European Union Integration
There have been votes in Parliament on the degree of the UK's integration with the European Union. Specific matters voted on include the UK's opt out from the European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures and the establishment of a European Union External Action Service.
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Alison McGovern generally voted for more EU integration
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On 18 May 2022:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights
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On 26 Jan 2021:
Alison McGovern voted to require the standard of chemical regulation standards to be at least that which applies in the EU.
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On 30 Dec 2020:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of cooperation with the EU and its member states on subjects including crime, transport, research and nuclear non-proliferation.
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On 30 Dec 2020:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of cooperation with the EU and its member states on subjects including crime, transport, research and nuclear non-proliferation.
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On 9 Dec 2020:
Alison McGovern voted against generally remove rights for European Economic Area citizens under the UK's immigration and benefits systems while protecting the rights of Irish citizens and those granted settled, or pre-settled, status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
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On 25 Nov 2020:
Alison McGovern voted for the UK's appeal courts to continue to be bound by decisions of the European Union Court of Justice, even after the transition period associated with the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the union.
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On 15 Jul 2020:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Extension of the Transition Period Following the UK Leaving the EU
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On 30 Jun 2020:
Alison McGovern voted against ending the general right for nationals of European Union member states, European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK.
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On 18 May 2020:
Alison McGovern voted against ending the general right for nationals of European Union member states, European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK.
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On 20 Jan 2020:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union
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On 8 Jan 2020:
Alison McGovern voted to require the Government to seek to negotiate continuing full membership of the EU's Erasmus+ education and youth programme.
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On 8 Jan 2020:
Alison McGovern voted to seek close alignment with the EU single market underpinned by shared institutions and obligations; for participation in EU agencies and funding programmes; and for UK rights and protections for workers, consumers and the environment keeping pace with EU standards as a minimum.
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On 24 Oct 2019:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union
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On 23 Oct 2019:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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On 15 Oct 2019:
Alison McGovern voted against transferring powers to set certain technical environmental regulations from the EU to the UK on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On 4 Sep 2019:
Alison McGovern voted to require the Prime Minister to seek a delay to the UK leaving the EU until 31 January 2020 unless MPs have approved either terms of a withdrawal agreement, or withdrawal without an agreement.
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On 4 Sep 2019:
Alison McGovern voted to require the Prime Minister to seek a delay to the UK leaving the EU until 31 January 2020 unless MPs have approved either terms of a withdrawal agreement, or withdrawal without an agreement.
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On 3 Sep 2019:
Alison McGovern voted to enable the House of Commons to pass a bill to require the Prime Minister to seek to delay withdrawal to prevent the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, unless doing so is approved by MPs.
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Alison McGovern voted not to exclude wind and water turbines from a special reduced rate of VAT applying to the supply and installation of energy-saving materials in residential accommodation.
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On 9 Apr 2019:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of seeking to delay the UK leaving the EU until 30 June 2019.
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On 2 Apr 2019:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on The Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Traders Discriminating Based on Nationality or Location of Customer
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On 1 Apr 2019:
Alison McGovern voted for a permanent and comprehensive United Kingdom-wide customs union with the European Union.
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On 1 Apr 2019:
Alison McGovern voted for continued relatively free movement of goods, services, persons and capital between the UK, EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, achieved via membership of European Free Trade Association (EFTA); and for external tariff alignment between the UK and the EU.
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Alison McGovern voted against leaving the European Union on the 12th of April 2019 without a withdrawal agreement.
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Alison McGovern voted against continued relatively free movement of goods, services, persons and capital between the UK, EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, achieved via membership of European Free Trade Association (EFTA), but without a customs union with the EU.
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On 27 Mar 2019:
Alison McGovern voted for a UK wide customs union with the EU.
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On 26 Mar 2019:
Alison McGovern voted not to approve the Government's assessment of the UK's medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission.
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On 13 Feb 2019:
Alison McGovern voted against making European Union laws regulating converting loans into "securities" for sale to investors effective and enforceable in the United Kingdom.
