Voting Record — Robert Syms MP, Poole (10582)

Robert Syms is currently Member, Panel of Chairs

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Con 18 votes out of 924, 1.9% 924 votes out of 1002, 92.2% 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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HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Mar 2023Public Order Bill — Clause 9 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityunknown Unknown
24 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
24 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
20 Oct 2022Became Member, Panel of Chairs
Commons18 Oct 2022Public Order Bill — New Clause 11 - Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services minorityaye Rebel
Commons22 Jun 2022Deferred Division — Health and Personal Social Services minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1416) minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 Dec 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 — Omicron Variant minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Nov 2021Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Jul 2021Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jun 2021Coronavirus Restrictions — Extension minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Apr 2021Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons25 Mar 2021Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Jan 2021The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2020The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons4 Nov 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Nationwide Lockdown for 28 Days minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2020Public Health minorityaye Rebel
Commons6 Oct 2020Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 — Rule of Six minorityaye Rebel
Commons2 Sep 2020Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation) Bill — Expulsion from the House of Commons of MPs who Voluntarily Change Political Party minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Mar 2020Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Communications Network Operators — High Risk Vendors — Access to Install Services minorityno Rebel
9 Mar 2020Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
27 Jan 2020Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
27 Jan 2020Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
Commons4 Sep 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Clause 1 — Purpose of Delaying Withdrawal — Content of Bill to Implement Withdrawl Agreement minorityno Rebel
Commons18 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — New Clause 1 — Marriage of Same-Sex Couples minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Apr 2019Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Arrangements for Moving a Motion on Seeking to Delay the UK Leaving the EU minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 minorityno Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (O) — Seeking Preferential Trade Arrangements To Apply In Absense of Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Mar 2019Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019- Delay Withdrawal from 29 March to 12 April or 22 May minorityaye Rebel
Commons27 Feb 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consideration of a Short Delay if Withdrawal Agreement and Leaving Without an Agreement Rejected minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jan 2019European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Jan 2018Appointment of Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as Electoral Commissioner minorityno Rebel
30 Oct 2017Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
30 Oct 2017Became Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
30 Oct 2017Became Member, Finance Committee (Commons)
15 Jun 2017Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
28 Nov 2016Became Member, Administration Committee
Commons20 Jul 2016Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing tellnono Teller
Commons19 Jul 2016Higher Education and Research Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
17 Jul 2016Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
22 Feb 2016Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
22 Feb 2016Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
8 Jun 2015Stopped being Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Became Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Finance and Services Committee
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons11 Mar 2015Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Feb 2015Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 minorityaye Rebel
8 Dec 2014Stopped being Member, Administration Committee
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall 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 minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Nov 2014Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2014Recognition of the State of Palestine Alongside the State of Israel minorityaye Rebel
6 May 2014Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
6 May 2014Became Chair, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
6 May 2014Stopped being Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
29 Apr 2014Became Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee
Commons5 Mar 2014Make Same Sex Marriage Available to Armed Forces Personnel Outside the United Kingdom minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Amendments to Acts of Parliament in Light of the Introduction of Same Sex Marriage in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Changes to Laws on Consular Marriage Following Introduction of Same Sex Marriages in Parts of the UK minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Registration of Armed Forces Chapels for Same Sex Marriages minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Proceedures for Consenting to Registration of Shared Places of Worship for Same Sex Marriage minorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Mar 2014Same Sex Marriage — Enabling Courts to Deal with Divorce or Annulment Proceedings minorityaye Rebel
Commons10 Feb 2014Children and Families Bill — Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle When A Person Under 18 is Present minorityaye Rebel
10 Dec 2013Became Member, Finance and Services Committee
28 Oct 2013Became Member, Administration Committee
7 Oct 2013Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons11 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 37 — Duty to appoint an assurer etc tellnono Teller
