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 Pamela Nash

Pamela Nash generally voted for (62% aligned) openness and transparency..

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (65% 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
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 no 100% agree not aligned
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill — Clause 2 — Meaning of consultant lobbying 2014-01-22 no 100% against aligned
Prohibition of Unpaid Internships — New Clause 3 — Access to data 2014-05-13 aye 100% agree aligned
Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — DWP: Performance 2014-06-30 aye 100% agree aligned
Bills Presented — Equal Pay (Transparency) 2014-12-16 absent na agree na
Delegated Legislation — New Clause 1 — TfL assets for development (disclosure) 2015-03-16 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 aye 100% agree aligned
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