Taxes on Plane Tickets

Policy description

MPs have held a number of votes on the rates of Air Passenger Duty and the details of which flights it ought apply to.

Esther McVey consistently voted for (100% aligned) higher taxes on plane tickets.

Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for (94% aligned).

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
Budget Resolutions — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2012	2012-03-26	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill — Second Reading	2012-04-16	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill (carry over)	2012-04-16	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill 2012 — Third Reading	2012-07-03	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Budget Resolutions — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2013	2013-03-25	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading	2013-04-15	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill — Clause 183 — Air passenger duty: rates of duty from 1 April 2013	2013-04-18	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading	2013-07-02	aye	100%	agree	aligned
Budget Resolution — Air Passenger Duty Rates from 1 April 2014	2014-03-25	aye	100%	agree	aligned