Spending on Welfare Benefits

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.

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Analysis for Stuart Donaldson

Stuart Donaldson consistently voted against (0% aligned) a reduction in spending on welfare benefits.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against (6% 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% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Decline Second Reading 2015-07-20 absent na against na
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading 2015-07-20 no 100% agree not aligned
Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 — Reduction in Rates of Tax Credits 2015-09-15 no 100% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 1 — Repeal of Tax Credits Regulations 2015 2015-10-27 aye 100% against not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component 2015-10-27 aye 100% against not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element 2015-10-27 aye 100% against not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Third Reading 2015-10-27 no 100% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component 2016-02-23 no 100% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element 2016-02-23 no 100% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Work Related Activity Component from Employment and Support Allowance — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation 2016-03-02 no 100% agree not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Limited Capability for Work Component from Universal Credit — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation 2016-03-02 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
Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident 2015-06-04 aye 100% against not aligned
Charter for Budget Responsibility — Aiming for Budget Surplus — Cap on Welfare Spending 2015-10-14 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — Tax Credits 2015-10-20 aye 100% against not aligned
Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 8 — Tax Credit Reductions — Transitional Protection 2015-10-27 aye 100% against not aligned
Opposition Day — The Economy — Tax Credits — Investment in Science, Technology and Green Jobs 2015-11-18 aye 100% against not aligned
Opposition Day — Universal Credit Work Allowance — Decision to Cut 2016-01-06 aye 100% against not aligned
Opposition Day — Application of Housing Benefit Cuts to Supported Housing 2016-01-27 aye 100% against not aligned
Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle 2016-05-26 absent na against na
Benefit Cuts for Disabled and Ill People Required to Participate in Activities Intended to Increase Their Chances of Obtaining Work 2016-06-08 aye 100% against not aligned
Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing 2016-07-20 aye 100% against not aligned
Charter for Budget Responsibility — Reducing Public Borrowing — Cap on Welfare Spending 2016-07-20 aye 100% against not aligned
Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance — Analysis of Impact of Changes on Those with Different Incomes 2016-11-16 aye 100% against not aligned