Invited to show something at the artstation show animal veg mineral.
Being asked
what informs my making as an artist led me, through discussion with others, to
consider the institutions that affect my existence, the overarching one that
pervades all our lives, one that provides a delicate balance between the people
and the elected officials, of power and control, the system of governance that is
democracy. This led me to
the concept of the body politic, a metaphor by which the state is conceived as
a biological body. When considering how to present the idea of this curious animal
that both leads and is led, I thought about the process that underpins the idea,
the vote. My contribution is the voting record of the people of the parliamentary
constituency of
Suffolk Coastal in the county of Suffolk and the elected official’s voting record in
the UK Parliament on behalf of those people.
General election voting record of the
people of the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal in the county of Suffolk.
Thérèse
Coffey’s voting record in the UK Parliament on behalf of the people in the
parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal in
the county of Suffolk.
votes about
allowing marriage between two people of same sex:
·
On
9 Jul 2019:Therese Coffey
voted not to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
·
On
21 May 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against allowing same sex couples to marry.
votes about
equal gay rights:
·
On
9 Jul 2019:Therese Coffey
voted not to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
votes about laws to
promote equality and human rights:
·
On
7 Dec 2021:Therese Coffey
voted against explicitly requiring immigration and enforcement officers to
avoid using their powers in a way that could endanger life at sea.
·
On
19 May 2021:Therese Coffey
voted against bringing Government policy in-line with human rights where the
courts have found policy incompatible with human rights. .
·
On
9 Jul 2019:Therese Coffey
voted not to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
·
On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against largely retaining the EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights"
as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
On
16 Apr 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to remove the duty on the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to
work to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve
their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is
respect for human rights.
votes about
allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end
their life:
·
On
11 Sep 2015:Therese Coffey
voted against allowing a terminally ill person to be lawfully given assistance
to end their life with the consent of the High Court.
votes about paying
higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due
to illness or disability:
·
On
18 May 2022:Therese Coffey
voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by
the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in
question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of
living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes;
retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
·
On
21 Sep 2021:Therese Coffey
voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low
and middle income workers.
·
On
20 Jul 2016:Therese Coffey
voted for cuts in housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
·
On
8 Jun 2016:Therese Coffey
voted for reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to
participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
·
On
2 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against making the removal of the work-related activity component from
employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and
against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
·
On
2 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of
universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring
Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the
Employment and Support Allowance.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of
Universal Credit.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many
working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes
to the benefits system.
·
On
20 Jul 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many
working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes
to the benefits system.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against those who have been ill or disabled since their youth receiving
Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made
sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based
allowance.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from
one year to at least 730 days.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to make an exception for those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing
cancer treatment from the 365 day limit on receiving contribution based
Employment and Support Allowance.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to
disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher
rate.
votes about
ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further
education:
·
On
19 Jan 2011:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of scrapping the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in
England.
votes about selling
England’s state owned forests:
On 2 Feb 2011:Therese Coffey voted in favour of the sale of England's public
forest estate.
votes about measures
to prevent climate change:
·
On
18 May 2022:Therese Coffey
voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by
the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in
question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of
living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes;
retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
·
On
10 Jan 2022:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of laws enabling the government to direct funds from
electricity consumers, via electricity suppliers, to help pay for, and
encourage private investment in, new nuclear power stations.
·
On
13 Dec 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require the benefits of any subsidies to outweigh any negative
effects on the UK's aim of net zero emissions of targeted greenhouse gases by
2050.
·
On
20 Oct 2021:Therese Coffey
voted to exempt national security and defence as well as taxation and spending
from those policy areas where ministers would be required to have due regard to
environmental policy.
·
On
7 Jun 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to make supporting reducing the United Kingdom's net targeted
greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 the initial core mission of the
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
·
On
26 May 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to ban the burning of certain types of vegetation in almost all
upland areas with peat soils in England.
·
On
26 Jan 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require public authorities to act in accordance with the following
principles in relation to the environment: preventative action to avert damage;
the precautionary principle; rectifying damage at source and "polluter pays".
