A selection of Jim Sheridan’s votes

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• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 18 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2013.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 22 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2015.
• Voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 9 absences, between 2013–2014.
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012–2014.
• Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013.

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 18 Mar 2015

  The Prime Minister will be well aware of the hard work that went into the Smith agreement. He will be as disappointed as I am to see the front page of the Daily Record today showing four Scottish National party councillors burning that very agreement. Not only did they escape discipline; one of them was actually promoted. Are these the actions of a party that seeks to increase its...

• Asbestos in Schools 17 Mar 2015

  I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to raise the important issue of asbestos in schools. It is an important issue not only for the people who work in the schools but for the parents of the children who are being educated in them. The recent report on asbestos in schools is welcome, but it is unfortunate that it was not published earlier. We have been waiting more than eight months...

• Asbestos in Schools 17 Mar 2015

  My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that, and again I have to congratulate the National Union of Teachers on its assistance in dealing with this issue. The genuine concern is that we do not scare parents into believing that their children cannot go to school for fear of catching mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases, and we have tried to follow that approach through the report...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented West Renfrewshire

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Culture Media and Sport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Treasury
• Human Trafficking
• EU External Trade
• Colombia
• EU External Trade: USA
• Pay

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (26 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (12 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, International Development Committee (19 Nov 2007 to 9 Mar 2009)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (19 Dec 2005 to 9 May 2006)
• PPS (Team PPS), Ministry of Defence (10 Nov 2005 to 14 Aug 2006)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Information Committee (28 May 2004 to 14 Dec 2004)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (10 Sep 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee ( 1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Information (C) Committee (19 Nov 2001 to 13 Dec 2004)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gavin Newlands

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Childcare Payments Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Chairman, European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (10 out of 18)
• Chairman, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• Equality Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)