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 selection of Valerie Vaz’s votes.

• Consistently 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 an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 20 votes for, 13 votes against, 18 absences, between 2010–2017
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 15 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, in 2016
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017

We have lots more plain English analysis of Valerie Vaz’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Valerie Vaz’s full vote analysis page for more.

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

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee 25 Oct 2017

  Procedure: Exiting the European Union: scrutiny of delegated legislation. 2:45 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
  Witnesses: Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Valerie Vaz MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society Joel Blackwell, Senior Researcher, Hansard Society

• Grenfell Tower: Business of the House 19 Oct 2017

  Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?

• Grenfell Tower: Business of the House 19 Oct 2017

  I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business—again, it is just for one week, not two—and also join her in wishing everybody peace and prosperity for Diwali. I also thank her for providing an advance copy, which I got via email on Tuesday, and the Vote Office in Portcullis for having hard copies of it for Members on Monday. This week, the sky darkened, a hurricane...

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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
• Education
• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Telephone Services
• Burma
• Internet
• Buildings
• NHS: Reorganisation

Currently held offices

• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (since 7 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, House of Commons Commission (21 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• 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 (Commons) (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 Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bruce George
• Henry D'Avigdor-Goldsmid

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Valerie Vaz’s speeches
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — 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 95.83% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 58 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Valerie Vaz’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 152 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)