Pamela Nash Voting Summary

Compared with Labour MPs in House of Commons for period: All time.

Health

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.42 -0.42 False
reducing the maximum amount an individual may be required to contribute to their social care costs active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
smoking bans active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.16 -0.16 False

Miscellaneous Topics

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
the privatisation of Royal Mail active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
capping civil service redundancy payments active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
creating a publically owned energy investment company (Great British Energy) active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
the policies included in the 2010 Conservative - Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement active 0.89 Almost always voted against 0.90 -0.01 False
requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
restricting the scope of legal aid active 0.89 Almost always voted against 0.90 -0.01 False
allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
a statutory register of lobbyists active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
greater regulation of gambling active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 -0.00 False

Social Issues

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
shifting the balance of employment rights towards employees active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
allowing marriage between two people of same sex active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.04 -0.04 False
laws to promote equality and human rights active 0.25 Generally voted for 0.22 0.03 False
allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.42 -0.42 False
smoking bans active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.16 -0.16 False
equal gay rights active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.07 -0.07 False

Constitutional Reform

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.06 0.10 False
an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
fewer MPs in the House of Commons active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
reducing central government funding of local government active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections active 1.00 Consistently voted against 0.94 0.06 False
local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
more powers for local councils active 0.36 Generally voted for 0.32 0.03 False
fixed periods between parliamentary elections active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament active 0.50 Voted a mixture of for and against 0.43 0.07 False
transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament active 0.70 Generally voted against 0.58 0.12 False
a wholly elected House of Lords active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.55 0.29 False

Foreign Policy and Defence

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
more EU integration active 0.20 Generally voted for 0.23 -0.03 False
use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.16 0.00 False
strengthening the Military Covenant active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
military action against ISIL (Daesh) active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.11 -0.11 False

Environmental Issues

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
measures to prevent climate change active 0.38 Generally voted for 0.32 0.06 False
increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
measures to encourage purchase and use of electric vehicles active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods active 0.33 Generally voted for 0.21 0.12 False
greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.16 0.00 False
new high speed rail infrastructure active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.16 -0.16 False
improving environmental water quality active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.03 -0.03 False

Education

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
university tuition fees active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
greater autonomy for schools active 1.00 Consistently voted against 0.94 0.06 False
raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
nationalising teacher pay and the curriculum for academies, tightening child-protection duties, free breakfast clubs (Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill). active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
academy schools active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False

Taxation and Employment

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
encouraging occupational pensions active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
increasing the rate of VAT active 0.94 Almost always voted against 0.84 0.10 False
increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
increasing stamp duty active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 -0.00 False
increasing in employers' national insurance contributions active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
increasing capital gains tax active 0.20 Generally voted for 0.19 0.01 False
charging VAT on private school fees active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax active 0.94 Almost always voted against 0.94 0.00 False
increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.16 0.00 False
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
higher taxes on alcoholic drinks active 0.80 Generally voted against 0.85 -0.05 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
higher taxes on banks active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False

Business and the Economy

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
reducing the rate of corporation tax active 0.93 Almost always voted against 0.94 -0.01 False
measures to reduce tax avoidance active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets active 0.70 Generally voted against 0.59 0.11 False
new high speed rail infrastructure active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.16 -0.16 False

Transport

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
higher taxes on plane tickets active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False
a publicly owned railway system active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False

Housing

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
increasing stamp duty active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 -0.00 False
more rights for tenants and regulation on landlords active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False

Home Affairs

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners active 0.84 Generally voted against 1.00 -0.16 False
requiring the mass retention of information about communications active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.09 -0.09 False
making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship active 0.84 Generally voted against 0.84 0.00 False

Justice

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
reducing (for some kinds of offenders) the minimum detention requirement before release active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False

Welfare, Benefits and Pensions

policy name policy status person score person score verbose comparison score diff sig diff
means-testing/removing universality on winter fuel payments for pensioners active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 -0.00 False
more powers to investigate welfare fraud, including requiring banks to monitor accounts of welfare recipients active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
a reduction in spending on welfare benefits active 0.94 Almost always voted against 0.94 0.00 False
reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") active 1.00 Consistently voted against 0.94 0.06 False
paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.06 -0.06 False
raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices active 0.00 Consistently voted for 0.00 0.00 False
making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False
increasing the state pension age for women more slowly active 0.16 Generally voted for 0.00 0.16 False
increasing the state pension age active 1.00 Consistently voted against 1.00 0.00 False