Policy #856: "Delegate more powers to government ministers"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #856: "Delegate more powers to government ministers". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that the powers of MPs in Parliament should be reduced or curtailed, and/or more powers should be delegated to ministers. would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Commons5 Apr 2000Freedom of Information Bill — Power to confer additional exemptions by order Majority (strong)
Commons9 Feb 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Timetable abstain
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Power to remove or reduce burdens abstain
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "19" — Ministers to act reasonably Majority
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "21" — Power to implement Law Commission recommendations abstain
Commons15 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "21" — Law Commission recommendations "without changes" Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "2" — Report on Operation of Act Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "5" — Laying a rejected order Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "14" — Veto by specified number of MPs Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause "15" — Sub-delegated legislative functions Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Disapplication of European Communities Act 1972 — rejected abstain
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 14 — Negative Resolution Procedure Majority
Commons16 May 2006Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading Majority (strong)
Commons14 Nov 2011Education Bill — Clause 39 — Parliamentary Scrutiny of Exemptions for Schools from Inspections Majority (strong)
Commons4 Dec 2012Public Service Pensions Bill — Clause 9 — Power to Alter Public Sector Pension Ages Following Capability Reviews minority (strong)
Commons11 Sep 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons11 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Changing the Law on Taxation of Payments In Connection with Termination of Employment Majority (strong)
Commons11 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Changing the Threshold for Treating Payments Relating to Termination of Employment as Employment Income Majority (strong)
Commons31 Oct 2017Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Termination Payments Etc: Treatment as Employment Income — Power of Ministers to Reduce Threshold minority (strong)
Commons15 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 25 — Amendment of Retained European Union Law Majority (strong)
Commons15 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 58 — Mechanisms for Amendment of Retained EU Law Majority (strong)
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 17 — Withdrawal Agreement Payment to the European Union — Approval by MPs Majority (strong)
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 80 — Transparency of the Financial Settlement — Approval by MPs minority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Retention of Laws Required by the UK's Membership of the Single Market Majority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Power for Ministers to Amend Devolution Arrangements for Scotland and Wales Majority (strong)
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Rights and Protections Majority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Parliamentary Approval for Terms of the UK's Withdrawal from the EU minority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Implementing the Withdrawal Agreement — Power for Ministers to Modify the Act Majority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Regulations to Implement Withdrawal Agreement — Report on Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements — Veto for Devolved Administrations Majority (strong)
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 1 — Scrutiny Committee Majority
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 8 — International Obligations — Rights and Protections Majority (strong)
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Moment of Withdrawal minority (strong)
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Power for Ministers to Create New Criminal Offences Carrying Custodial Sentences of up to Two Years Majority (strong)
Commons9 Jan 2018Trade Bill — Decline Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons9 Jan 2018Trade Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 1 — Restriction of Ministers' Powers Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 11 — Rescinding of Notification of Withdrawal if no House of Commons Resolution Approving Either a Withdrawal Agreement or Withdrawal Without Agreement Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Powers for Ministers to Correct Deficiencies in EU Law Retained as UK Law on Withdrawal Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Allow Ministers to Change Date of Withdrawal minority (strong)
Commons23 Jan 2018Nuclear Safeguards Bill — Clause 2 — Power for Ministers to Amend Legislation Relating to Nuclear Safeguards Majority
Commons6 Feb 2018Space Industry Bill — Clause 68 — Regulations — Role of MPs in Parliament — Reports — Consultation Majority (strong)
Commons1 May 2018Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill — Clause 48 — Powers for Ministers to Amend or Revoke Acts of Parliament Majority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Part I — Scrutiny of Powers of Ministers Majority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Paragraph 13 — Scrutiny of Powers of Ministers minority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Power of Ministers to Set Exit Day minority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 14 — Interpretation — Power of Ministers to Set Exit Day minority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 7 — Parliamentary Approval of Theoretical Regulations to Set the Exit Date Majority