·
On
13 Jan 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require the Financial Conduct Authority to have regard to the
target of reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2050 when
setting capital and risk related requirements for investment firms.
·
On
16 Nov 2020:Therese Coffey
voted not to seek to ensure any regulations on the subject of climate change
risk which apply to those running certain occupational pension schemes align
with the aims of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and
limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial
levels.
·
On
12 Oct 2020:Therese Coffey
voted not to require ministers to have due regard to the target of net zero
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 when taking actions including setting up
agricultural subsidy schemes.
·
On
29 Sep 2020:Therese Coffey
voted not to require a "climate and nature emergency impact
statement" as part of any proposal for financial assistance under a United
Kingdom Internal Market Act.
·
On
5 Feb 2020:Therese Coffey
voted not to call on the Government to develop and implement a plan to
eliminate the substantial majority of transport emissions by 2030.
·
On
24 Oct 2019:Therese Coffey
voted against a motion calling on the Government "to rebuild the economy
so that it works in the interest of the many, not just handing out rewards to
those at the top" and bring forward "a green industrial revolution to
decarbonise the economy and boost economic growth".
·
On
3 May 2016:Therese Coffey
voted not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes.
·
On
14 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage for the
energy industry.
·
On
14 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK within six months of
June 2016 and to review it annually thereafter.
·
On
14 Jul 2015:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, replaced
student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
·
On
4 Jun 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring the setting of a target range for the amount of carbon
dioxide (or other greenhouse gases) produced per unit of electricity generated.
·
On
3 Jun 2013:Therese Coffey
voted not to exempt electricity generation plants using carbon capture and
storage technology from annual carbon dioxide emissions limits during a
commissioning and proving period of up to three years.
·
On
17 Oct 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring the UK Green Investment Bank to explicitly act in
support of the target of reducing UK carbon emissions to 20% of 1990 levels by
2050.
votes about a reduction
in spending on welfare benefits:
·
On
18 May 2022:Therese Coffey
voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by
the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in
question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of
living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes;
retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
·
On
10 Jan 2022:Therese Coffey
voted yes on Welfare Cap
·
On
21 Sep 2021:Therese Coffey
voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low
and middle income workers.
·
On
16 Nov 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of reductions to the work allowance element of universal credit
and reductions to employment and support allowance and against analysing how
changes impact those in different incomes.
·
On
20 Jul 2016:Therese Coffey
voted for cuts in housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
·
On
8 Jun 2016:Therese Coffey
voted for reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to
participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
·
On
2 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against making the removal of the work-related activity component from
employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and
against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
·
On
2 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of
universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring
Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
·
On
23 Feb 2016:Therese Coffey
voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the
Employment and Support Allowance.
·
On
23 Feb 2016:Therese Coffey
voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of
Universal Credit.
·
On
6 Jan 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of cutting universal credit benefits for many people in paid
work
·
On
18 Nov 2015:Therese Coffey
voted for proposed cuts to tax credits and against investment aimed at growing
a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey voted
to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal
Credit.
·
On
27 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many
working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes
to the benefits system.
·
On
20 Oct 2015:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax
credits.
·
On
15 Sep 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
·
On
20 Jul 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many
working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes
to the benefits system.
·
On
20 Jul 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many
working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes
to the benefits system.
·
On
4 Jun 2015:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and
in favour of spending on new nuclear weapons.
·
On
11 Feb 2014:Therese Coffey
voted not to halt further spending and welfare cuts and not to investigate the
impact of austerity measures on the incidence of poverty and inequality.
·
On
12 Nov 2013:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess
bedrooms.
·
On
27 Feb 2013:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
·
On
21 Jan 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to set the rate of increase of certain benefits, payments and tax credits
at 1% rather than in line with prices at 2.2% for 2014 and 2015
·
On
21 Jan 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1%
rather allow them to be increased by 2.2% in line with prices.
