European Union Integration

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the degree of the UK's integration with the European Union. Specific matters voted on include the UK's opt out from the European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures and the establishment of a European Union External Action Service.

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Analysis for Esther McVey

Esther McVey generally voted for (85% aligned) more EU integration.

Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for (76% 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.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
European Union External Action Service 2010-07-14 aye 98% agree aligned
European Union Documents- Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies 2010-12-14 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union Bill — Clause 6 — Referendum on Emergency Financial Assistance for EU Member States 2011-01-25 no 95% against aligned
European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism 2011-02-09 aye 93% against not aligned
Establishment of the European Stability Mechanism 2011-03-23 aye 94% agree aligned
European Union Directive — Access to a Lawyer 2011-09-14 absent na against na
Deferred Division — Schengen Governance 2011-11-23 aye 97% agree aligned
European Union — Data Protection in the Areas of Police and Criminal Justice (EU Directive) 2012-04-24 aye 94% agree aligned
European Union — Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union — European Banking Authority 2012-11-06 no 91% against aligned
2014 JHA Opt-out Decision — European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training — Opt In 2013-07-15 no 100% agree not aligned
European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement) Order 2013 2013-12-04 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Approvals) Bill — Second Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme 2014-01-13 absent na agree na
Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill 2014-01-17 absent na against na
European Commission Work Programme 2014 and Support for Completion of the EU Single Market 2014-01-22 aye 94% agree aligned
European Union (Approvals) Bill — Clause 1 — Limitation of Scope of Europe for Citizens Programme 2014-01-27 no 87% against aligned
European Union (Approvals) Bill — Third Reading — European Archives and Europe for Citizens Programme 2014-01-27 aye 89% agree aligned
Transposing European Union Criminal Justice and Data Protection Measures into UK Law 2014-11-10 absent na agree na

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
European Union Economic Governance 2010-11-10 aye 91% against not aligned
Royal Assent — Eurozone Financial Assistance 2011-05-24 aye 89% agree aligned
Opposition Day — European Union 2011-12-13 aye 100% against not aligned
Seek Real Terms Cut in European Union Budget 2012-10-31 no 82% against aligned
Government assessment of medium term economic and budgetary position for submission to the European Commission 2013-04-22 aye 99% agree aligned
Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures 2013-07-15 no 100% agree not aligned
Opt Out from European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures 2013-07-15 aye 100% against not aligned
Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission 2014-04-30 aye 98% agree aligned
Opposition Day — Rejoining of 35 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Measures 2014-11-19 absent na agree na