Valerie Vaz’s voting in Parliament

Valerie Vaz 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 Valerie Vaz’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 17 votes against, 8 absences, between 2010–2022.
• 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 for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2022.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2011–2021.
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, in 2016.

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

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Valerie Vaz has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income Tax (Charge) 21 Mar 2023

  Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse). We have had plenty of Budget debates, but this Budget has not fixed anything. The Chancellor stood here, in the middle of the strikes and the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, and said nothing about those events in his speech—just like an avatar Chancellor. For...

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income Tax (Charge) 21 Mar 2023

  Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse). We have had plenty of Budget debates, but this Budget has not fixed anything. The Chancellor stood here, in the middle of the strikes and the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, and said nothing about those events in his speech—just like an avatar Chancellor. For...

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income Tax (Charge) 21 Mar 2023

  Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse). We have had plenty of Budget debates, but this Budget has not fixed anything. The Chancellor stood here, in the middle of the strikes and the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, and said nothing about those events in his speech—just like an avatar Chancellor. For...

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Profile

Labour MP for Walsall South

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Valerie_VazMP
• https://facebook.com/ValerieVazMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Valerie Vaz campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Education
• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Telephone Services
• Burma
• Internet
• Buildings
• Epilepsy

Currently held offices

• Member, Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill Committee (since 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (since 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (since 16 Nov 2022)
• Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee (since 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (since 1 Dec 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (5 Jan 2022 to 17 May 2022)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (16 Jan 2020 to 8 Jun 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (21 Nov 2016 to 9 May 2021)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (21 Nov 2016 to 9 May 2021)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (7 Oct 2016 to 9 May 2021)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (7 Mar 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) (5 Nov 2015 to 26 Nov 2015)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 18 Jul 2016)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (25 Jun 2015 to 11 Oct 2016)
• Member, House of Commons Governance Committee (16 Oct 2014 to 17 Dec 2014)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bruce George
• Henry D'Avigdor-Goldsmid

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Shark Fins Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (12 out of 13)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)