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.
A selection of Huw Irranca-Davies’s votes
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Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
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Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
2 votes for, 40 votes against, 8 absences, between 2014–2016.
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Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2012.
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Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
3 votes for, 18 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2015.
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Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
10 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2016.
We have lots more plain English analysis of Huw Irranca-Davies’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Huw Irranca-Davies’s full vote analysis page for more.
Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reconsider its decision to withdraw Volunteer Gliding Squadrons provision for Air Cadets in Wales.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to take forward talks on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland on expanding electricity interconnection capacity in response to the conclusions of the National Infrastructure Commission's report on Smart Power, published in March 2016.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy trade agreed between the UK and Ireland in January 2013, what progress has been made on reaching an intergovernmental agreement with Ireland.
More of Huw Irranca-Davies’s recent appearances
Profile
Former Labour MP for Ogmore
Entered the House of Commons on 14 February 2002 — Byelection
Left the House of Commons on 24 March 2016 — Resigned
Social Media
Expenses
Topics of interest
- Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Energy and Climate Change
- Health
- Treasury
- Work and Pensions
- Food Procurement
- Bovine Tuberculosis
- Food
- Departmental Carbon Emissions
- Dangerous Dogs
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 25 Jan 2016)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 25 Jan 2016)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 25 Jan 2016)
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Shadow Minister (Marine and Natural Environment) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Marine and Natural Environment) (5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- PPS (Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
- Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (5 Oct 2002 to 8 Jan 2004)
- Member, Procedure Committee (24 Jun 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
- Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (10 May 2002 to 8 Jan 2004)
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Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 21 Mar 2016.
1. Employment and earnings
Surveys completed for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA.
£75 was paid direct to charity for January-February 2015
MP panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 May 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
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