Commons11 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 36 — Provision of Union Membership Audit Certificates to Regulator tellnono Teller
Commons6 Sep 2013Motion to Sit in Private tellnono Teller
Commons4 Sep 2013Opposition Day — Living Standards — Energy Prices and Profits tellnono Teller
Commons17 Jul 2013Publication of NHS Transition Risk Register and Implementation of Key Francis Recommendations tellnono Teller
Commons10 Jul 2013Opposition Day — Assessment of Impact of Government Changes on Disabled People tellayeaye Teller
Commons26 Jun 2013High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Strategy for the Arts and Creative Industries tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Protecting Children Online tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jun 2013Increase Social Care Spending — Ensure Adequate Staffing in Hospitals tellnono Teller
Commons5 Jun 2013Opposition Day — Badger Cull tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Jun 2013Energy Bill — Schedule 14 — Make Consumer Redress Orders Retrospective tellnono Teller
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 6 — Protection of Beliefs About Marriage Majorityaye Rebel
Commons20 May 2013Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — New Clause 3 — Conscientious Objection From Registrars to Marrying Same Sex Couples Majorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2013Cost of Living tellnono Teller
Commons24 Apr 2013Abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board tellnono Teller
Commons22 Apr 2013Government assessment of medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Apr 2013Finance Bill — New Clause 7 — Review of Anti-Tax Avoidance General Anti-Abuse Rule tellnono Teller
Commons17 Apr 2013Finance Bill — Clause 200 — Tax on Bankers' Bonuses tellnono Teller
Commons17 Apr 2013Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Mansion tax tellnono Teller
Commons16 Apr 2013Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — New Clause 7 — Allow Complaints About Baliffs to Be Taken to Ombudsman tellnono Teller
Commons13 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill — Clause 12 — National Crime Agency — No Strike Provisions tellnono Teller
Commons7 Mar 2013Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Mar 2013House of Commons Sitting on Friday 22 March 2013 tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Mar 2013Suspension of Standing Orders to Enable Vote on House of Commons Sitting for an Extra Friday tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Feb 2013Opposition Day — Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty) tellnono Teller
Commons13 Feb 2013Police Grant Report 2013-14 tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Regulation of the Private Rented Sector tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Loans and Grants for Heating and Insulation — Energy Saving — Carbon Emissions Reductions tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2013Opposition Day — Rising Cost of Transport — Cap on Rail Fare Increases tellnono Teller
Commons19 Dec 2012Energy Bill — Decline Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons12 Dec 2012NHS Funding — Call on Ministers to Reflect Official Spending Statistics When Speaking About Health Spending tellnono Teller
10 Dec 2012Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 Dec 2012Stopped being Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
3 Dec 2012Stopped being Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons30 Nov 2012Prisons (Property) Bill — Clause 1 — Power to Destroy or Otherwise Dispose of Unauthorised Property or Unattributable Property tellnono Teller
Commons28 Nov 2012Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000 tellnono Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme tellnono Teller
Commons7 Nov 2012NHS — Regional Pay — Support for Employers and Unions Working Together — Evidence Based Change tellayeaye Teller
Commons31 Oct 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Review Localised Council Tax Support After Three Years tellnono Teller
Commons24 Oct 2012Opposition Day — Police and Crime Commissioner Elections tellnono Teller
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 52 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights tellnono Teller
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets tellnono Teller
Commons17 Oct 2012Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 13 — Power to Set Limit on Unfair Dismissal Compensation tellnono Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Three Tier Sanctions for Jobseeker's Allowance tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Defamation 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 tellnono Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Defamation Bill — Clause 5 — Operators of Websites — Defence to Defamation Action if They Did Not Post Statement tellnono Teller
Commons12 Sep 2012Defamation Bill — New Clause 2 — Regulation of Payments for Legal Services In Defamation Cases tellnono Teller
6 Sep 2012Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
Commons21 Feb 2012London Local Authorities Bill — Closure of Debate on Amendments minorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of Hand-held Electronic Devices and Social Media in the Chamber (Backbench Business) minorityno Rebel
15 Mar 2011Became Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee)
Commons13 Oct 2010London Local Authorities Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
27 Jul 2010Became Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010Became Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010Stopped being Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
27 Jul 2010Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
26 Jul 2010Became Member, Regulatory Reform Committee
Commons21 Jul 2010Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons15 Jun 2010Business of the House — Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
6 May 2010Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — Staff to continue to be employed by MPs — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — outer-London MPs can no longer claim second home minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Apr 2009Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [ Lords] (Programme) minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Mar 2009Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book Majorityno Rebel
22 Jul 2008Stopped being Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jun 2008Orders of the Day — European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Jun 2008Prayers tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for sibling tissue compatibility Majorityaye Rebel
