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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Derek Thomas generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 18 May 2022:
Derek Thomas voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes; retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
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On 2 Mar 2022:
Derek Thomas voted to increase the rates of various tax credits and benefits, including Child Benefit, Working Tax Credits and related payments, by 3.1% in line with inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index.
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On 7 Feb 2022:
Derek Thomas voted yes on Social Security and Pensions
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On 24 Jan 2022:
Derek Thomas was absent for a vote on Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments
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On 10 Jan 2022:
Derek Thomas voted yes on Welfare Cap
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On 21 Sep 2021:
Derek Thomas voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers.
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On 15 Sep 2021:
Derek Thomas was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 18 Jan 2021:
Derek Thomas was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 16 Nov 2016:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of reductions to the work allowance element of universal credit and reductions to employment and support allowance and against analysing how changes impact those in different incomes.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Derek Thomas voted for cuts in housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Derek Thomas voted for 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:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; against plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and against a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Derek Thomas voted against making the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Derek Thomas voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Derek Thomas voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Derek Thomas voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 6 Jan 2016:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of cutting universal credit benefits for many people in paid work
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On 18 Nov 2015:
Derek Thomas voted for proposed cuts to tax credits and against investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Oct 2015:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 15 Sep 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to reduce the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Derek Thomas voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 4 Jun 2015:
Derek Thomas voted in favour of proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and in favour of spending on new nuclear weapons.
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.
Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.