Therese Coffey’s voting in Parliament

Therese Coffey is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Therese Coffey’s votes.

• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016.
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 14 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011–2020.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 6 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2013–2022.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017.

Last updated: 2 Mar 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Therese Coffey has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Health and Social Care Update 22 Sep 2022

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his warm welcome to my ministerial team and me. It has been just two weeks—[Hon. Members: “Twelve years!”] Forgive me. Well, in those12 years there have been more doctors and nurses working in the NHS than ever before. We have record funding going into the NHS. The money that the Government spend through the Department of Health and Social Care is about...

• Health and Social Care Update 22 Sep 2022

  I thank my right hon. Friend. I remember supporting him from the Back Benches in his passion for the NHS, and I am absolutely committed to continuing that. I think my predecessors may have committed themselves to publishing aspects of, or conclusions from, the workforce plan, but I assure my right hon. Friend that now that I have spent time focusing on the priorities, work on the plan is...

• Health and Social Care Update 22 Sep 2022

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his welcome. I think that one of the benefits of the United Kingdom is our ability to learn from each other, even with a devolved NHS. For example, we are borrowing, or copying, the pharmacist elements, and we will enact those in this country too. As the hon. Gentleman will know, owing to the Barnett formula the amount per head of population for the Scottish NHS...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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

Social Media

• @theresecoffey
• https://facebook.com/ThereseCoffey

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Therese Coffey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Health
• Treasury
• Justice
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Shipping: Oil
• Prisoners: Repatriation
• Tolls
• Roads: Construction
• Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation

Currently held offices

• Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (since 6 Sep 2022)
• Deputy Prime Minister (since 6 Sep 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (8 Sep 2019 to 6 Sep 2022)
• The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (29 Jul 2019 to 8 Sep 2019)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (17 Jul 2016 to 25 Jul 2019)
• The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (8 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Oct 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Gummer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)