As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
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- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
23 Jun 1999
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On 23 Jun 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Referendum on Changing the Voting System for the House of Commons
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4 May 1999
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On 4 May 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Greater London Authority Bill — Enforcing no smoking signs in London taxis
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16 Mar 1999
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On 16 Mar 1999:
Mr Alan Clark voted no on House of Lords Bill — Third Reading
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1 Mar 1999
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On 1 Mar 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading
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16 Feb 1999
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On 16 Feb 1999:
Mr Alan Clark voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected
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15 Feb 1999
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On 15 Feb 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected
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10 Feb 1999
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On 10 Feb 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts
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2 Feb 1999
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On 2 Feb 1999:
Mr Alan Clark voted no on House of Lords Bill — Second Reading
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On 2 Feb 1999:
Mr Alan Clark voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected
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25 Jan 1999
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On 25 Jan 1999:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading
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1 Jul 1998
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On 1 Jul 1998:
Mr Alan Clark voted to exempt students at Scottish universities from tuition fees in the 4th year of their degrees.
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On 1 Jul 1998:
Mr Alan Clark voted to exempt students at Scottish universities from tuition fees in the 4th year of their degrees.
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22 Jun 1998
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On 22 Jun 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Crime and Disorder Bill — Reduction of Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts to 16
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24 Mar 1998
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Third Reading
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Abolition of corporal punishment in schools
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On 24 Mar 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — End Partial Selection of Pupils — rejected
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11 Mar 1998
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On 11 Mar 1998:
Mr Alan Clark voted yes on School Standards and Framework Bill — Grant Maintained Schools (Parental Ballot) — rejected
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On 11 Mar 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on School Standards and Framework Bill — Exemption from strict class size limits — rejected
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4 Feb 1998
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On 4 Feb 1998:
Mr Alan Clark was absent for a vote on Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill — Secretary of State's Powers to Prohibit Public Processions
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10 Dec 1997
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On 10 Dec 1997:
Mr Alan Clark voted against allowing a terminally ill person to obtain assistance in dying from a doctor.
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