Ministers Intervening in Inquests

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the powers of ministers to intervene in inquests. Specific votes were held on questions including if the Secretary of State ought be able to order a coroner's inquest to take place without a jury and if a minister ought be able to suspend a coroner's inquest.

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Analysis for Roberta Blackman-Woods

Roberta Blackman-Woods consistently voted for (100% aligned) allowing ministers to intervene in inquests.

Comparable Labour MPs almost always voted for (93% 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
Counter-Terrorism Bill — Disallow inquests without a jury in England and Wales — rejected 2008-06-10 no 94% against aligned
Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests 2009-11-09 no 90% against aligned
Coroners and Justice Bill — Schedule 1 — Explicit Approval of Lord Chief Justice Required for Minister to Suspend Coroner's Inquiry -rejected 2009-11-12 no 95% against 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
Counter Terrorism Bill — Lord Chief Justice to appoint "special coroners" — rejected 2008-06-10 no 99% against aligned
Coroners and Justice Bill — Condemn the Coroners and Justice Bill — rejected 2009-01-26 no 99% against aligned