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Your MP's - Peter Aldous Conservative MP for Waveney

Peter Aldous MP By https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Chris_McAndrew

Whilst raising the issues of the sustainability of the seas and concerns of small scale fishermen in the House, he now pursues a course of No Deal which will neither protect UK waters from 'foreign' fishing, sustain fish stocks or from the devastating impact of EU import tariffs on UK farm exports as his Government plans to open the door to foreign food imports including chemically washed chicken from the US. So much for, "this new partnership should ensure that Britain retains sovereignty over a number of areas; and in particular for Waveney the areas of fishing and farming, which for local businesses, farmers and fishermen is a key concern which has been expressed to me".

In June 2016 prior to the ReferendumWaveney MP <s>@</s>peter_aldous announces at top of <s>#</s>PMQs that a south Lowestoft maritime manufacturer will pull investment if UK leaves EU.

On a lighter note in March 2019, Mr Aldous ignored and interrupted the day's hot topic in Parliament, and moved on to fears over shop closures on Lowestoft High Street, including that of Body Shop, Argos and Beales. Mr Aldous' question garnered a bemused response online after the Brexit-heavy debates which had come before it. Duncan Robinson, political correspondent for The Economist, said: "Commons just switched from Brexit to the state of high streets in Lowestoft is a hell of a gear change. Parliament swings wildly between high politics and a parish council."

As the following voting record shows Peter Aldous has not exactly proven his credentials when it comes to equality and human right including gay rights and as a landowner he supported selling off the nations forests and voted against measures to prevent climate change.

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How Peter Aldous voted on Social Issues

Generally voted against equal gay rights Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2019
Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010-2015
Voted a mixture of for and against allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013-2019
Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011-2019
Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

How Peter Aldous voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2013-2015
Voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 33 votes for, 59 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011-2019
Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2011-2016
Generally voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2012
Generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes 2 votes for, 14 votes against, 2 absences, between 2016-2019
Generally voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes 5 votes for, 18 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016-2019
Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2014-2015

How Peter Aldous voted on Welfare and Benefits #

Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012-2018
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011-2016
Almost always voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial needafford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2012
Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 51 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 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 Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011-2014

How Peter Aldous voted on Taxation and Employment #

Consistently voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes 28 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2018
Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 19 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2019
Almost always voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes 17 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2017
Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013-2017
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010-2013
Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012-2015
Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
We don't have enough information to calculate Peter Aldous's position on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
Generally voted against a banker's bonus tax Show votes 1 vote for, 14 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011-2015
Generally voted against higher taxes on banks Show votes 5 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2018
Consistently voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2013
Consistently voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012-2013
Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2017
Almost always voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes 8 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2010-2016

How Peter Aldous voted on Business and the Economy #

Consistently voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes 24 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2016
Generally voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes 7 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2013-2018
Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes 7 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2010-2014
Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013-2019

How Peter Aldous voted on Health #

Almost always voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2012
Almost always voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2012
Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010-2015
Voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2015

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How Peter Aldous voted on Education #

Consistently voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2014
Voted for raising England's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
Consistently voted for academy schools Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2016
Consistently voted for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2017

How Peter Aldous voted on Constitutional Reform #

Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2019
Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016
Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016
Almost always voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010-2016
Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011-2016
Almost always voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012-2019
Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013-2016
Generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2014
Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011-2016
Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh AssemblyShow votes 2 votes for, 28 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012-2018
Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes 4 votes for, 42 votes against, between 2011-2018
Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes 17 votes for, 31 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010-2018
Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015
Almost always voted against a lower voting age Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015-2016

How Peter Aldous voted on Home Affairs #

Consistently voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016
Consistently voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011-2012
Consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2014-2016
Consistently voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016
Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people's communications and activities Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016

How Peter Aldous voted on Environmental Issues #

Generally voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 5 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011-2019
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010-2013
Consistently voted for selling England's state owned forests Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013-2017
Generally voted against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generationmethods Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2012-2018
Generally voted for culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2014
Voted a mixture of for and against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2015
Consistently voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013-2019

How Peter Aldous voted on Transport #

Almost always voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, in 2016
Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes 6 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010-2013
Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013-2017
Generally voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014-2016

How Peter Aldous voted on Housing #

Consistently voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016
Consistently voted for charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016

How Peter Aldous voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

Consistently voted against greater regulation of gambling Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2013-2014
Consistently voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
We don't have enough information to calculate Peter Aldous's position on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
Voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2011
Generally voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2014-2016
Almost always voted for restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes 11 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011-2014
Consistently voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012-2013
Generally voted for a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2013
Consistently voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee casesShow votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012-2013
Consistently voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014-2018
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The conclusions from this voting record must therefore be that the Waveney MP is:
- AMBIVALENT AT BEST ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, GAY RIGHTS AND EQUALITY
- AGAINST THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FOR EU NATIONALS AND A STRENGTHENING OF THE MILITARY COVENANT
- FOR REDUCING WELFARE BENEFITS AND SPENDING AND AGAINST BENEFITS BEING INCREASED IN LINE WITH PRICES.
- AGAINST HIGHER TAX FOR HIGH EARNERS AND A BANKERS BONUS TAX
- FOR REDUCING CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX
- AGAINST FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN TRAINING & FE
- FOR SELLING ENGLAND'S STATE OWNED FORESTS
- AGAINST LOWERING VOTING AGE AND MORE POWERS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR THE DEVOLVED GOVERNMENTS
- FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE OF CITIZENS
- MOSTLY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES
- AGAINST SLOWING THE RATE FOR RAIL FARE INCREASES
- AGAINST GREATER REGULATION OF GAMBLING
- AGAINST SECURE TENANCIES FOR LIFE
- FOR RESTRICTING LEGAL AID BUT AGAINST RESTRICTING FEES CHARGED TO TENANTS BY LETTING AGENTS
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