out of 1012, 1.5%	1012 votes out of 1246, 81.2%	39 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	1 vote out of 886, 0.1%	886 votes out of 1273, 69.6%	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	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	7 Mar 2023	Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	unknown	Unknown
24 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
24 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
20 Oct 2022	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons	18 Oct 2022	Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	22 Jun 2022	Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Dec 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Nov 2021	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 2021	Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jun 2021	Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Apr 2021	Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Mar 2021	Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Jan 2021	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Dec 2020	The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	4 Nov 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2020	Public Health	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	6 Oct 2020	Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Sep 2020	Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill — Expulsion from the House of Commons of MPs who Voluntarily Change Political Party	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Mar 2020	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services	minority	no	Rebel
9 Mar 2020	Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
27 Jan 2020	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
27 Jan 2020	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
Commons	4 Sep 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc.	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Jul 2019	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Apr 2019	Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2019	European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019	minority	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	Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	27 Feb 2019	UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2019	European Union Withdrawal Agreement	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Jan 2018	Appointment of Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral Commissioner	minority	no	Rebel
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
30 Oct 2017	Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
15 Jun 2017	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
28 Nov 2016	Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons	20 Jul 2016	Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2016	Higher Education and Research Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
17 Jul 2016	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
22 Feb 2016	Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
22 Feb 2016	Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015	Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015	Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015	Stopped being Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Became Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	11 Mar 2015	Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2015	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Dec 2014	Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons	24 Nov 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2014	Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2014	Recognition of the State of Palestine Alongside the State of Israel	minority	aye	Rebel
6 May 2014	Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
6 May 2014	Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
6 May 2014	Stopped being Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
29 Apr 2014	Became Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2014	Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings	minority	aye	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
10 Dec 2013	Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
28 Oct 2013	Became Member, Administration Committee
7 Oct 2013	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	11 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 37 — Duty to appoint an assurer etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Sep 2013	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 36 — Provision of Union Membership Audit Certificates to Regulator	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Sep 2013	Motion to Sit in Private	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	4 Sep 2013	Opposition Day — Living Standards — Energy Prices and Profits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jul 2013	Publication of NHS Transition Risk Register and Implementation of Key Francis Recommendations	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jul 2013	Opposition Day — Assessment of Impact of Government Changes on Disabled People	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	26 Jun 2013	High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Strategy for the Arts and Creative Industries	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Protecting Children Online	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Increase Social Care Spending — Ensure Adequate Staffing in Hospitals	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jun 2013	Opposition Day — Badger Cull	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Jun 2013	Energy Bill — Schedule 14 — Make Consumer Redress Orders Retrospective	tellno	no	Teller
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	14 May 2013	Cost of Living	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Apr 2013	Abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Apr 2013	Government assessment of medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — Review of Anti-Tax Avoidance General Anti-Abuse Rule	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	Finance Bill — Clause 200 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Apr 2013	Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Mansion tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Apr 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 7 — Allow Complaints About Baliffs to Be Taken to Ombudsman	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Mar 2013	Crime and Courts Bill — Clause 12 — National Crime Agency — No Strike Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2013	Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2013	House of Commons Sitting on Friday 22 March 2013	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2013	Suspension of Standing Orders to Enable Vote on House of Commons Sitting for an Extra Friday	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2013	Opposition Day — Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Feb 2013	Police Grant Report 2013-14	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — Regulation of the Private Rented Sector	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — Loans and Grants for Heating and Insulation — Energy Saving — Carbon Emissions Reductions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2013	Opposition Day — Rising Cost of Transport — Cap on Rail Fare Increases	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Dec 2012	Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2012	NHS Funding — Call on Ministers to Reflect Official Spending Statistics When Speaking About Health Spending	tellno	no	Teller
10 Dec 2012	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 Dec 2012	Stopped being Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
3 Dec 2012	Stopped being Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	30 Nov 2012	Prisons (Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Power to Destroy or Otherwise Dispose of Unauthorised Property or Unattributable Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Nov 2012	Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Nov 2012	NHS — Regional Pay — Support for Employers and Unions Working Together — Evidence Based Change	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Review Localised Council Tax Support After Three Years	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Oct 2012	Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioner Elections	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 52 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Oct 2012	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 13 — Power to Set Limit on Unfair Dismissal Compensation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Three Tier Sanctions for Jobseeker's Allowance	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Defamation Bill — Clause 10 — Additional Restrictions to Circumstances Where Someone Other Than The Author, Editor or Publisher of Material Can Have Defamation Action Brought Against Them	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Defamation Bill — Clause 5 — Operators of Websites — Defence to Defamation Action if They Did Not Post Statement	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Sep 2012	Defamation Bill — New Clause 2 — Regulation of Payments for Legal Services In Defamation Cases	tellno	no	Teller
6 Sep 2012	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons	21 Feb 2012	London Local Authorities Bill — Closure of Debate on Amendments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
15 Mar 2011	Became Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons	13 Oct 2010	London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
27 Jul 2010	Became Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010	Became Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010	Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons	21 Jul 2010	Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jun 2010	Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	30 Apr 2009	MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
