Louise Haigh’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Louise Haigh’s votes.

• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 45 votes for, 10 votes against, 28 absences, between 2017–2020
• Voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 22 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2020
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2019

Last updated: 29 Sep 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Louise Haigh has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Northern Ireland Office: Mental Health Services: Northern Ireland 27 Oct 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the commitments set out in the New Decade, New Approach document published in January 2020, how much funding from the public purse the Government plans to allocate for mental health in Northern Ireland.

• Written Answers — Northern Ireland Office: Infrastructure: Northern Ireland 27 Oct 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to page 52 of the New Decade, New Approach document published in January 2020, what assessment he has made of the Government's progress on turbocharging infrastructure delivery in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland 27 Oct 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average daily volume of (a) goods and (b) goods requiring documentary paperwork for SPS checks travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the event that the UK and EU do not reach an agreement on those checks.

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Profile

Labour MP for Sheffield, Heeley

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @louhaigh
• https://facebook.com/Haigh4Heeley

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Louise Haigh campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• HM Treasury
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Police: Finance
• Revenue and Customs: Concentrix
• Police
• Forensic Science: Misconduct
• Forensic Science

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (since 6 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing) (3 Jul 2017 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy) (9 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Meg Munn
• Bill Michie
• Frank Hooley
• John Spence
• Frank Hooley
• Peter Roberts

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill Committee (3 out of 10)