·
On
8 Jan 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to cap any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at
1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
·
On
24 Oct 2012:Therese Coffey
voted to introduce under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for
working age claimants in the social rented sector and to set the rates of Local
Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
·
On
21 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to add proposed exclusions from a reduction in housing benefits due
to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from
one year to at least 730 days.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to make an exception for those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing
cancer treatment from the 365 day limit on receiving contribution based
Employment and Support Allowance.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
·
On
1 Feb 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to
disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher
rate.
·
On
15 Jun 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to
restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess
bedrooms.
·
On
13 Jun 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against introducing a childcare element to Universal Credit.
·
On
9 Mar 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to
restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess
bedrooms.
·
On
9 Mar 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to
restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess
bedrooms.
·
On
19 Jan 2011:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of scrapping the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in
England.
votes about spending
public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have
spent a long time unemployed:
·
On
12 Jun 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against a range of economic policies including raising the minimum wage,
reintroducing a 10% starting rate of income tax and boosting the supply of
housing.
·
On
4 Sep 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against calling on the government to get more people into work, bring
forward capital investment, introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, reintroduce
a 10% rate of income tax paid for by a mansion tax, act on "rip off"
rail fares and soaring energy costs, stand up for families in the private
rented sector, reform pensions, curb payday lenders, and reform banking,
planning and the skills system.
·
On
15 May 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against a package of economic policies including bringing forward
long-term infrastructure investment, building 100,000 affordable homes, and
guaranteeing jobs for the long term unemployed.
·
On
17 May 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against measures to stimulate economic growth and job creation; against a
tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for
over a year; against reducing VAT; against a tax break for small firms taking
on extra workers and against making infrastructure investment sooner.
·
On
17 May 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against creating jobs; a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for
young people out of work for a year; a VAT cut; a tax break for small firms
taking on more workers and making infrastructure investment sooner.
·
On
14 Dec 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against creating 100,000 jobs and building 25,000 homes using funds
raised via a bank bonus tax, against reducing VAT on home improvements and
against tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
·
On
9 Nov 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against introducing a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000
young people and build 25,000 affordable homes; against making investment
sooner; against reducing VAT, and against a tax break for small firms taking on
extra workers.
votes about phasing
out secure tenancies for life:
·
On
12 Jan 2016:Therese Coffey
voted to phase out secure tenancies for life.
votes
about smoking bans:
·
On
11 Feb 2015:Therese Coffey
voted against making it an offence to for someone in charge of an enclosed
vehicle to fail to prevent smoking within it if someone under 18 is present.
·
On
10 Feb 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against a new law requiring private vehicles be smoke-free where a person
under the age of 18 is present in the vehicle.
·
On
22 Jun 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against a ban on smoking in private vehicles where there are children
present.
·
On
13 Oct 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to exempt pubs and private members clubs from the smoking ban where no
food is being served.
votes about
greater autonomy for schools:
·
On
29 Jan 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring all teachers in all state-funded schools to have, or be
working towards, Qualified Teacher Status.
·
On
30 Oct 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring state school teachers to have, or be working towards,
qualified teacher status.
·
On
11 May 2011:Therese Coffey
voted not to require school governing bodies and head teachers comply with
standards set out by the Secretary of State in relation to the provision of
independent careers guidance.
On
8 Feb 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to allow the establishment of free schools, to abolish a range of
teaching related bodies, to allow student loan interest to be charged at market
rates, and to allow teachers to search pupils.
·
On
26 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to enable more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and
the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
·
On
21 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring new academy schools to only be built in areas where
there is a proven need for additional capacity.
·
On
21 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring academy schools to have a curriculum which includes
personal, social and health education.
·
On
21 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted not to require Academy Schools to follow the School Admissions Code.
·
On
21 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring Academy Schools to comply with legislation on pupil
exclusions and behaviour partnerships which would otherwise not apply to them.
·
On
19 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to enable more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and
the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
·
On
19 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to enable more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and
the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
votes about academy
schools:
·
On
13 Apr 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of turning all primary and secondary schools in England to
become academies, shifting control over them from local councils to central
government.