22 Jul 2008	Stopped being Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2008	Orders of the Day — European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jun 2008	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	tellaye	aye	Teller
8 May 2008	Became Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
22 Oct 2007	Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
3 Jul 2007	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
10 May 2005	Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
5 May 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2003	Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 17 — Directions to Waste Disposal Authorities	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Carry-over)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2003	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Oct 2003	Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information — Clause 27 — Exercise of Powers by Others	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	EU Constitution	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Sep 2003	Electricity Supply	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Sep 2003	Teacher Shortages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2003	Sexual Offences Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Community Trusts	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Schedule 21 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	1 Jul 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	23 Jun 2003	Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 8 — Transitional Provision Etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jun 2003	Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment	tellaye	aye	Teller
1 Jun 2003	Became Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
1 Jun 2003	Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	14 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 138 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Rebates on Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Rates of Hydrocarbon Oil Duties	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2003	Finance Bill (Programme) (No. 3)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 May 2003	Finance Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 May 2003	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2003	Community Services	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2003	Community Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 23. Income Tax (Charge And Rates For 2003–04)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Apr 2003	Anti-Social Behaviour Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2003	Extradition Bill — New Clause 9 — Referral of Part 1 Warrant to Secretary of State	tellaye	aye	Teller
25 Mar 2003	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
Commons	19 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 1 — Meaning of "NHS Body" and "Qualifying Hospital Patient"	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28)	Majority	aye	Rebel
28 Feb 2003	Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
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
22 Jul 2002	Became Member, Transport Committee
1 Jul 2002	Stopped being Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Nov 2001	Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords]	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
1 Jul 2001	Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
1 Jun 2001	Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions),
House	Date	Subject	Robert Syms	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Feb 2001	Road Transport Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
13 Nov 2000	Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
26 Nov 1999	Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
1 Jun 1999	Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions),
5 Nov 1998	Became Member, Procedure Committee
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Health and Social Care 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
90%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100%	Academy Schools - for
7%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
36%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
0%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
100%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
86%	Asylum System - More strict
90%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
100%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Ban fox hunting
8%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
0%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
64%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
100%	Closed Material Proceedure
90%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
75%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
80%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
45%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
14%	Easier access to abortion
100%	Employee Shareholder Status
48%	Employment rights
100%	Encourage and incentivise saving
100%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
16%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
20%	Environmental water quality
89%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
26%	European Union Integration - For
96%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
100%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
12%	Fire Safety
42%	Fixed Term Parliaments
7%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
69%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
61%	Fully Elected House of Lords
19%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
11%	Further devolution to Scotland
8%	Further devolution to Wales
43%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
50%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
12%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
0%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
86%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
38%	Higher taxes on banks
100%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
27%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
78%	HS2 - In Favour
14%	Human Rights and Equality
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
24%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
33%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
33%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
100%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
85%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
81%	Increase the state pension age
90%	Increase VAT
17%	Inheritance Tax
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
85%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
18%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
0%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
100%	Localise Council Tax Support
58%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
19%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
0%	Mansion Tax
66%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
59%	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
19%	Minimum Wage
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
0%	More Emergency Service Workers
0%	More funds for social care
27%	More powers for local councils
12%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
82%	Nuclear power - For
28%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
17%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
100%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
100%	Police and Crime Commissioners
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
24%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
0%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
65%	Promote Occupational Pensions
15%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
0%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
77%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
31%	Public Ownership of Railways
0%	Rail Fares - Lower
70%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
86%	Reduce capital gains tax
90%	Reduce central funding for local government
20%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
91%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
89%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
71%	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
0%	Regulate letting agent fees
50%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
17%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
25%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
91%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
100%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
87%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
100%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
9%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
36%	Right to strike
17%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
34%	Same Sex Marriage - for
95%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
100%	Sell England's Public Forests
47%	Smoking ban - In favour
9%	State control of bus services
29%	Stop climate change
24%	Support current and former armed service members
63%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
93%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
87%	Tougher on illegal immigration
96%	Trade Unions - Restrict
92%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	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
44%	University Tuition Fees - For
95%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
14%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
29%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
14%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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