Measures to prevent climate change

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Analysis for Stephen Hesford

Stephen Hesford consistently voted for (100% aligned) measures to prevent climate change.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted for (100% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Climate Change Bill — Second Reading 2008-06-09 aye 100% agree aligned
Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) 2008-10-28 aye 100% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill 2000-03-10 absent na agree na
"Table — 20. Climate change levy 2000-03-27 aye 100% agree aligned
Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected 2004-11-08 aye 91% against not aligned
Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected 2007-05-08 no 100% agree not aligned
Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected 2008-04-30 absent na agree na
Planning Bill — National Planning Policy Statement To Include Policies Which Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change 2008-06-02 no 91% agree not aligned
Climate Change Bill — Electricity generating station performance standards — rejected 2008-10-28 no 97% agree not aligned
Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected 2008-10-28 no 100% agree not aligned
Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate 2008-10-28 aye 100% agree aligned
Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected 2009-10-21 no 96% agree not aligned