Janet Daby’s voting in Parliament

Janet Daby 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 Janet Daby’s votes.

• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2019–2022.
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020.

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

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Janet Daby has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisons: Pepper Spray 24 May 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 21 November 2022 to Question HL3309 on Prisons: Rehabilitation, whether HM Prison and Probation Service has introduced additional measures to build relationships between prison officers and prisoners with protected characteristics in prisons equipped with PAVA incapacitant spray.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisons: Pepper Spray 24 May 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to centrally collect data on the ethnicity of prison officers deploying PAVA incapacitant spray on prisoners.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisons: Pepper Spray 24 May 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of potential trends in the use of PAVA incapacitant spray on (a) Black, (b) Muslim and (c) young adult prisoners.

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Labour MP for Lewisham East

Entered the House of Commons on 14 June 2018 — Byelection

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @JanetDaby
• https://facebook.com/jdaby1

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Police Custody: Children
• Prisons: Pepper Spray
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Members: Correspondence
• Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (since 8 Dec 2021)
• Member, Judicial Review and Courts Bill (since 27 Oct 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (22 Feb 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities) (10 Jul 2020 to 7 Dec 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (10 Apr 2020 to 10 Jul 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (8 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (19 Nov 2018 to 8 May 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Heidi Alexander
• Bridget Prentice
• Colin Moynihan
• Roland Moyle
• Herbert Morrison
• Assheton Pownall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Judicial Review and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)