Tax Avoidance

Policy description

Parliament has voted on measures, including the introduction of a general anti-abuse rule, aimed at tackling abusive tax avoidance.

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Analysis for Esther McVey

Esther McVey consistently voted for (100% aligned) measures to reduce tax avoidance.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (100% 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
March 2013 Budget 2013-03-25 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading 2013-04-15 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading 2013-07-02 aye 100% agree aligned

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
Finance Bill — New Clause 12 — International Tax Transparency for Multi-National Companies 2013-07-01 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — Reducing Tax Avoidance 2015-02-11 no 100% agree not aligned