Openness and Transparency

Policy description

Parliament has voted on access to information laws, and occasionally on whether specific material should be published. There have also been votes on what information companies must disclose as well as on the transparency of our political system, including representatives' interests, allowances and expenses.

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Analysis for Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham generally voted for (69% aligned) openness and transparency..

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (66% 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
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Keep disclosure for MPs' expenses — rejected 2007-04-20 no 90% agree not aligned
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt only correspondence — rejected 2007-04-20 no 90% agree not aligned
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Continue to disclose MPs' correspondence — rejected 2007-05-18 absent na agree na
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Exempt constituents' letters only — rejected 2007-05-18 absent na agree na
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill — Third Reading 2007-05-18 absent na against na
MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected 2008-07-03 aye 74% agree aligned
Political Parties and Elections Bill — New Clause 23 — Candidate at parliamentary election may withhold home address from publication 2009-03-02 no 38% against aligned
MPs' financial interests — Full and complete registration 2009-04-30 aye 98% agree aligned
MPs' expenses — No lower limit for declaration 2009-04-30 aye 97% agree aligned
Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — NHS Risk Register 2012-02-22 aye 100% agree aligned
Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Paid Directorships and Consultancies (MPs) — Managing Risk in the NHS 2013-07-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Decline Second Reading 2013-09-03 aye 100% against not aligned
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Second Reading 2013-09-03 no 100% agree not aligned
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Third Reading 2013-10-09 absent na agree na
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Meaning of consultant lobbying 2014-01-22 absent na against na
Prohibition of Unpaid Internships — New Clause 3 — Access to data 2014-05-13 absent na agree na
Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — DWP: Performance 2014-06-30 aye 100% agree aligned
Bills Presented — Equal Pay (Transparency) 2014-12-16 aye 100% agree aligned
Delegated Legislation — New Clause 1 — TfL assets for development (disclosure) 2015-03-16 absent na agree na
Opposition Motion: NHS sustainabiliy and transformation plans 2016-09-14 aye 100% agree aligned
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill: Report stage Amendment 2 2017-03-24 absent na agree na

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
Local Government Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Process for National vs Local Allocation of Business Rates 2012-01-18 aye 100% agree aligned
Opposition Day — Banking — Access to Credit for Businesses — Banking Sector Pay Reform 2012-02-07 aye 100% agree aligned
Suicide (Prevention) — Clause 84 — Environmental information 2012-04-25 absent na agree na
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 1 — Personal Registration of Employed Lobbyists 2013-09-09 absent na agree na
Education — Clause 2 — Meaning of consultant lobbying 2013-09-09 absent na agree na
Opposition Day — [17th Allotted Day] — Housing Benefit and Supported Housing — Prisons and Probation 2016-01-27 aye 100% agree aligned