Sale and Advertising of Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on regulating the advertising and sales of tobacco and other nicotine based products and on the taxation of tobacco.

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Analysis for Mark Reckless

Mark Reckless generally voted against (25% aligned) restricting the sale and advertising of tobacco and other nicotine products.

Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for (73% 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
Children and Families Bill (Programme No. 3) — Protection of Children’s Health: Offence of Smoking in a Private Vehicle 2014-02-10 abstain 57% agree not aligned
Deferred Division — Public Health 2015-03-11 no 46% agree not aligned