·
On
21 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring new academy schools to only be built in areas where
there is a proven need for additional capacity.
·
On
19 Jul 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to enable more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" and
the consequent financial independence and removal from local authority control.
votes about
university tuition fees:
·
On
9 Dec 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to approve raising the tuition fee cap to £6,000 per year for courses for
which there are no plans in place to promote access and student finance
information.
votes about raising
England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year:
·
On
9 Dec 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to raise the UK's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year.
votes about more
restrictive regulation of trade union activity:
·
On
26 Jan 2022:Therese Coffey
voted to implement a tax on trade unions and employers' associations to fund their
regulator, the Certification Officer.
·
On
26 Jan 2022:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the regulator of trade unions and employers’ associations, the
Certification Officer, to impose financial penalties on the bodies it regulates
for breaches of the law.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for
industrial action by state school teachers to be required for such action to be
lawful.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to require the support of 40% of those eligible to vote in ballots for
strike action by key transport workers, including staff working on railways,
airport security, air traffic control and London buses, for such action to be
lawful.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for
industrial action by key health workers to be required for such action to be
lawful.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted for the support of 40% of those entitled to vote in a ballot for
industrial action by key fire service workers to be required for such action to
be lawful.
·
On
10 Nov 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to require the appointment of a picket supervisor and for them to be
identified to, and contactable by, the police.
·
On
10 Nov 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to require a 50% turnout in order to make a strike ballot valid and for
other aspects of increased regulation of trade union activity.
·
On
14 Sep 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to require a 50% turnout in order to make a strike ballot valid and for
other aspects of increased regulation of trade union activity.
votes about restricting
the scope of legal aid:
·
On
26 Apr 2022:Therese Coffey
voted against providing publicly funded legal representation for bereaved
people at inquests where a public body has a connection to the case.
·
On
25 Jan 2022:Therese Coffey
voted against providing publicly funded legal representation for bereaved people
at inquests where a public body has a connection to the case.
·
On
9 Jul 2014:Therese Coffey
voted for a residence test as an eligibility criteria for civil legal aid;
subject to exceptions for refugees and those who have sought asylum.
·
On
5 Dec 2012:Therese Coffey
voted to extend legal aid to certain welfare appeals and certain international
child benefit recovery cases.
·
On
17 Apr 2012:Therese Coffey
voted not to require the Lord Chancellor to ensure that, subject to resources,
individuals have access to legal services that effectively meet their needs.
·
On
2 Nov 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against making legal aid available to cover the entirety of assistance
required where people are deemed to have complex, interconnected needs, some of
which do not usually attract aid.
·
On
2 Nov 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to reform legal aid, including removing it from some types of cases, to
reform sentencing, and remand and to introduce new offences relating to
threatening with a weapon.
·
On
31 Oct 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against making legal aid available in clinical negligence cases.
·
On
29 Jun 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to reform legal aid, including removing it from some types of cases, to
reform sentencing, and remand and to introduce new offences relating to threatening
with a weapon.
votes about the
privatisation of Royal Mail:
·
On
12 Jan 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to privatise up to 90% of Royal Mail and for related restructuring.
·
On
27 Oct 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to prepare for and permit Royal Mail privatisation. The vote was also in
favour of changing the rules relating to ownership of the Post Office and in
favour of passing provisions modifying the regulation of postal services,
particularly to protect the UK's universal postal service.
votes about greater regulation
of gambling:
·
On
8 Jan 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against giving local councils powers to prevent the proliferation of
fixed odds betting terminals and betting shops
·
On
8 Jan 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against giving local government more powers to regulate betting shops and
fixed odds betting terminals.
·
On
4 Dec 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to increase the stake, and prize, limits for certain categories of
gambling machine.
·
On
26 Nov 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against extending the horserace betting levy to overseas bookmakers.
·
On
26 Nov 2013:Therese Coffey
voted not to require those running internet and telephone gambling operations
to ban those who have registered for self-exclusion.
