Voting record - Sarah Teather, former MP, Brent Central

Constitutional Reform
Home Affairs
Transport
Environmental Issues
Foreign Policy and Defence
Miscellaneous Topics
Health
Welfare and Benefits
Business and the Economy
Social Issues
Taxation and Employment
Education

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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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How Sarah Teather voted on Constitutional Reform #

Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2010–2013.
Consistently voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012–2013.
Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (11 votes, between 1999–2020).
Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 4 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2010–2013.
Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 7 absences, in 2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (37 votes, between 2011–2020).
Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 1 vote for, 10 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (51 votes, between 2011–2020).
Generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010–2014.
Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (12 votes, between 2010–2019).
Generally voted for a transparent Parliament Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2007–2009. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (11 votes, between 2007–2009).
Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2012.
Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes 10 votes for, 16 votes against, 11 absences, between 2011–2015.
Almost always voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014.
Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
Voted for a lower voting age Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2005. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs almost always voted for (7 votes, between 2004–2016).

Last updated: 1 September 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Home Affairs #

Consistently voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 0 votes for, 19 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2006.
Generally voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2012.
Generally voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2009–2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (9 votes, between 2009–2016).
Consistently voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2008–2009.
Consistently voted against a stricter asylum system Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007.

Last updated: 30 June 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Transport #

Has never voted on a publicly owned railway system
Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014.
Voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2014.
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 3 votes for, 10 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2013.
Almost always voted against slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013.

Last updated: 31 October 2017. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Environmental Issues #

Has never voted on culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis
Voted a mixture of for and against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013.
Generally voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, in 2015.
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 3 votes for, 10 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2013.
Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2014.
Consistently voted for selling England’s state owned forests Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
Voted a mixture of for and against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 11 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2013. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (50 votes, between 2000–2020).
Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014.

Last updated: 12 October 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

Consistently voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2012.
Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2008–2014.
Has never voted on military action against ISIL (Daesh)
Consistently voted for investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 11 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2004–2009.
Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 38 votes for, 11 votes against, 19 absences, between 2006–2014.
Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2015.
Generally voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014.

Last updated: 15 July 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

Consistently voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2013–2014.
Consistently voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 0 votes for, 46 votes against, 5 absences, between 2005–2010.
Almost always voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013.
Generally voted for greater regulation of gambling Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, 5 absences, between 2005–2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (16 votes, between 2004–2014).
Voted a mixture of for and against the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2009–2011. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (6 votes, between 2008–2011).
Consistently voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (6 votes, between 2010–2020).
Almost always voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2013. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (8 votes, between 2012–2013).
Generally voted for the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Show votes 48 votes for, 10 votes against, 23 absences, between 2010–2015.
Generally voted for restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2014.
Voted a mixture of for and against a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2013. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (6 votes, in 2013).
Generally voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014.

Last updated: 30 September 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Health #

Consistently voted against introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2003.
Consistently voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2012.
Almost always voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2005–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (12 votes, between 1999–2015).

Last updated: 23 October 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Welfare and Benefits #

Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs almost always voted against (6 votes, in 2013).
Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014.
Voted a mixture of for and against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 14 absences, between 2012–2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs generally voted for (18 votes, between 2011–2018).
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2012.
Has never voted on paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, 21 absences, between 2012–2015.

Last updated: 8 May 2018. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Business and the Economy #

Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2014.
Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 3 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2014.
Generally voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (16 votes, between 2013–2020).
Generally voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2015.

Last updated: 1 July 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

Generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2004–2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs almost always voted for (13 votes, between 2004–2019).
Generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014.
Voted for the hunting ban Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2004.
Generally voted for smoking bans Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2005–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (12 votes, between 1999–2015).
Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2004–2014. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs almost always voted for (33 votes, between 1998–2019).

Last updated: 18 July 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Taxation and Employment #

Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2015.
We don’t have enough information to calculate Sarah Teather’s position on more restrictive regulation of trade union activity. Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2008–2010.
Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 18 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2013.
Consistently voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012–2013.
Generally voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014.
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 3 votes for, 10 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2013.
Almost always voted against a banker’s bonus tax Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2015.
Has never voted on reducing capital gains tax
Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2004–2011.
Generally voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 12 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2015.
Generally voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2015. Most current Liberal Democrat MPs voted a mixture of for and against (29 votes, between 2011–2018).
Consistently voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2013.
Generally voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2015.

Last updated: 25 June 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

How Sarah Teather voted on Education #

Consistently voted for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2012.
Consistently voted for academy schools Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2011.
Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
Generally voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 14 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2006–2014.

Last updated: 29 June 2017. Please share these votes responsibly.

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