Alex Sobel MP, Leeds North West

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Alex Sobel’s voting in Parliament

Alex Sobel is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Alex Sobel sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

Alex Sobel voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons; most current Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted against. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2020. Labour/Co-operative, 10 votes, between 2010–2020

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

Alex Sobel has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Coronavirus: Vaccination 5 Mar 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prioritising people with myalgic encephalomyelitis for covid-19 vaccinations.
Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Business: Coronavirus 4 Mar 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies that only 54 per cent of the mandatory grants given to businesses that have been required to close due to the covid-19 outbreak have been paid out to eligible businesses as of 17 January 2021.
Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Additional Restrictions Grant and Local Restrictions Support Grant 4 Mar 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of local authorities in respect of the distribution of the (a) Local Restrictions Support Grants and (b) Additional Restrictions Grant.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Leeds North West

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

@alexsobel

Expenses

Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Department of Health and Social Care
Home Office
Department for Environment
Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Education
Department for Business
Energy and Industrial Strategy
Armed Forces: Housing
Asylum
Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
Carillion
Asylum: Housing

Currently held offices

Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (since 10 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

Member, Environmental Audit Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 22 Feb 2021)
Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 22)
Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 1 Mar 2021.

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for surveys. All fees paid direct to Leeds North West Labour Party.

3 August 2020, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 March 2021)

15 December 2020, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 March 2021)

Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for surveys. All fees paid direct to Leeds North West Labour Party.

16 March 2020, payment of £170. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 March 2021)

21 April 2020, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 March 2021)

11 September 2020, payment of £100. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 March 2021)

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