Jo Stevens’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Jo Stevens sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Jo Stevens generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Jo Stevens generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Jo Stevens

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Neonicotinoids 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71069, how many emergency authorisation applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides the Government has approved in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.

• Written Answers — Wales Office: Overseas Students: Wales 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of the fall in the number of applications from EU nationals applying to study in universities in Wales since the EU referendum on the Welsh economy.

• Written Answers — Wales Office: Overseas Students: Wales 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on steps to maintain the number of students from the EU applying to study at universities in Wales.

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Profile

Labour MP for Cardiff Central

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @jostevenslabour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jo Stevens campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Wales Office
• Department for Transport
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department of Health
• Community Rehabilitation Companies
• Reoffenders
• Wales Office: Christmas
• Prisoners: Radicalism
• Prison Sentences

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (13 Mar 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (6 Oct 2016 to 27 Jan 2017)
• Shadow Solicitor General (13 Jan 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (7 Jan 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Member, Committee on Privileges (28 Oct 2015 to 21 Jul 2016)
• Member, Committee on Standards (9 Sep 2015 to 21 Jul 2016)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 1 Feb 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jennifer Willott
• Jon Owen Jones
• Ian Grist
• George Thomas
• Ernest Bennett
• Lewis Lougher
• James Gould

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill Committee (4 out of 10)

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jo Stevens’s speeches
• Has received answers to 100 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.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 74 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jo Stevens’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)