Paul Blomfield’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Paul Blomfield’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 42 votes against, 11 absences, between 2014–2016
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2010–2018
• Voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2016
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013

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

Paul Blomfield has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges 14 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, for what reasons the income from the Immigration Skills Charge was not presented to Parliament as detailed in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges 14 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, what review has taken place of the Immigration Skills Charge, as is set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Legal Aid Scheme: Slavery 13 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185051 on Legal Aid Scheme: Slavery, whether the specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, including assistance with applications for leave to enter or remain, subject to means and merits, applies to applications for...

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Profile

Labour MP for Sheffield Central

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @PaulBlomfieldMP
• https://facebook.com/paulblomfieldmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Paul Blomfield campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Exiting the European Union
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Human Trafficking
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Immigration
• Burma
• Slavery

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) (since 9 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (17 Oct 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (1 Dec 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)
• Member, Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 Committee (17 Jun 2014 to 30 Oct 2014)
• Member, Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 Committee (11 Jun 2014 to 30 Oct 2014)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Caborn
• Harry Morris
• William Boulton
• Philip Hoffman
• James Hope
• Charles Vincent

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Paul Blomfield’s speeches
• Has received answers to 247 written questions in the last year — well above 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 83.59% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 152 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Paul Blomfield’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 293 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)