High Speed Rail

Policy description

MPs have voted on funding and giving permission for a new high speed rail network, connecting at least London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester.

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Analysis for Stephen Hammond

Stephen Hammond consistently voted for (100% aligned) new high speed rail infrastructure.

Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (92% 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
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2013-06-26 no 90% against aligned
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Second Reading 2013-06-26 aye 93% agree aligned
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill — Third Reading 2013-10-31 aye 93% agree aligned
High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2014-04-28 no 87% against aligned
High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Second Reading 2014-04-28 aye 89% agree aligned
High Speed Rail (London — West Midlands) Bill — Third Reading 2016-03-23 aye 92% agree aligned
High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Second Reading — High Speed 2 Phase 2 — Fradley to Crewe 2018-01-30 aye 98% agree aligned
High Speed Rail (West Midlands — Crewe) Bill — Third Reading — Phase 2a of HS2 — Fradley Wood to Crewe 2019-07-15 aye 95% agree aligned
Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan 2021-12-08 absent na agree na