Angela Eagle’s voting in Parliament

Angela Eagle is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Angela Eagle sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Angela Eagle generally voted against introducing foundation hospitals; most current Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2003. Labour, 9 votes, in 2003
• Angela Eagle generally voted for a stricter asylum system; most current Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes 15 votes for, 5 votes against, 11 absences, between 2002–2020. Labour, 38 votes, between 2002–2020

We have lots more plain English analysis of Angela Eagle’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Angela Eagle’s full vote analysis page for more.

Angela Eagle has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Test and Trace Support Payment 26 Jul 2021

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people who have applied for a £500 Test and Trace Support Payment to date were ineligible to receive that payment.

• Channel 4: Privatisation — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 21 Jul 2021

  It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. That is two Chairs in one debate. I am disappointed that the Minister declined to allow me to question him, since this is my debate. I do not think our arguments have been backward looking, and many of us have made the point that Channel 4 is already evolving. This is the question I would have put to the Minister, had he...

• Channel 4: Privatisation — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 21 Jul 2021

  Very briefly, because I have only two minutes to respond.

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Profile

Labour MP for Wallasey

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @angelaeagle
• https://facebook.com/angela4labour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Angela Eagle campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Departmental Redundancy
• Partnership Agreements
• Race Relations
• Pay Audits
• Universal Credit

Currently held offices

• Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (since 10 Nov 2020)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2020)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 15 Jun 2020)
• Member, Treasury Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 16 Sep 2015)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (13 Jul 2015 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (7 Dec 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (19 Nov 2007 to 26 Oct 2009)
• The Exchequer Secretary (29 Jun 2007 to 9 Jun 2009)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Aug 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (27 Jan 2003 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Member, Treasury Committee (27 Jan 2003 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (16 Oct 2002 to 3 Mar 2003)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Home office) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (28 Jul 1998 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (6 May 1997 to 29 Jul 1998)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (1 Jun 1996 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (28 Nov 1995 to 11 Nov 1996)
• Member, Employment Committee (25 Apr 1994 to 17 Oct 1996)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 8 Nov 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lynda Chalker
• Ernest Marples
• George Reakes
• John Moore-Brabazon
• Robert Chadwick
• Bouverie McDonald

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Financial Services Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Chairman, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 18)
• Finance Bill Committee (23 out of 24)
• Banking Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)