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Negotiations with the European Union Majority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Dealing with Deficiencies Arising from Withdrawal — Powers of Ministers Majority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 17 — Powers of Ministers Majority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 17 — Powers of Ministers Majority (strong)
Commons12 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Powers of Ministers — Parliamentary Approval of Mandate for Negiotiations — Implementation of Withdrawal Agreement Majority (strong)
Commons13 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Enhanced Protection for Certain Areas of EU Law Majority (strong)
Commons20 Jun 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Approval by MPs of Government Plans in the Eventuality MPs Reject a Withdrawal Agreement or an Agreement is not Reached Majority (strong)
Commons16 Jul 2018Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill — New Clause 13 — House of Commons Approval for Import/Export Duties and Quotas Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — New Clause 3 — Free Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Consent Majority (strong)
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — Third Reading Majority
Commons19 Nov 2018Finance Bill — Parliamentary Approval of Tax Law Changes Due to Withdrawal from the EU Majority (strong)
Commons8 Jan 2019Finance Bill — Clause 89 — Activating Treasury Powers to Maintain Effective Tax Laws on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU — Requirement for Commons Motion Majority
Commons11 Feb 2019Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill — UK Implementation of Future EU Law — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2019UK Withdrawal from the EU — Consider Cross Party Proposal To Seek Majority Support in the House of Commons Majority (strong)
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business minority
Commons25 Mar 2019Business of the House — Precedence for Government Business minority
Commons27 Mar 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU minority
Commons1 Apr 2019Business of the House — Proceedure for Consideration of the UK's Withdrawal From the EU minority
Commons1 Apr 2019EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (G) Parliamentary Supremacy — MPs to Decide Between Remaining in the EU and Leaving Without a Withdrawal Agreement Majority (strong)
Commons3 Apr 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 8 April 2019 no
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Second Reading minority
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Consideration by MPs of Any Withdrawal Delay Proposed by the European Council minority
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Directions for the Prime Minister minority (strong)
Commons3 Apr 2019European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Third Reading minority
Commons12 Jun 2019Business of the House — Consideration of Motions on EU Withdrawal on 25 June 2019 Majority
Commons8 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 21 — Limitation on Powers of Ministers — Regulations Connected with the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 7 — Physical Proof of Right of Permanant Residence in the UK Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law Majority (strong)
Commons20 Jul 2020Trade Bill — Third Reading Majority
Commons14 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (Money) Majority
Commons15 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 2 — Limits on Powers to Override Common Frameworks Majority (strong)
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 46 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. Majority (strong)
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 47 — Restriction of Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. Majority (strong)
Commons21 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clauses 42 to 44 — State Aid — Northern Ireland Agriculture Majority (strong)
Commons29 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 45 — Regulations on Northern Ireland Trade and State Aid — Compliance with Domestic and International Law Majority
Commons6 Oct 2020Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill — New Clause 5 — Implementation of other International Agreements on Private Law via Secondary Legislation Majority (strong)
Commons16 Nov 2020Pension Schemes Bill — Clause 123 — Funding of Defined Benefit Schemes Majority
Commons7 Dec 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 48 — Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc minority (strong)
Commons8 Dec 2020Financial Assistance to Industry — Authorisation of Payments To Compensate for Indirect Costs of the UK Emissions Trading System or the Carbon Emissions Tax and Carbon Price Support Mechanism Majority (strong)
Commons26 Jan 2021Environment Bill — Clause 2 — Environmental Targets: Particulate Matter Majority (strong)
Commons6 Jul 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Second Reading Majority
Commons13 Sep 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Clause 2 — Revival of Prerogative Powers to Dissolve Parliament and to Call a new Parliament Majority
Commons13 Sep 2021Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Third Reading minority
Commons20 Oct 2021Environment Bill — After Clause 106 — Habitats Regulations: Limits on Powers to Amend minority (strong)
Commons23 Nov 2021Health and Care Bill — Clause 39 — Reconfiguration of Services: Intervention Powers Majority (strong)
Commons21 Feb 2022Skills and Post-16 Education Bill — Clause 2 — Designation of Employer Representative Bodies Majority
Commons22 Feb 2022Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill — New Clause 1 — Guidance to Public Service Pension Scheme Managers on Investment Decisions Majority (strong)
Commons14 Mar 2022Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill — Clause 2 — Revival of Prerogative Powers to Dissolve Parliament and to Call a New Parliament Majority
Commons30 Mar 2022Health and Care Bill — Clause 40 — Reconfiguration of Services: Intervention Powers Majority (strong)

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