Measures to prevent climate change

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Analysis for Stuart Donaldson

Stuart Donaldson consistently voted for (100% aligned) measures to prevent climate change.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for (94% 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
Summer Budget 2015 2015-07-14 no 100% against aligned
Summer Budget 2015 Resolution 21 — Application of Climate Change Levy to Electricity from Renewable Sources 2015-07-14 no 100% against aligned
Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources 2015-09-08 no 100% against aligned
Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Vehicle Tax — Relation to Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Surcharge for Vehicles Costing Over Forty Thousand Pounds 2015-10-26 aye 100% agree aligned
Energy Bill — New Clause 3 — Carbon Capture and Storage Strategy for the Energy Industry 2016-03-14 aye 100% agree aligned
Energy Bill — New Clause 8 — Setting a Decarbonisation Target Range 2016-03-14 aye 100% agree aligned
Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause — Permitted Carbon Dixoide Emission Rate for New Homes 2016-05-03 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
Housing and Planning Bill — Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate and Energy Performance of New Homes 2016-05-09 absent na against na
Finance Bill — New Clause 15 — VAT on Installation of Energy Saving Materials 2016-09-06 aye 100% agree aligned