Policy #6668: "Recognise Couples in the Tax and Benefits System"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #6668: "Recognise Couples in the Tax and Benefits System". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that the tax and benefit system should reflect if people live as couples rather than treat everyone as independent individuals. would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Commons8 Nov 2010Finance (No.2) Bill — New Clause 2 — Independent taxation and family benefits abstain
Commons28 Jun 2011Finance Bill — New Clause 5 — Transfer of personal allowances between spouses minority (strong)
Commons1 Feb 2012Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance Majority
Commons16 Apr 2012Finance Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons16 Apr 2012Finance Bill (carry over) Majority (strong)
Commons19 Apr 2012Finance Bill 2012 — Schedule 1 — Income Threshold for Recovery of Child Benefit minority (strong)
Commons2 Jul 2012Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Recovery of Child Benefit from Those With Income Over Fifty Thousand Pounds Per Year Majority
Commons3 Jul 2012Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading Majority (strong)
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons9 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Clause 11 — Review of Impact of Introducing Transferable Tax Allowance for Married Couples and Civil Partners abstain
Commons9 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Clause 11 — Transferable Tax Allowance for Married Couples and Civil Partners Majority (strong)

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