Gerald Jones’s voting in Parliament

Gerald Jones 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 Gerald Jones’s votes.

• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, in 2020.
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016.
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2015–2022.
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2020.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 57 votes for, 11 votes against, 23 absences, between 2017–2022.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sports: Sponsorship 4 Dec 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on developing a sponsorship code of conduct that all sporting bodies must adhere to when accepting sponsorship form the gambling industry.

• Prime Minister: Engagements 29 Nov 2023

  Pearl Melody Black was 22 months old when a car rolled off a private drive on to a highway and hit a wall, which fell and killed her while she was holding her daddy’s hand. Her parents, my constituents Gemma and Paul, South Wales Police and the Crown Prosecution Service were all frustrated that no charges could be brought in the case due to a loophole in the law. My ten-minute rule Bill,...

• Business of the House 16 Nov 2023

  May we have a debate on the appalling service offered by the Home Office? I have been working for over a year with a constituent who has been trying to get a visa for his family, including a young baby, who are currently in Pakistan as refugees, having fled Afghanistan. Despite jumping through numerous hoops, my constituent’s family still do not have a visa and the Pakistan authorities are...

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Profile

Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @geraldjoneslab
• https://facebook.com/GeraldJonesLabour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Gerald Jones campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Wales Office
• Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Members: Correspondence
• Armoured Fighting Vehicles
• Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
• Aviation: Coronavirus
• Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Scotland) (since 5 Sep 2023)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (since 10 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procurement Bill [HL] Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 21 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (10 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 21 Nov 2016)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dai Havard
• Ted Rowlands

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Procurement Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Farriers (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 13)