A selection of Virendra Sharma's votes

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• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2011
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 42 votes against, 10 absences, between 2014–2016
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 86 votes for, 15 votes against, 39 absences, between 2007–2019

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 4 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will ensure that its support for the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, in 2020 will include the objective of improving nutrition for children under the age of five.

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Developing Countries: Females 31 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will discuss advancing the sexual health and rights of older women at the 2019 Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development.

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Developing Countries: Malnutrition 31 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department's climate and agriculture teams will take to ensure that the development of more climate resilient crop varieties will improve nutritional outcomes for the poorest people in countries with the highest burden of malnutrition and food insecurity; and what steps his Department will take to track those outcomes.

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Former Labour MP for Ealing, Southall

Entered the House of Commons on 20 July 2007 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• @VirendraSharma
• https://facebook.com/virendrasharmamp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Virendra Sharma campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Department of Health
• International Development
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for International Development
• Tuberculosis
• Developing Countries: Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• NHS: Innovation
• NHS: Intellectual Property

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Development Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, International Development Committee (9 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Home Office (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), HM Treasury (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) (1 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (9 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Nov 2007 to 25 Jan 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Piara S Khabra
• Sydney Bidwell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Tenant Fees Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (13 out of 18)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 24)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Virendra Sharma’s speeches
• Has received answers to 135 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68.03% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 120 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 102 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)