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Policies

Policies are stated positions on a particular issue. For example "Privatise the NHS", or "Join the Euro". Each policy has a definition and a way to vote in relevant divisions in Parliament.

This table summarises all policies, including how many times they have "voted". Click on their name to get a comparison of a policy to all MPs. You can get a policy to the top by editing and correcting motion text for its divisions.

Votes (unedited)	Policy
28 (2)	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
7	Ban fox hunting
7 (3)	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16	Climate Change Bill - Strengthen
32	Control Orders
1 (1)	Corporal punishment of children - Against
2	Crossrail - In favour
9 (1)	Foundation hospitals - In favour
15	Fox hunting - Ban
16	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
9	Gambling - Against permissiveness
2	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
17 (5)	Homosexuality - Equal rights
13 (4)	House of Lords reform - Elected
36 (11)	Identity cards - For introduction
6	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
15	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
11	No detention without charge or trial
6	Nuclear power - For
12	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
14	Post office - in favour of Government policy
14	Post office closures - against
5	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
5	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
9	Smoking ban - In favour
5	Termination of pregnancy - against
75	Terrorism laws - For
3	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
10 (3)	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
9	Transparency of Parliament
2	Trident replacement - In favour
13 (2)	University education fees - For top up fees
13 (2)	University education fees - Should be free
7	University tuition fees
2	Voting age - Reduce to 16
3	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
5 (1)	Alcohol - increase its availability (provisional)
5 (1)	Alcohol - restrict its availability (provisional)
1	American imperialist hegemony: welcome (provisional)
1	Asylum seekers: no rights (provisional)
8 (2)	British Humanist (provisional)
5 (1)	Cambridge Liberal Conservative (provisional)
39	Common Sense Party (provisional)
75 (41)	Conservative party abstentions (provisional)
4	Educational Reform Rebel (provisional)
4	Faith schools: abolish (provisional)
9	Fast-track planning (provisional)
15	Fox hunting - Don't ban (provisional)
20 (2)	Homosexuality - Not acceptable (provisional)
36 (11)	Identity cards - Against introduction (provisional)
12 (3)	Identity Cards - In favour (provisional)
4	Income Tax - Abolish 10% tax bracket (provisional)
15	Innocent until proven guilty (provisional)
6	Iraq 2003 - Against the invasion (provisional)
13	Iraq 2003 - For disarmament only (provisional)
6	Iraq 2003 - pro-invasion (provisional)
2	Jury trials: sacrosanct (provisional)
2	Liberal Democrat party abstentions (provisional)
1	Local Transport Bill 2007-08 (provisional)
10 (3)	Mental health- easier detention + forced treatment (provisional)
7	Military expansion - Favour (provisional)
5 (3)	No to ID Cards (provisional)
1	Outlaw irrelevant clauses (provisional)
12	Parliamentary scrutiny - Strengthen (provisional)
6	Pay MPs More (provisional)
3	Pension fund collapse: bail-out (provisional)
1	Prisons and probation services: Privatise (provisional)
1	Pro American Pro War and Anti-Euro Party (provisional)
5	Pro Science and technology (provisional)
18	Pro-human rights, pro-democracy (provisional)
60 (2)	Pro-Liberty (provisional)
3	Referendum on Europe (provisional)
6 (4)	Renationalisation of public services (provisional)
1	Right to strike (provisional)
3	Selective schools: abolish (provisional)
3 (2)	Socially Free, Economically Free. True Libertarian (provisional)
3 (1)	Stand as an MP based on signatures of support (provisional)
9 (5)	Stop climate change (provisional)
12 (7)	Taxes - Favour decreases (provisional)
2 (2)	Taxes - Favour increases (provisional)
1	Temporary and agency workers: Equal rights (provisional)
75	Terrorism laws - Against (provisional)
9	Trust schools: For (provisional)
34 (32)	Vote 'aye' on every division in October 2007 (provisional)
6 (4)	Vote for Radical Change (provisional)

That makes 85 policies which have voted in at least one division.