·
On
17 May 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against making specific planning permission be required for betting shops
rather than allowing any premises with permission for use for financial and
professional services to become a betting shop.
votes about
restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents:
·
On
25 Jun 2014:Therese Coffey
voted against banning letting agent fees, against making three year tenancies
the default in the private rented sector and against action on excessive rent
rises during longer tenancies.
·
On
13 May 2014:Therese Coffey
voted not to ban letting agents charging tenants, or prospective tenants, fees.
·
On
14 May 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against calling on the Government to take real action on jobs, affordable
accommodation, rising energy and water bills, the costs of travel to work.
votes about
higher taxes on banks:
·
On
1 Dec 2021:Therese Coffey
voted to reduce tax on bank profits.
·
On
18 Dec 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to exclude certain overseas elements of UK banking groups from the bank
levy annual tax.
·
On
21 Jul 2015:Therese Coffey
voted for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income
tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their
existing rates until the next general election.
·
On
25 Mar 2015:Therese Coffey
voted for a series of taxation related measures including increasing the
personal income tax free allowance and increasing the threshold at which higher
rate tax is charged.
·
On
19 Nov 2013:Therese Coffey
voted against increasing the amount of free child care offered to parents of 3
and 4 year olds from 15 to 25 hours
votes about UK
membership of the EU:
·
On
29 Mar 2019:Therese Coffey
voted to leave the EU with a [withdrawal] agreement as soon as possible and to
approve the negotiated withdrawal agreement and associated documents.
·
On
17 Jan 2018:Therese Coffey
voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
·
On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
·
On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
·
On
1 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
7 Dec 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in favour
of starting the process by 31 March 2017.
votes about
more EU integration:
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On
18 May 2022:Therese Coffey
voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by
the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in
question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of
living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes;
retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
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On
9 Dec 2020:Therese Coffey
voted to generally remove rights for European Economic Area citizens under the
UK's immigration and benefits systems while protecting the rights of Irish
citizens and those granted settled, or pre-settled, status under the EU
Settlement Scheme.
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On
25 Nov 2020:Therese Coffey
voted for the UK's appeal courts not to be bound by decisions of the European
Union Court of Justice, after the transition period associated with the United
Kingdom's withdrawal from the union. .
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On
15 Jul 2020:Therese Coffey
voted no on Extension of the Transition Period Following the UK
Leaving the EU.
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On
30 Jun 2020:Therese Coffey
voted to end the general right for nationals of European Union member states,
European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK
while retaining such rights for Irish citizens.
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On
18 May 2020:Therese Coffey
voted to end the general right for nationals of European Union member states,
European Economic Area states and Switzerland to enter and reside in the UK
while retaining such rights for Irish citizens.
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On
8 Jan 2020:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring the Government to seek to negotiate continuing full
membership of the EU's Erasmus+ education and youth programme.
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On
8 Jan 2020:Therese Coffey
voted against seeking close alignment with the EU single market underpinned by
shared institutions and obligations; against participation in EU agencies and
funding programmes; and against UK rights and protections for workers,
consumers and the environment keeping pace with EU standards as a minimum. .
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On
24 Oct 2019:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of the UK Government’s proposals for leaving the European
Union.
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On
23 Oct 2019:Therese Coffey
voted to remove rights for EU, Swiss and Turkish nationals to pursue business
activities in the UK following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On
15 Oct 2019:Therese Coffey
voted to transfer powers to set certain technical environmental regulations
from the EU to the UK on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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On
1 Apr 2019:Therese Coffey
voted against a permanent and comprehensive United Kingdom-wide customs union
with the European Union.
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On
27 Mar 2019:Therese Coffey
voted against a UK wide customs union with the EU.
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On
30 Jan 2019:Therese Coffey
voted to revoke arrangements for cross-border action to tackle infringements of
various EU consumer laws.
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On
19 Dec 2018:Therese Coffey
voted to amend the law on accounts and reports from corporate bodies to remove
the involvement of the European Union and to remove preferential treatment of
bodies from the European Economic Area.
