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Almost always voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS
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0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2012
Generally voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients
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4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2012
Almost always voted against introducing foundation hospitals
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0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, in 2003
Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans
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2 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2002–2015
Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)
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8 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2014
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
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0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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0 votes for, 11 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2016
Generally voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
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2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2012
Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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39 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2012–2016
Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
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0 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014
Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)
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8 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2014
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
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0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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0 votes for, 11 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2016
Generally voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
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2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2012
Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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39 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2012–2016
Almost always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
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0 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014
Source: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11265/hugo_swire/east_devon/votes
We should NOT assume that an absence equals an abstention. If you ignore absences and look only at those occasions when we was neither absent nor sitting on the fence, his voting record reads as follows:
Always voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS
0 votes for, 5 votes against
Always voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients
4 votes for, 0 votes against
Always voted against introducing foundation hospitals
0 votes for, 4 votes against
Always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the “bedroom tax”)
8 votes for, 0 votes against
Always voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
0 votes for, 5 votes against
Always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
0 votes for, 11 votes against
Always voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
2 votes for, 0 votes against
Always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
39 votes for, 0 votes against
Always voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
0 votes for, 7 votes against
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