How Lord Bradley voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
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Generally voted against the Iraq war Show votes
3 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (6 votes, between 2002–2003).
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
8 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Almost always voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2002–2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (7 votes, between 2001–2003).
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Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2003–2004. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted against (9 votes, between 2003–2004).
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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How Lord Bradley voted on Education #
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Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
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Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes
10 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2010. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (17 votes, between 1997–2004).
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Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes
3 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 1998–2006. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (11 votes, between 1998–2002).
Last updated: 21 February 2022.
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How Lord Bradley voted on Health #
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Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2009.
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Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2005. Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (4 votes, between 1999–2005).
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Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (9 votes, in 2003).
Last updated: 11 September 2015.
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Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 1999–2003. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (7 votes, between 1999–2003).
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Bradley’s position on a lower voting age. Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2004.
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Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Bradley’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2003.
Last updated: 17 January 2022.
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How Lord Bradley voted on Social Issues #
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Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes
16 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2008. Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (17 votes, between 1998–2004).
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Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2009.
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Consistently voted for the hunting ban Show votes
7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2003–2004. Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for (7 votes, between 2002–2004).
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Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2005. Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (4 votes, between 1999–2005).
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Bradley’s position on allowing marriage between two people of same sex. Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2004.
Last updated: 18 July 2019.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
- 10th June 2020 onwards
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The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
