How Baroness Hoey voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2019.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 1999–2016.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2010–2014.
• Generally voted against local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2019.
• Has never voted on a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2015.
• Generally voted for a transparent Parliament Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2007–2009.
• Generally voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a lower voting age Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2004–2016.
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2016.
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2016. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes 6 votes for, 3 votes against, 22 absences, between 2017–2018.
• Voted a mixture of for and against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, 35 absences, between 2017–2018.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more powers for local councils Show votes 17 votes for, 11 votes against, 24 absences, between 2011–2018.

Last updated: 14 March 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Education #

• Consistently voted against ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2011.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 7 votes for, 11 votes against, 14 absences, between 1998–2014.
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 5 votes against, 7 absences, between 1997–2017.
• Generally voted against academy schools Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 8 absences, between 2010–2016.

Last updated: 21 February 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Home Affairs #

• Consistently voted against merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2016.
• Generally voted against stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 7 absences, between 2015–2016.
• Generally voted against introducing ID cards Show votes 1 vote for, 11 votes against, 12 absences, between 2005–2006.
• Generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Has never voted on mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Almost always voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2008–2009.
• Almost always voted against the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system Show votes 12 votes for, 6 votes against, 14 absences, between 2002–2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Business and the Economy #

• Generally voted against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 4 votes for, 6 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2014.
• Almost always voted against new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2019.
• Almost always voted against reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 1 vote for, 20 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Generally voted against measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 5 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2018.

Last updated: 8 December 2021. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Environmental Issues #

• Generally voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2018.
• Has never voted on culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2014.
• Voted against selling England’s state owned forests Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011.
• Almost always voted against new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2019.
• Generally voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2015.
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Almost always voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2017.
• Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes 14 votes for, 3 votes against, 16 absences, between 2000–2019.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2007–2016.
• Almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 9 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2016.
• Generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 4 votes for, 27 votes against, 8 absences, between 2017–2019.
• Consistently voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2014–2015.
• Almost always voted against the Iraq war Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2002–2003.
• Voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 14 absences, between 2004–2016.
• Generally voted for strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2012.
• Generally voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 23 votes against, 5 absences, between 2016–2019.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 12 votes for, 61 votes against, 74 absences, between 2006–2019.
• Generally voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 2 votes for, 9 votes against, between 2003–2015.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Generally voted for greater regulation of gambling Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2005–2014.
• Almost always voted against restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2014.
• Generally voted against a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2013.
• Voted against capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2010.
• Voted against the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2010–2011.
• Almost always voted against limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2013.
• Generally voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 13 votes for, 30 votes against, 27 absences, between 2001–2010.
• Generally voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2013.
• Consistently voted for restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2018.
• Generally voted against the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Show votes 9 votes for, 44 votes against, 27 absences, between 2011–2015.
• Almost always voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016.

Last updated: 26 April 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Health #

• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2015.
• Almost always voted for restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2012.
• Almost always voted against reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2019.
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1997–2015.
• Almost always voted against introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, in 2003.

Last updated: 23 October 2019. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Housing #

• Almost always voted against phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016.
• Almost always voted against charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016.

Last updated: 3 May 2016. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Social Issues #

• Consistently voted against the hunting ban Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2004.
• Generally voted for equal gay rights Show votes 10 votes for, 4 votes against, 15 absences, between 1999–2019.
• Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1997–2015.
• Generally voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2004–2019.
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 6 votes for, 3 votes against, 8 absences, between 2012–2019.
• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2015.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Transport #

• Almost always voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2017.
• Generally voted for a publicly owned railway system Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2016.
• Voted for greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Consistently voted for slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2013.

Last updated: 21 September 2021. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Welfare and Benefits #

• Generally voted against making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2012.
• Generally voted for spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2014.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 44 votes against, 9 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2018.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

How Baroness Hoey voted on Taxation and Employment #

• Generally voted against reducing capital gains tax Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013–2016.
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2011.
• Generally voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 5 votes for, 12 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2017.
• Almost always voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 0 votes for, 22 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2018.
• Voted a mixture of for and against higher taxes on banks Show votes 6 votes for, 6 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2018.
• Almost always voted for increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2015.
• Consistently voted against allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2012–2013.
• Generally voted for a banker’s bonus tax Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2015.
• Almost always voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2017.
• Generally voted against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2013.
• Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Almost always voted against higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2017.
• Almost always voted for an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2013.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 16 votes against, 9 absences, between 2010–2019.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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