Spending on Welfare Benefits
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.
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Julie Cooper almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 16 Nov 2016:
Julie Cooper voted against reductions to the work allowance element of universal credit and reductions to employment and support allowance and in favour of analysing how changes impact those in different incomes.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Charter for Budget Responsibility — Reducing Public Borrowing — Cap on Welfare Spending
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Julie Cooper voted against reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
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On 26 May 2016:
Julie Cooper 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.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Julie Cooper voted to make the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Julie Cooper voted to make the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Julie Cooper voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Julie Cooper voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Jan 2016:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Application of Housing Benefit Cuts to Supported Housing
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On 6 Jan 2016:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Universal Credit Work Allowance — Decision to Cut
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On 18 Nov 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against proposed cuts to tax credits and for investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted for a transitional scheme to protect those currently receiving tax credits as reductions in the amounts paid are brought in.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 14 Oct 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against reducing public borrowing and against capping welfare spending.
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On 15 Sep 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against reducing the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Julie Cooper voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading
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On 4 Jun 2015:
Julie Cooper was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident
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