Policy #6780: "Openness and Transparency — In Favour"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #6780: "Openness and Transparency - In Favour". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that there should be more transparency in our society, particularly in civic life would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons7 Dec 1999Freedom of Information Bill — Committee of the whole House abstain
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Ministerial orders for exemption minority (strong)
Commons4 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Time for compliance with request Majority
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Discretionary disclosures minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — The Information Commissioner or Ombudsman abstain
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Delete security services exemption — rejected minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Formulation of government policy minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Harm from disclosure must be substantial — rejected minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order minority (strong)
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice minority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill and Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Allocation Of Time) — Interpretation abstain
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Information held for the purpose of investigation minority
Commons27 Nov 2000Freedom of Information Bill — New Bodies — National Assembly for Wales Majority (strong)
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected minority (strong)
Commons20 Apr 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — That the Question now be proposed abstain
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected minority (strong)
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading — Closure abstain
Commons18 May 2007Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading minority (strong)
Commons3 Jul 2008MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected Majority (strong)
Commons2 Mar 2009Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret minority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration Majority (strong)
Commons30 Apr 2009MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration Majority (strong)
Commons18 Jan 2012Local Government Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Process for National vs Local Allocation of Business Rates minority
Commons7 Feb 2012Opposition Day — Banking — Access to Credit for Businesses — Banking Sector Pay Reform minority
Commons22 Feb 2012Health and Social Care Bill Risk Register minority (strong)
Commons25 Apr 2012Civil Aviation Bill — Clause 84 — Requirement for Civil Aviation Authority to Publish Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions minority
Commons1 Jul 2013Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — International Tax Transparency for Multi-National Companies abstain
Commons17 Jul 2013Publication of NHS Transition Risk Register and Implementation of Key Francis Recommendations minority (strong)
Commons3 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Decline Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons3 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons9 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Personal Registration of Employed Lobbyists minority
Commons9 Sep 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Scope of Register of Lobbyists minority
Commons9 Oct 2013Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Third Reading Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2014Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Inclusion of Those Who Lobby Special Advisers In Register of Lobbyists minority (strong)
Commons13 May 2014Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 3 — Access to Data from Service Providers to Inform Consumer Choice minority (strong)
Commons30 Jun 2014Opposition Day -Benefits System — Risks — Timeframe for Assessments minority (strong)
Commons16 Dec 2014Equal Pay (Transparency) Bill Majority (strong)
Commons16 Mar 2015Transport for London Bill — New Clause 1 — Disposal of TfL Assets for Development (Disclosure) minority (strong)
Commons27 Jan 2016Opposition Day — Prisons and Probation — Bring G4S Establishments Under Government Control — Review Rehabilitation Policy — Publish Agreement with Saudi Arabia minority
Commons14 Sep 2016Publication of NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans and Consultation minority (strong)
Commons24 Mar 2017Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill — Clause 1 — Right for All Registered Voters to Inspect Accounting Records of Certain Public Bodies minority (strong)
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 80 — Transparency of the Financial Settlement — Approval by MPs minority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 6 — Publication of Legal Advice on Varying Notification of Withdrawal from the EU minority (strong)
Commons7 Mar 2018Draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2018 Majority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 8 — Public Register of Beneficial Owners of Overseas Entities minority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — New Clause 13 — Requirement for Companies House and Others to Identify Beneficial Ownwers of Companies on Formation minority (strong)
Commons2 May 2018Lawful Immigration from Commonwealth Countries Prior to 1973 — Windrush — Provision of Papers minority (strong)
Commons16 May 2018Publication of Papers relating to the Government's Preferred Customs Arrangements on Withdrawal From the European Union minority (strong)
Commons23 May 2018NHS Reforms — Provision of Papers to Health and Social Care Committee minority (strong)
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — New Clause 3 — Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Consent minority (strong)
Commons19 Jul 2018Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards — Publication of Information About Matters Under Investigation minority (strong)
Commons17 Oct 2018Universal Credit — Briefing Papers and Analysis minority (strong)
Commons28 Nov 2018Offensive Weapons Bill — New Clause 6 — Report on the Causes Behind Youth Violence With Offensive Weapons minority (strong)
Commons4 Dec 2018Contempt — Publication of Legal Advice on the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majority (strong)
Commons4 Dec 2018Contempt — Publication of Legal Advice on the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Majority (strong)
Commons26 Mar 2019Offensive Weapons Bill — Knife Crime Prevention Orders — Continuation After Pilot Schemes minority (strong)
Commons14 May 2019Publication of Health and Social Care Documents minority (strong)
Commons9 Sep 2019Provision of Information on Both the Suspension of Parliament and Planning for Leaving the EU Without a Withdrawal Agreement Majority (strong)

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