Mass Retention of Communications Data

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether we should require the mass retention of information about communications (but not the content of those communications).

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Analysis for Mark Reckless

Mark Reckless voted a mixture of for and against (50% aligned) requiring the mass retention of information about communications.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (97% 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
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading 2014-07-15 aye 98% agree aligned
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause 2014-07-15 aye 6% against not aligned
Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading 2014-07-15 absent na agree na

Informative Divisions

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