Commons19 May 2008Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness tellayeaye Teller
8 May 2008Became Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
22 Oct 2007Became Member, Health and Social Care Committee
3 Jul 2007Stopped being Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
Commons14 Feb 2006Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended Majorityno Rebel
10 May 2005Became Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government),
5 May 2005Stopped being Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
Commons7 Feb 2005Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area minorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Jan 2005Connecting Parliament with the Public minorityaye Rebel
Commons3 Nov 2004Third Report of the Procedure Committee — Election of an MP to More Than One Seat — Brian Haw's Protest Camp minorityaye Rebel
Commons12 May 2004Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities minorityaye Rebel
Commons23 Feb 2004Gender Recognition Bill minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2003Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C tellnono Teller
Commons28 Oct 2003Waste and Emissions Trading Bill [Lords] — New Clause 17 — Directions to Waste Disposal Authorities tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Oct 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Carry-over) tellnono Teller
Commons21 Oct 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons21 Oct 2003European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons14 Oct 2003Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Driver Licensing Information — Clause 27 — Exercise of Powers by Others tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Sep 2003EU Constitution tellnono Teller
Commons16 Sep 2003EU Constitution tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Sep 2003Electricity Supply tellayeaye Teller
Commons9 Sep 2003Teacher Shortages tellnono Teller
Commons15 Jul 2003Sexual Offences Bill tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Community Trusts tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jul 2003Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 4) tellnono Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions tellnono Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Schedule 19 — Stamp Duty Land Tax: Commencement and Transitional Provisions tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Schedule 21 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2003Finance Bill — Clause 9 — Bingo Duty tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Jun 2003Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — New Clause 7 — Allowing Children Into Licensed Premises tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 8 — Transitional Provision Etc. tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2003Licensing Bill [Lords] — Schedule 1 — Provision Of Regulated Entertainment tellayeaye Teller
1 Jun 2003Became Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister),
1 Jun 2003Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons14 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 138 — Approved Share Plans and Schemes tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 22 — Non-Business Use of Business Property tellnono Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Rebates on Hydrocarbon Oil Duties tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill — Clause 4 — Rates of Hydrocarbon Oil Duties tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 May 2003Finance Bill (Programme) (No. 3) tellnono Teller
Commons6 May 2003Finance Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons6 May 2003Finance Bill tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Apr 2003Community Services tellnono Teller
Commons29 Apr 2003Community Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 23. Income Tax (Charge And Rates For 2003–04) tellnono Teller
Commons14 Apr 2003Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme) tellnono Teller
Commons8 Apr 2003Anti-Social Behaviour Bill (Programme) tellnono Teller
Commons25 Mar 2003Extradition Bill — New Clause 9 — Referral of Part 1 Warrant to Secretary of State tellayeaye Teller
25 Mar 2003Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
Commons19 Mar 2003Community Care (Delayed Discharges Etc.) Bill — Clause 1 — Meaning of "NHS Body" and "Qualifying Hospital Patient" tellnono Teller
Commons10 Mar 2003Local Government Bill — Maintain Prohibition on Promotion of Homosexuality (Section 28) Majorityaye Rebel
28 Feb 2003Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Feb 2003House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Oct 2002Modernisation of the House of Commons Majorityaye Rebel
22 Jul 2002Became Member, Transport Committee
1 Jul 2002Stopped being Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityaye Rebel
Commons14 May 2002Payment for Chairmen minorityno Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2001Human Reproductive Cloning Bill[Lords] Majorityaye Rebel
Commons16 Jul 2001Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Treasury Majorityaye Rebel
Commons5 Jul 2001Parliamentary Pensions Majorityno Rebel
1 Jul 2001Became Vice-Chair, Conservative Party,
1 Jun 2001Stopped being Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions),
HouseDateSubjectRobert SymsCon VoteRôle
Commons22 Mar 2001Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Feb 2001Road Transport Bill tellayeaye Teller
13 Nov 2000Stopped being Member, Health and Social Care Committee
26 Nov 1999Stopped being Member, Procedure Committee
1 Jun 1999Became Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions),
5 Nov 1998Became Member, Procedure Committee
14 Jul 1997Became 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.

AgreementPolicy
90% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
100% Academy Schools - for
7% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
0% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
100% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
86% Asylum System - More strict
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
45% Do more to help refugees inclding children
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.
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
42% Fixed Term Parliaments
7% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
10% Foundation hospitals - In favour
0% Fox hunting - Ban
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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