Free Trade

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, free trade agreements, import tariffs and other matters related to Free Trade.

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Analysis for Roberta Blackman-Woods

Roberta Blackman-Woods generally voted for (62% aligned) measures to allow free trade.

Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (56% 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
Uk Steel Industry 2016-02-29 absent na against na
European Union Membership 2016-06-15 absent na agree na
UK Withdrawal from Membership of the European Union 2016-09-14 absent na against na
The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union 2016-12-07 absent na against na
The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union 2016-12-07 absent na against na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2017-02-01 absent na agree na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading 2017-02-01 absent na against na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part 2017-02-08 aye 80% against not aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading 2017-02-08 absent na against na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2017-09-11 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading 2017-09-11 no 97% against aligned
Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill Second Reading: Jeremy Corbyn's amendment 2018-01-08 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Reject Third Reading — Membership of the European Union 2018-01-17 aye 99% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading — Membership of the European Union 2018-01-17 no 98% against aligned
EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement 2018-06-26 absent na agree na
Trade Bill — New Clause 18 — UK-EU Free Trade Area or Customs Union 2018-07-17 aye 98% agree aligned
EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement 2018-09-12 no 87% agree not aligned
Exiting the European Union (Customs) (Guernsey) — Continue to Allow Imports to the UK from Guernsey Free from Customs Duty 2019-01-22 no 100% agree not aligned
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2018 — Continue to Allow Imports to the UK from the Isle of Man Free from Customs Duty 2019-01-22 no 100% agree not aligned
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2018 — Continue to Allow Imports to the UK from Jersey Free from Customs Duty 2019-01-22 no 100% agree not aligned
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 2019-03-27 no 99% against aligned
UK Withdrawal from the European Union — Withdrawal — Withdrawal Agreement 2019-03-29 no 98% 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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 26 — Agreement of Representatives of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Administrations 2017-02-06 absent na agree na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 180 — UK To Remain EU Member Unless UK Parliament Agrees Terms for Leaving 2017-02-07 absent na agree na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 143 — Financial Liability of the UK towards the EU 2017-02-07 absent na agree na
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 2 — Undertakings Prior to Giving Notice of the UK's Intention to Leave the EU 2017-02-08 aye 98% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Seek Participation in European Economic Area via EU Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations 2018-06-13 absent na against na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Make Withdrawal Conditional on Statement on Negotiations to Retain UK Participation in EU Customs Union 2018-06-13 no 98% against aligned
Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Australia 2018-07-18 aye 99% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — No Delay to Withdrawal Beyond 22 May 2019 2019-04-03 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Delay to the UK Leaving the EU 2019-04-08 no 100% against aligned
Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 2019-04-09 aye 99% agree aligned