NHS Commissioning

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether GPs should buy services such as out of hours care, ambulance services and hospital care on behalf of their patients.

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Analysis for Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith consistently voted against (0% aligned) reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against (0% 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
Health and Social Care Bill — Second Reading 2011-01-31 no 100% agree not aligned
NHS Reorganisation 2011-03-16 aye 100% against not aligned
Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading 2011-09-07 no 100% agree not 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
NHS Reforms — Market Based Approach 2011-05-09 aye 100% against not aligned
Health and Social Care Bill — Drop the Bill — Cross Party Talks on NHS Commissioning 2011-10-26 aye 100% against not aligned
Health and Social Care Bill 2012-03-13 aye 100% against not aligned
Health and Social Care Bill 2012-03-13 aye 100% against not aligned