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On 11 Feb 2019:
Alison McGovern voted against allowing the Government to update UK law to correspond with EU financial services laws currently making their way through the European legislative process.
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On 30 Jan 2019:
Alison McGovern voted to retain arrangements for cross-border action to tackle infringements of various EU consumer laws.
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On 30 Jan 2019:
Alison McGovern voted no on Draft Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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On 29 Jan 2019:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 — Delay Withdrawal — Rule-Out No-Deal — Scotland to Remain in the European Union
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On 28 Jan 2019:
Alison McGovern voted not to make European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, and their family members, subject to UK immigration controls.
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On 16 Jan 2019:
Alison McGovern voted to maintain and improve coordination and cooperation between EU member states in the field of policing and justice, particularly in relation to serious organised crime.
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On 19 Dec 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
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On 19 Dec 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Draft Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
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On 11 Sep 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make the continued participation of the UK in the European Arrest Warrant a negotiating objective during negotiations over the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Partnership and Cooperation with the Republic of Armenia — European Union
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Cuba
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Canada
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Australia
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On 18 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and New Zealand
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make retaining membership of the European medicines regulatory network a government objective.
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On 17 Jul 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make it a UK negotiating objective to establish a free trade area for goods between the UK and the EU and, if that cannot be agreed by the 21st of January 2019, to make reaching an agreement to enable the UK’s participation in a customs union with the EU a negotiating objective.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, full access to the internal market of the EU rather than merely European Economic Area membership.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, an international agreement which enables the UK to continue to participate in the European Economic Area.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to make the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on a statement on how the UK's continued participation in a customs union with the EU was sought during negotiations on the withdrawal agreement.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to largely retain the EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted for incompatibility with the general principles of EU law to continue to be actionable in UK courts following the UK's withdrawal from the union.
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On 13 Jun 2018:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of steps designed to ensure that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU does not result in the removal or diminution of any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures that contribute to the protection and improvement of the environment.
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On 23 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted for a transition period of at least two years for the transition to a domestic nuclear regulatory regime from the framework provided via the European Atomic Energy Community.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to require an agreement for the UK to remain a member of the EU single market and customs union before allowing ministers to make regulations to implement an agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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On 17 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted not to preserve, on the UK's withdrawal from the EU all rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures present in UK law as a result of the UK's membership of the EU. An explanatory statement explains the proposal not to preserve these provisions was intended as a step towards an alternative proposal to take even stronger steps to preserve them.
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On 16 Jan 2018:
Alison McGovern voted to retain a EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 20 Dec 2017:
Alison McGovern voted for the UK to retain the EU's common customs tariff and common commercial policy.
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On 20 Dec 2017:
Alison McGovern voted for a transition period of at least two years prior to implementation of an agreement on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union during which existing arrangements with the EU covering trade, security, regulations and financial contributions would be maintained.
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On 13 Dec 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to prevent ministers withdrawing the UK from the European Economic Area, the European single market.
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On 12 Dec 2017:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of retaining laws which were required by the UK's membership of the European single market.
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to require the UK Government to report on changes to EU legislation which form part of UK law, and to require the Government to consider adopting such changes to ensure that the rights of workers and employees in the UK are no less favourable than they would have been had the UK remained a member of the EU or EEA.
