Maria Caulfield’s voting in Parliament

Maria Caulfield is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Maria Caulfield’s votes.

• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 17 votes for, 71 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2022.
• Consistently voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2021.
• Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016.
• Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 10 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2016–2020.

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

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Maria Caulfield has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Children 5 Dec 2023

  We are investing at least £2.3 billion of additional funding a year by March 2024 compared to 2018/19 to expand and transform mental health services in England so that two million more people, including 345,000 children and young people, can get the mental health support they need. The following table shows the number of children and young people aged between zero and 17 years old referred...

• Health and Social Care: Future Pandemic Preparedness 5 Dec 2023

  Lessons from covid-19 have been incorporated into our planning for any future pandemics across a range of areas. That includes the need to prepare for infections through all five routes of transmission, and for the health and social care sectors to have flexible capabilities that can adapt to a range of health threats.

• Health and Social Care: Future Pandemic Preparedness 5 Dec 2023

  First, early indications show that the respiratory illnesses in China are likely to be due to increasing levels of endemic infection. These are normal infections but at a higher level. Secondly, we are not waiting for the covid inquiry before we implement lessons learned. One of the key changes we have already made is the introduction of the UK Health Security Agency, which carries out...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Lewes

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @mariacaulfield
• https://facebook.com/mariacaulfieldlewes

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Maria Caulfield campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Education
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Cancer: Mortality Rates
• Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
• Abortion: Northern Ireland
• Abortion
• Israel: Palestinians

Currently held offices

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women) (since 7 Feb 2023)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (since 27 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women) (27 Oct 2022 to 7 Feb 2023)
• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) ( 7 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (17 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Assistant Whip (17 Dec 2019 to 17 Sep 2021)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 8 Oct 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 8 Oct 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (23 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 8 Jan 2018 to 10 Jul 2018)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 5 Mar 2018)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Norman Baker
• Tim Rathbone
• Tufton Beamish
• Tufton Beamish
• John Loder
• Tufton Beamish
• William Campion
• Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
• William Christie
• Pelham
• Henry Brand
• Pelham
• John Blencowe
• Henry Fitzroy
• Henry Brand
• Henry Fitzroy
• Henry Brand
• Henry Fitzroy
• Howard Elphinstone
• Robert Perfect
• Henry Fitzroy
• Robert Perfect
• Summers Harford
• Howard Elphinstone
• Henry Fitzroy
• Cantilupe
• Charles Blunt
• Henry Fitzroy
• Thomas Kemp
• Henry Fitzroy
• Charles Blunt
• Thomas Kemp
• Charles Blunt
• Thomas Kemp
• John Shelley
• George Shiffner
• John Shelley
• George Shiffner
• John Shelley
• George Shiffner
• Thomas Kemp
• Henry Shelley
• George Shiffner
• Thomas Kemp
• Henry Shelley
• Thomas Kemp
• Henry Shelley
• Thomas Kemp
• Henry Shelley
• Francis Osborne

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Tenant Fees Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 13)