European Union Integration

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the degree of the UK's integration with the European Union. Specific matters voted on include the UK's opt out from the European Union Police and Criminal Justice Measures and the establishment of a European Union External Action Service.

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Analysis for Ian Blackford

Ian Blackford almost always voted for (89% aligned) more EU integration.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for (89% 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
European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection 2015-12-14 no 100% against aligned
Proposed European Union Directive on Measures to Combat Terrorism 2016-03-09 no 100% against aligned
Energy Bill — New Clause 10 — United Kingdom Carbon Account — Consideration of Emissions Traded via European Union Emissions Trading Scheme 2016-03-14 aye 100% against not aligned
UK Withdrawal from Membership of the European Union 2016-09-14 no 100% against aligned
The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union 2016-12-07 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2017-02-01 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading 2017-02-01 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part 2017-02-08 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 192 — Nuclear Collaboration — Euratom 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading 2017-02-08 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — EU Derived Rights and Potential to Aquire Residency Rights for EU and EEA Citizens 2017-03-13 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2017-09-11 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading 2017-09-11 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 2017-11-14 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 6 — UK Courts and Tribunals — Regard for European Court and European Union Decisions 2017-11-14 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 79 — Reporting Amendments to EU Laws Forming Part of UK Law — Workers' Rights 2017-11-21 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 5 — European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights 2017-11-21 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 1 — Retention of General Principles of EU Law 2017-11-21 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Retention of Laws Required by the UK's Membership of the Single Market 2017-12-12 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 22 — European Economic Area Agreement — Single Market 2017-12-13 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 13 — UK Retaining EU Common Customs Tarriff and Common Customs Policy 2017-12-20 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Reject Third Reading — Membership of the European Union 2018-01-17 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading — Membership of the European Union 2018-01-17 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 19 — Seek Full Access to European Union Internal Market via Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations 2018-06-13 absent na agree na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Seek Participation in European Economic Area via EU Withdrawal Agreement Negotiations 2018-06-13 absent na against na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 5 — EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2018-06-13 absent na against na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 1 — Retention of General Principles of EU Law 2018-06-13 absent na against na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Maintenance of EU Environmental Principles and Standards 2018-06-13 absent na against na
Trade Bill — New Clause 17 — UK Participation in the European Medicines Regulatory Network 2018-07-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018-12-19 absent na against na
Draft Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018-12-19 absent na against na
UK Participation In The EU Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) — EU Coordination and Cooperation in Policing and Justice 2019-01-16 aye 100% agree aligned
Immigration and Social Security Co-Ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading — UK Immigration Controls for EU Citizens 2019-01-28 no 100% against aligned
Draft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 — International Arrangements to Tackle Breaches of EU Consumer Law 2019-01-30 no 100% against aligned
Draft Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019-01-30 absent na against na
Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill — UK Implementation of Future EU Law — Second Reading 2019-02-11 no 100% agree not aligned
Securitisation Regulations 2018 — Proposal to Revoke — Regulation of Conversion of Loans into Securities — European Union Law 2019-02-13 absent na against na
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (B) — Leave Without a Deal on 12 April 2019 2019-03-27 no 100% against aligned
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (J) — Customs Union 2019-03-27 absent na agree na
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (C) Customs Union 2019-04-01 absent na agree na
Draft Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Transfer of Powers from EU to UK on Exit 2019-10-15 absent na agree na
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 2019-10-23 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 10 — Implementation Period Negotiating Objectives: Erasmus+ 2020-01-08 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — New Clause 29 — Close Alignment with EU Single Market — Participation in EU Projects — Rights and Protections 2020-01-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading 2020-05-18 no 100% against aligned
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading 2020-06-30 no 100% against aligned
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Relevant Court) (Retained EU Case Law) Regulations 2020 — Exiting the European Union (Constitutional Law) 2020-11-25 no 100% against aligned
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 — Exiting the European Union (Immigration and Asylum) 2020-12-09 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill — Second Reading — International Cooperation 2020-12-30 no 100% agree not aligned
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill — Third Reading — International Cooperation 2020-12-30 no 100% agree not aligned

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
Draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 — Digital Tachographs — Remote Access — Satellite Positioning 2016-02-24 no 100% agree not aligned
Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission 2016-03-23 no 100% agree not aligned
European Union Membership 2016-06-15 aye 100% agree aligned
EU Nationals Currently Living in the UK — Right to Remain 2016-07-06 aye 100% agree aligned
The United Kingdom Leaving the European Union 2016-12-07 no 100% against aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 26 — Agreement of Representatives of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Administrations 2017-02-06 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 180 — UK To Remain EU Member Unless UK Parliament Agrees Terms for Leaving 2017-02-07 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 143 — Financial Liability of the UK towards the EU 2017-02-07 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 2 — Undertakings Prior to Giving Notice of the UK's Intention to Leave the EU 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Northern Ireland 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 57 — Protection of EU Citizens' UK Residence Rights 2017-02-08 aye 100% agree aligned
Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission 2017-04-19 absent na agree na
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 — Consent of Devolved Legislatures 2017-11-14 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 54 — Transition Period 2017-12-20 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 5 — EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2018-01-16 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill -Clause 9 — Continued Membership of EU Single Market and Customs Union as Prerequisite for Regulations Implementing Withdrawal Agreement 2018-01-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Nuclear Safeguards Bill — Transition Period — Nuclear Regulation — Euratom 2018-01-23 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 1 — Make Withdrawal Conditional on Statement on Negotiations to Retain UK Participation in EU Customs Union 2018-06-13 absent na against na
Trade Bill — New Clause 18 — UK-EU Free Trade Area or Customs Union 2018-07-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Partnership and Cooperation with the Republic of Armenia — European Union 2018-07-18 absent na agree na
Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Cuba 2018-07-18 absent na agree na
Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Canada 2018-07-18 absent na agree na
Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and Australia 2018-07-18 absent na agree na
Relations Between the European Union, its Member States and New Zealand 2018-07-18 absent na agree na
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill — New Clause 1 — Continued Participation in the European Arrest Warrant 2018-09-11 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 — Delay Withdrawal — Rule-Out No-Deal — Scotland to Remain in the European Union 2019-01-29 aye 100% agree aligned
Government Assessment of Medium Term Economic and Budgetary Position for Submission to the European Commission 2019-03-26 no 100% agree not aligned
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (H) — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — No Customs Union with EU 2019-03-27 no 100% against aligned
EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship — Motion (D) Common Market 2.0 — Retain Relatively Free Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership — External Tarriff Alignment with the EU 2019-04-01 aye 100% agree aligned
The Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 — Traders Discriminating Based on Nationality or Location of Customer 2019-04-02 no 100% against aligned
Exiting the European Union — Delay Until 30 June 2019 2019-04-09 aye 100% agree aligned
The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 2019-06-25 no 100% agree not aligned
Business of the House — Consideration of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay To Withdrawal 2019-09-03 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Second Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal 2019-09-04 aye 100% agree aligned
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill — Third Reading — Requiring Prime Minister to Seek Delay to Withdrawal 2019-09-04 aye 100% agree aligned
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union 2019-10-24 aye 100% agree aligned
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Leaving the European Union 2020-01-20 aye 100% agree aligned
Extension of the Transition Period Following the UK Leaving the EU 2020-07-15 aye 100% agree aligned
Environment Bill — Schedule 20 — Amendment of REACH legislation — Chemical Regulation Standards 2021-01-26 absent na agree na
Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights 2022-05-18 aye 100% agree aligned