Mr Tony Clarke, former MP, Northampton South

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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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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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A selection of Mr Tony Clarke’s votes

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Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 1999–2003.
Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2004.

We have lots more plain English analysis of Mr Tony Clarke’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Mr Tony Clarke’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

Orders of the Day — Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill 4 Mar 2005

I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) on bringing this Bill before the House. It has been said that the ballot for private Members' Bills is very much a case of chance, but I always like to look at what Bills Members choose to promote, because it can be almost a window on the soul. In choosing their subjects, my hon. Friends the Members for Jarrow and...
Orders of the Day — Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill 4 Mar 2005

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his comments, but I have to say that the fact that we might not be able to go as far as we want is no excuse for not putting the Bill on the statute book or for allowing 300-plus deaths a year to continue unchecked. Perhaps the Government will have to come back at a later date to extend coverage to the public sector; if so, so be it. We should not...
Orders of the Day — Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill 4 Mar 2005

On companies not taking seriously health and safety matters, does my hon. Friend agree that it is an outrage that, when the HSE considered the amount of time that directors spent at board meetings discussing health and safety, it found that more than 50 per cent. of companies had not discussed health and safety in the past three years? Is that not the crux of what we are trying to do? We want...