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Valerie Vaz

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Labour MP for Walsall South

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.

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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.

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Last updated: 1 Sep 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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

Recent appearances

  • Proxy Voting 23 Sep 2020

    I, too, will address both motions in my response. I thank the Leader of the House for tabling them, and a special thank you to the Chair of the Procedure Committee and its members. They have worked incredibly hard to get many reports out in double-quick time, so that we can continue with this. The Committee’s report is the fourth of the Session and was published on 10 September, but the...

  • Proxy Voting 23 Sep 2020

    I thank the right hon. Lady for that. Turning to proxy voting during the pandemic, the second motion amends the Standing Order on voting by proxy to allow proxy votes “for medical or public health reasons relating to the pandemic” until 3 November 2020. The Procedure Committee report found that “the system of remote voting used in May was a more effective means of handling divisions in...

  • Proxy Voting 23 Sep 2020

    They are able to cast a vote through the proxy system, but they are not able to come here to do that.

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Labour MP for Walsall South

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

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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
  • Dental Services

Currently held offices

  • Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 16 Jan 2020)
  • Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 21 Nov 2016)
  • Member, House of Commons Commission (since 21 Nov 2016)
  • Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (since 7 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • 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 and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 14 Sep 2020.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 received via my central party

Donor status: trade union

(Registered 20 December 2019)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: USDAW
Address of donor: 188 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 6LJ

Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000

Date received: 18 October 2019

Date accepted: 18 October 2019

Donor status: trade union

(Registered 05 November 2019)
8. Miscellaneous
Solicitor (not practising).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my husband, Paul Townsend, as a Senior Parliamentary Assistant. (Updated 05 January 2017)

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