Jess Phillips’s voting in Parliament

Jess Phillips 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 Jess Phillips’s votes.

• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 52 votes for, 10 votes against, 29 absences, between 2017–2022.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, between 2016–2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2015–2022.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2016–2021.
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.

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

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Recent appearances

• Victims and Prisoners Bill: New Clause 20 - Domestic abuse related death reviews 4 Dec 2023

  I have a bit of a poorly chest, so if my voice goes, that is the reason. I thank the Minister for the tone in which he introduced the debate and the changes that he has tabled around domestic homicide reviews regardless of the reason why somebody died, whether that be suicide, sudden accidental falling or substance misuse and overdose. Those are things that we see all the time that could be...

• Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause 27 Nov 2023

  I thank the Minister for his assistance in getting some of our constituents from Birmingham out of Gaza. On his answer to the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry), for clarity can he state explicitly that UK Government policy is that every displaced Gazan currently must be allowed to return to their lands?

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Domestic Abuse: Sexual Assault Referral Centres 27 Nov 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 11698 on Domestic Abuse: Sexual Assault Referral Centres, whether NHS England has completed its review of service provision to determine whether forensic and medical interventions for non-fatal strangulation should form part of the core offer for sexual assault referral centres.

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Profile

Labour MP for Birmingham, Yardley

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @jessphillips
• https://facebook.com/jessphillipsyardley

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jess Phillips campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Free Schools
• Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
• Academies
• Slavery
• Domestic Abuse

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee ( 8 Feb 2023 to 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 14 Dec 2022)
• Member, National Security Bill Committee (29 Jun 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (10 Apr 2020 to 15 Nov 2023)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion Committee (15 Nov 2016 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Hemming
• Estelle Morris
• David Bevan
• Sydney Tierney
• Derek Coombs
• Ioan Evans
• Leonard Cleaver
• Henry Usborne
• Wesley Perrins
• Edward Salt
• Archibald Gossling
• Alfred Jephcott

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Childcare Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (9 out of 11)