Yasmin Qureshi’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a random selection of Yasmin Qureshi’s votes.

• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 20 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2022.
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2016.
• Almost always 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, 13 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2018.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Yasmin Qureshi has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Members: Correspondence 12 Sep 2023

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 7 July 2023 and (b) 8 August 2023 from the hon. Member for Bolton South East, case reference YQ28262.

• Hormone Pregnancy Tests 7 Sep 2023

  First, I thank all Members who have spoken in the debate. In particular, I pay tribute to the vice-chair of the APPG on hormone pregnancy tests, the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell). The many interventions on the Minister from my colleagues show that we are very unhappy about what she proposes and what the Government seem to want to do about this. We want to meet the Minister, but...

• Hormone Pregnancy Tests 7 Sep 2023

  We want to sit down with the Minister, and we want her to say to us, “This is what we are going to do about the Primodos case.” We do not want the Minister to tell us the problems. We want a system of redress right now—that is what we want from the Minister—and I hope that when we have that meeting, she and her officials will present to us the practical action they are going to take...

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Profile

Labour MP for Bolton South East

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @YasminQureshiMP
• https://facebook.com/yasminqureshiuk

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Yasmin Qureshi campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for International Development
• Department for Education
• Burma
• Overseas Aid
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Pregnancy Tests
• Ethnic Groups: Equality

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (since 28 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 14 Dec 2022)
• Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Nov 2022 to 7 Dec 2022)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) (10 Apr 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 9 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee ( 5 Jan 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee (29 Apr 2014 to 7 Jul 2015)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2011 to 12 Dec 2011)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brian Iddon
• David Young

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (8 out of 16)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 13)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (0 out of 1)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (2 out of 4)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)