Tristram Hunt

Former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central

@TristramHuntVA

Equality and Human Rights

There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.

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Tristram Hunt generally voted for laws to promote equality and human rights

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Major votes

  • On 30 Jan 2014: Tristram Hunt voted against only allowing human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported in cases where there would be a breach of the right to life, or right not to be tortured; and against adding a new exemption to deportation for cases where harm to the criminal's children outweighs the public interest in removal. Show vote
  • On 16 Apr 2013: Tristram Hunt voted in favour of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights having a duty to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is respect for human rights. Show vote
  • On 16 Apr 2013: Tristram Hunt voted to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste Show vote
  • On 4 Dec 2012: Tristram Hunt was absent for a vote on Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill Show vote
  • On 13 Jul 2011: Tristram Hunt voted against applying laws against work related discrimination to mariners. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 14 Dec 2016: Tristram Hunt was absent for a vote on Impact of Tax and Benefit Changes on Women and Protected Groups — Gender Equality Strategy to Improve the Position of Women Show vote
  • On 26 May 2016: Tristram Hunt voted against repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; for plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and for a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending. Show vote
  • On 9 Dec 2015: Tristram Hunt was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Impact of Policies on Women Show vote
  • On 1 Jul 2015: Tristram Hunt voted to require an annual report from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission analysing information on the gender pay gap and making recommendations to close it. Show vote
  • On 10 Mar 2014: Tristram Hunt voted to make it unlawful for any provider of regulated social care to act in a manner incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Show vote
  • On 13 Jul 2011: Tristram Hunt voted against requiring specified public bodies to publish objectives in relation to their duties to promote equality. Show vote

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