Higher Taxes Specifically to Fund Health and Care

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on a "Health and Social Care Levy", additional taxes ring-fenced for spending only on Health and Social Care.

Saqib Bhatti consistently voted for (100% aligned) higher taxes specifically to fund health and social care.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for (98% aligned).

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.
annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Health and Social Care Levy	2021-09-08	aye	98%	agree	aligned
Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Decline Second Reading	2021-09-14	no	100%	against	aligned
Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Second Reading	2021-09-14	aye	98%	agree	aligned
Health and Social Care Levy Bill — Third Reading	2021-09-14	aye	97%	agree	aligned

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

Guide to columns

annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022	2022-03-29	aye	100%	agree	aligned