Stephen Timms’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Stephen Timms sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen Timms generally voted for a transparent Parliament; comparable Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2007–2009. Labour, 11 votes, between 2007–2009

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

Stephen Timms has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dementia: Research 30 Nov 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timescale is for the delivery of the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission.

• Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Part 2 - The Nine Identity Assurance Principles 29 Nov 2023

  My understanding was that the level of fraud among state pension claims was indeed extremely small. The Minister said earlier that the Government should take powers only where they are absolutely necessary; I think he is now saying that they are not necessary in the case of people claiming a state pension. Is he confident that that bit of this power—to look into the bank account of anybody...

• Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Part 2 - The Nine Identity Assurance Principles 29 Nov 2023

  I rise to speak specifically to Government new clause 34 and connected Government amendments which, as we have been reminded, give Ministers power to inspect the bank accounts of anyone claiming a social security benefit. I think it has been confirmed that that includes child benefit and the state pension, as well as universal credit and all the others. Extremely wide powers are being given...

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Profile

Labour MP for East Ham

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1994 — unknown

Also represented Newham North East

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

Social Media

• @stephenctimms
• https://facebook.com/stephenctimms

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen Timms campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Universal Credit
• Work Programme
• Social Security Benefits
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Employment Schemes

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 4 Mar 2020)
• Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Financial Secretary (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Digital Britain) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) ( 6 Aug 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) (25 Jan 2008 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (18 Oct 2004 to 12 Jul 2005)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (30 Sep 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) (29 May 2002 to 9 Sep 2004)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 3 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Department of Social Security) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (28 Jul 1998 to 30 Dec 1998)
• Member, Treasury Committee (15 Jan 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (27 Jun 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (25 out of 26)
• Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Communications Bill Committee (17 out of 25)
• Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)