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern voted for the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights to remain part of UK law on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 21 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to retain the general principles of EU law derived from EU treaties, direct EU legislation, EU directives and European Court of justice case law, as part of UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 — Consent of Devolved Legislatures
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972
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On 14 Nov 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to require courts or tribunals to pay due regard to any relevant decision of the European Court after the UK's withdrawal from the EU
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On 11 Sep 2017:
Alison McGovern voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On 11 Sep 2017:
Alison McGovern voted against ending the supremacy of EU law in UK law; against converting EU law into domestic law on the UK's exit from the European Union and against giving ministers the power to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On 19 Apr 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission
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On 13 Mar 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to guarantee EU derived rights, and the potential to acquire residency rights, for EU and EEA citizens legally resident in the UK.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to require the Prime Minister to give a series of undertakings before giving notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to seek to protect the residence rights of citizens of the European Union and their family members who were lawfully resident in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2016.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted for the UK to remain member of the European Atomic Agency Community (Euratom) when withdrawing from the European Union and to treat leaving Euratom separately from leaving the European Union.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted against empowering the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On 8 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted for notice of the UK's withdrawal from the EU to preserve rights acquired in Northern Ireland as a result of European Union membership and to preserve the right of the people of Northern Ireland determine for themselves if they prefer a union with Great Britain or a sovereign united Ireland.
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On 7 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 180 — UK To Remain EU Member Unless UK Parliament Agrees Terms for Leaving
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On 7 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 143 — Financial Liability of the UK towards the EU
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On 6 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 26 — Agreement of Representatives of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Administrations
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On 1 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 1 Feb 2017:
Alison McGovern voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On 7 Dec 2016:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union
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On 7 Dec 2016:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union
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On 14 Sep 2016:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on UK Withdrawal from Membership of the European Union
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On 6 Jul 2016:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of giving EU nationals currently living in the UK the right to remain.
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On 15 Jun 2016:
Alison McGovern voted to say the UK needs to stay in the EU.
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On 23 Mar 2016:
Alison McGovern voted not to approve the Government's assessment of the UK's medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission.
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On 14 Mar 2016:
Alison McGovern voted not to take account of carbon dioxide emissions traded via the European Union to Emissions Trading Scheme when calculating the state of the UK carbon account for periods from 2028 onwards
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On 9 Mar 2016:
Alison McGovern voted in support of a proposed EU directive on combating terrorism; and against working directly with other countries and against recognising that national security is a matter for individual nations.
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On 24 Feb 2016:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 — Digital Tachographs — Remote Access — Satellite Positioning
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On 14 Dec 2015:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection
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On 19 Nov 2014:
Alison McGovern voted for the UK to rejoin a series of European Union schemes for closer police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters.
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On 10 Nov 2014:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law
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On 30 Apr 2014:
Alison McGovern voted not to approve the Government's assessment of the UK's medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission.
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On 27 Jan 2014:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme
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On 27 Jan 2014:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme
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On 22 Jan 2014:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 13 Jan 2014:
Alison McGovern voted for a 185 million Euro EU Europe for Citizens programme of activities and to require EU institutions to deposit their archives at the European University Institute
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On 4 Dec 2013:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement) Order 2013
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Alison McGovern voted for a commitment to continue participation in the European Arrest Warrant and other schemes when opting out of police and criminal justice measures.
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Alison McGovern voted against opting out of all EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before December 2009
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On 15 Jul 2013:
Alison McGovern voted to consider the views of the Association of Chief Police Officers when deciding when to opt into Europol's European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training; and against making opting in conditional on Europol not being given the power to direct national law enforcement agencies to initiate investigations or share data that conflicts with national security.
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On 22 Apr 2013:
Alison McGovern acted as teller for a vote on Government assessment of medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission
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On 6 Nov 2012:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority
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On 31 Oct 2012:
Alison McGovern voted to call on the UK Government to seek a real terms cut in the European Union budget
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On 24 Apr 2012:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive)
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On 13 Dec 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — European Union
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Deferred Division — Schengen Governance
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On 14 Sep 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union Directive — Access to a Lawyer
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On 24 May 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance
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On 23 Mar 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism
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On 25 Jan 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union Bill — Clause 6 — Referendum on Emergency Financial Assistance for EU Member States
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On 14 Dec 2010:
Alison McGovern voted against working closely with the European Commission to deliver a strong, principles-based framework for financial sector corporate governance.
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On 10 Nov 2010:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union Economic Governance
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On 14 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on European Union External Action Service
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