Rebecca Long-Bailey’s voting in Parliament

Rebecca Long-Bailey is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Rebecca Long-Bailey sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Rebecca Long-Bailey 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 Rebecca Long-Bailey’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Rebecca Long-Bailey’s full vote analysis page for more.

Rebecca Long-Bailey has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Cancer: Children 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that medicines to treat cancer in children are available in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Rare Cancers: Children 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal on access to EU clinical trials for children with rare cancers.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: European Reference Networks 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for maintaining access to (a) the European Reference Network on paediatric haemato-oncology and (b) other European reference networks in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

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Profile

Labour MP for Salford and Eccles

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @rlong_bailey
• https://facebook.com/Rebecca4salford

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Rebecca Long-Bailey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• HM Treasury
• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
• Welfare Tax Credits
• Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
• Blood: Contamination
• Business: Pay

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (since 9 Feb 2017)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (since 27 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (27 Jun 2016 to 9 Feb 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hazel Blears

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Rebecca Long-Bailey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 154 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)