Equality and Human Rights

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.

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Analysis for Simon Kirby

Simon Kirby generally voted against (33% aligned) laws to promote equality and human rights.

Comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against (29% 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
Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 — Application of Discrimination Laws to Mariners 2011-07-13 aye 100% agree aligned
Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill 2012-12-04 absent na against na
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights 2013-04-16 aye 100% against not aligned
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Discrimination on the Basis of Caste 2013-04-16 aye 98% against not aligned
Immigration Bill — New Clause 15 — Exemptions to Automatic Deportation of Criminals on Human Rights Grounds 2014-01-30 absent na against na

Informative Divisions

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

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Publication of Equality Objectives by Specified Public Bodies 2011-07-13 aye 97% agree aligned
Care Bill — New Clause 11 — Human Rights Act to Apply to All Providers of Regulated Social Care 2014-03-10 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap 2015-07-01 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — Impact of Policies on Women 2015-12-09 no 100% agree not aligned
Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle 2016-05-26 no 100% agree not aligned
Impact of Tax and Benefit Changes on Women and Protected Groups — Gender Equality Strategy to Improve the Position of Women 2016-12-14 no 100% agree not aligned