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On
17 Jul 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against making retaining membership of the European medicines regulatory
network a government objective.
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On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against making the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as
an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, full access
to the internal market of the EU rather than merely European Economic Area
membership.
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On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against making the UK's withdrawal from the EU conditional on seeking, as
an objective for the UK's negotiation of the withdrawal agreement, an
international agreement which enables the United Kingdom to continue to
participate in the European Economic Area.
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On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against largely retaining the EU "Charter of Fundamental
Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European
Union.
·
On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted not to make incompatibility with the general principles of EU law
actionable in the UK courts following the UK's withdrawal from the union.
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On
13 Jun 2018:Therese Coffey
voted against steps designed to ensure that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
does not result in the removal or diminution of any rights, powers,
liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures that contribute
to the protection and improvement of the environment.
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On
17 Jan 2018:Therese Coffey
voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
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On
20 Dec 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against the UK retaining the EU's common customs tariff and common
commercial policy.
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On
13 Dec 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to allow ministers to withdraw the UK from the European Economic Area,
the European single market.
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On
12 Dec 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to allow laws which were required by the UK's membership of the European
single market to be weakened, removed or replaced by Ministers after the UK's
withdrawal from the EU.
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On
21 Nov 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring the UK Government to report on changes to EU
legislation which form part of UK law, and against requiring the Government to
consider adopting such changes to ensure that the rights of workers and
employees in the UK are no less favourable than they would have been had the UK
remained a member of the EU or EEA.
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On
21 Nov 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights remaining part
of UK law on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On
21 Nov 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against retaining general principles of EU law derived from EU treaties,
direct EU legislation and EU directives, as part of UK law after the UK leaves
the EU, and voted to only retain those general principles deriving from
European Court [of justice] case law.
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On
14 Nov 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in domestic law and to remove the
mechanism which enables the flow of new EU law into UK law.
·
On
14 Nov 2017:Therese Coffey
voted not to require courts or tribunals to have regard to anything done on or
after exit day by the European Court, another EU entity or the EU.
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On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
·
On
13 Mar 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against guaranteeing EU derived rights, and the potential to acquire
residency rights, for EU and EEA citizens legally resident in the UK.
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On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against the UK remaining a member of the European Atomic Agency Community
(Euratom) when withdrawing from the European Union and against treating leaving
Euratom separately from leaving the European Union.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
1 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
7 Dec 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in favour
of starting the process by 31 March 2017.
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On
9 Mar 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against the UK opting into a proposed EU directive on combating
terrorism; supporting work directly with other countries and recognising that
national security is a matter for individual nations.
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On
14 Dec 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to support the Government's decision not to opt into a European Union
response to disproportionate migration into certain states involving measures
to relocate individuals in need of international protection (asylum).
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On
4 Dec 2013:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of an EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru.
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On
15 Jul 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to opt out of all EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before
December 2009
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On
15 Jul 2013:Therese Coffey
voted to opt into Europol's European Union Agency for Law Enforcement
Cooperation and Training so long as Europol is not given the power to direct
national law enforcement agencies to initiate investigations or share data that
conflicts with national security; and against considering the views of the
Association of Chief Police Officers when deciding when to opt in.
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On
14 Sep 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against an EU Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal
proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
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On
9 Feb 2011:Therese Coffey
voted to support the Government's position that the UK should not contribute to
the European Stability Mechanism and financial assistance for Euro area Member
States should primarily be provided by other euro area Member States.
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On
25 Jan 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring a referendum prior to UK giving emergency financial
assistance via the EU to member states other than the Republic of Ireland.
votes about
a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK:
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On
7 Jul 2021:Therese Coffey
voted against automatically granting Settled Status to EU nationals residing in
the UK or scrapping or extending the deadline for applying to the settlement
scheme; against providing physical proof of settled status; and against
devolving immigration powers to the Scottish Government.
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On
29 Mar 2019:Therese Coffey
voted to leave the EU with a [withdrawal] agreement as soon as possible and to
approve the negotiated withdrawal agreement and associated documents.
