How Derek Thomas voted on Social Issues #

• Consistently voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2018
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

How Derek Thomas voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015
• Has never voted on investigations into the Iraq war
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 43 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2018
• Consistently voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 0 votes for, 13 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2017
• Almost always voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 2 absences, between 2016–2018
• Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015

How Derek Thomas voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 23 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Consistently voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2018
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on increasing the rate of VAT. Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2015
• Consistently voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2017
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2017
• Consistently voted against higher taxes on banks Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2015–2018
• Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2017
• Consistently voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Business and the Economy #

• Consistently voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2016–2018
• Has never voted on stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets
• Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2018

How Derek Thomas voted on Health #

• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

How Derek Thomas voted on Education #

• Consistently voted for academy schools Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on university tuition fees. Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2017

How Derek Thomas voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2018
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes 2 votes for, 18 votes against, between 2016–2018
• Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 3 votes for, 29 votes against, between 2017–2018
• Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes 3 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2018
• Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015
• Almost always voted against a lower voting age Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Home Affairs #

• Consistently voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Environmental Issues #

• Consistently voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2017
• Voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2018
• Voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2015
• Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2016–2018

How Derek Thomas voted on Transport #

• Generally voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on higher taxes on plane tickets. Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2017
• Consistently voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Housing #

• Consistently voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016

How Derek Thomas voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Derek Thomas’s position on restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2018

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