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.

• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2020.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2010–2019.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2020.

Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. 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

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions 28 Apr 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on creating a register of carbon offset schemes in the UK to monitor the purchase of viable agricultural land used for this purpose.

• Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Parliamentary Estate: Coronavirus 28 Apr 2022

  To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many positive covid-19 cases were recorded on the Parliamentary estate in each month from November 2021 to March 2022.

• Prime Minister’s Visit to India 26 Apr 2022

  The Minister said that we are at the start of the negotiations; will she confirm that the trade unions, business and civil society will be included in any discussions in both countries?

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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
• Epilepsy

Currently held offices

• Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee (since 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (since 1 Dec 2021)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 21 Nov 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• 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, 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)

• Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (12 out of 13)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)