·
On
17 Jan 2018:Therese Coffey
voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
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On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
·
On
11 Sep 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to end the supremacy of EU law in UK law; to convert EU law into domestic
law on the UK's exit from the European Union and to give ministers the power to
correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
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On
13 Mar 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against guaranteeing EU derived rights, and the potential to acquire
residency rights, for EU and EEA citizens legally resident in the UK.
·
On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted against seeking to protect the residence rights of citizens of the
European Union and their family members who were lawfully resident in the
United Kingdom on 23 June 2016.
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On
8 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
1 Feb 2017:Therese Coffey
voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United
Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union.
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On
7 Dec 2016:Therese Coffey
voted in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in favour
of starting the process by 31 March 2017.
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On
19 Oct 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against EU nationals living in the UK retaining rights, including the
right to live and work in the UK, should the UK leave the EU.
votes about investigations into
the Iraq war:
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On
30 Nov 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against an investigation into the contrast between public statements and
private actions in the run up to the Iraq war.
votes about use
of UK military forces in combat operations overseas:
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On
2 Dec 2015:Therese Coffey
voted to support UK airstrikes against ISIL in Syria
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On
26 Sep 2014:Therese Coffey
voted for UK air strikes in Iraq to support Iraqi forces' efforts against ISIL.
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On
9 Sep 2010:Therese Coffey
voted to support the continued deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan.
votes about slowing the
rise in rail fares:
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On
5 Sep 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against capping annual rail increases at 1% above inflation and not to
ban increases in excess of that limit.
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On
16 May 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against reducing public transport fares, and against reducing VAT on fuel
to help motorists and boost the economy.
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On
11 Jan 2012:Therese Coffey
voted to allow individual rail fares to be increased by more than the amount of
the Government's cap on average increases.
votes about greater
public control of bus services:
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On
19 Jan 2016:Therese Coffey
voted against regulation of local bus networks and against public ownership of
the railways.
votes about
strengthening the Military Covenant:
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On
1 Mar 2022:Therese Coffey
voted not to empower ministers to extend the period during which employers of
someone who has left the armed forces benefit from a reduction in national
insurance payable in connection with that person's employment.
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On
7 Dec 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to waive immigration and nationality related fees for non UK citizens
in the UK armed forces who have served for at least five years, and their
dependents.
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On
6 Dec 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require the Government to have due regard to the special
circumstances of current and former members of the armed services when exercising
certain functions in relation to England.
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On
23 Jun 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require central government departments to have due regard to the
special situation of current or former members of the armed services when
carrying out certain functions relating to housing, education and health in
England.
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On
23 Jun 2021:Therese Coffey
voted not to require accommodation provided to service people in Scotland to
meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, the main measure of housing quality
in Scotland.
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On
27 Apr 2021:Therese Coffey
voted against establishing a duty of care standard in relation to legal,
pastoral and mental health support provided to service personnel involved in
investigations or litigation arising from overseas operations.
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On
21 Apr 2021:Therese Coffey
voted against establishing a duty of care standard in relation to legal,
pastoral and mental health support provided to service personnel involved in
investigations or litigation arising from overseas operations.
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On
3 Nov 2020:Therese Coffey
voted to apply restrictions on the prosecution of members of the armed forces
in relation to their conduct on overseas deployment even in cases of alleged
torture.
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On
3 Nov 2020:Therese Coffey
voted for prosecutions in respect of historical conduct by British armed
services personnel on overseas operations to only take place in exceptional
circumstances.
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On
26 Jun 2012:Therese Coffey
voted against calling on the Government to strengthen the military covenant and
against requesting a reassessment of the assumptions on which the Strategic
Defence and Security Review was based.
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On
14 Jun 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against requiring public bodies and minsters to consider the effects of
people's service in the armed forces when setting healthcare, education and
housing policy and to consider if special provisions for current, and former,
service personnel are justified.
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On
16 Feb 2011:Therese Coffey
voted against a legally binding Military Covenant set out in law.
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