Openness and Transparency

Policy description

Parliament has voted on access to information laws, and occasionally on whether specific material should be published. There have also been votes on what information companies must disclose as well as on the transparency of our political system, including representatives' interests, allowances and expenses.

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Analysis for Sally-Ann Hart

Sally-Ann Hart generally voted against (15% aligned) openness and transparency..

Comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against (14% 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
NHS Funding Bill — Clause 1 — Annual Statement — Parity of Esteem for Mental Health Services — Spending on Mental Health Services 2020-02-04 no 100% agree not aligned
Environment Bill — Clause 7 — Environmental Improvement Plans — Reports to Parliament on Plant Protection Products 2021-01-26 no 99% agree not aligned
Covid Security at UK Borders 2021-02-01 absent na agree na
Contingencies Fund (No. 2) Bill — Clause 1 — Temporary Increase in Capital Limit of Contingencies Fund — Reports 2021-03-11 no 100% agree not aligned
NHS Pay Award — Report and Consideration by the House of Commons 2021-04-14 absent na agree na
Finance (No. 2) Bill — New Clause 23 — Equality Impact Analysis 2021-04-19 no 100% agree not aligned
National Security and Investment Bill — Clause 61 — Annual Report 2021-04-26 aye 100% against not aligned
National Security and Investment Bill — Clause 61 — Annual Report 2021-04-28 aye 100% against not aligned
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Publication of Internal Review of Department for Health and Social Care Pandemic Performance 2021-05-19 no 100% agree not aligned
Strengthening Standards in Public Life — Reforms to Code of Conduct for MPs 2021-11-17 aye 100% agree aligned
Health and Care Bill — Clause 69 — Procurement Regulations 2021-11-22 no 100% agree not aligned
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Clause 6 — Licence Modifications: Designated Nuclear Companies 2022-01-10 no 100% agree not aligned
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 141 — Serious Violence Reduction Orders: Piloting 2022-02-28 aye 100% agree aligned
National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 2 — Freeport Conditions — Register of Beneficial Owners — Reduced Employer's National Insurance 2022-03-01 aye 100% against not aligned
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill — New Clause 7 — 38A Further reforms to Companies House 2022-03-07 no 100% agree not aligned
Health and Care Bill — Clause 35 — Report on Assessing and Meeting Workforce Needs 2022-03-30 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
Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme — House of Commons Debates on Sanctions in Individual Cases 2020-06-23 no 84% agree not aligned
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill — Schedule — Consultation and Assessment Prior to Amending Power of Arrest on Basis of Request from Another Country 2020-09-08 aye 100% against not aligned
GCSE, A-Level and NVQ Qualifications in 2020 — Provision of Information to the Education Select Committee 2020-09-09 no 100% agree not aligned
The Investigation into the Lobbying of Government Committee 2021-04-14 no 100% agree not aligned
Environment Bill — New Clause 25 — Duty to Prepare a Tree Strategy for England 2021-05-26 no 100% agree not aligned
COVID-19 Control and Support for the Aviation Sector 2021-06-15 no 100% agree not aligned
Armed Forces Bill — New Clause 4 — Armed Forces Mental Health Care Review 2021-07-13 no 100% agree not aligned
Health and Social Care Levy Bill — New Clause 3 — Review of Revenue Effects of Act 2021-09-14 no 100% agree not aligned