How Lord Chidgey voted on Social Issues #

• Almost always voted for equal gay rights Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 1998–2008
• Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 1999–2006
• Generally voted for the hunting ban Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2004
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Chidgey’s position on allowing marriage between two people of same sex. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2004
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1997–2009

How Lord Chidgey voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Almost always voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2002–2003
• Consistently voted against the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
• Voted for investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2003–2004
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011

How Lord Chidgey voted on Taxation and Employment #

• We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Chidgey’s position on encouraging occupational pensions. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2004

How Lord Chidgey voted on Health #

• Generally voted against introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2003
• Voted for smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 1999–2006
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1997–2009

How Lord Chidgey voted on Education #

• Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, 8 absences, between 1998–2006
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 11 votes against, between 1997–2010

How Lord Chidgey voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Chidgey’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2003
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 1999–2003
• Has never voted on a lower voting age

How Lord Chidgey voted on Home Affairs #

• Consistently voted against a stricter asylum system Show votes 0 votes for, 17 votes against, 4 absences, between 2002–2010
• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
• Almost always voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 7 absences, between 2004–2006

How Lord Chidgey voted on Environmental Issues #

• Consistently voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2000–2008

How Lord Chidgey voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Voted for greater regulation of gambling Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2005–2007
• Almost always voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 0 votes for, 41 votes against, 6 absences, between 2001–2007

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