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- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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- 10th June 2020 onwards
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Ruth Jones’s voting in Parliament
Ruth Jones 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 Ruth Jones’s votes.
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Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020.
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Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
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Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2021.
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Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2019–2022.
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Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
14 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2019–2022.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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Ruth Jones has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.
Recent appearances
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Spring Budget and Wales – Ruth Jones. Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.152 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment he has made of the impact of the budget's measures on helping people into employment on labour shortages in the retrofit sector.
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I am grateful for the chance to speak in this Budget debate and to give voice to the concerns of the many people in Newport West who are finding it tough and wanted a proper plan for growth and opportunity. The Chancellor’s Budget could have been a unique opportunity to unlock Britain’s promise and potential and to break away, finally, from over a decade of decline and decay. Instead, the...
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Profile
Labour MP for Newport West
Entered the House of Commons on 4 April 2019 — Byelection
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Topics of interest
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Foreign
- Commonwealth and Development Office
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Home Office
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Air Pollution: Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Air Pollution
- Chemicals: Regulation
- Universal Credit
- Detention Centres: Manston
Currently held offices
- Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (since 22 Jun 2022)
- Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee (since 9 Feb 2022)
- Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)
- Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
- Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (since 12 Jan 2022)
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (since 12 Aug 2020)
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 15 Jun 2020)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (11 May 2020 to 21 Sep 2020)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (8 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 20 Mar 2023.
Name of donor:
ICCF Group
Address of donor: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and subsistence, total value £1,227
Destination of visit:
Montreal, CanadaDates of visit: 7-9 December 2022
Purpose of visit: Attending the
COP15 conference in my role as
Shadow Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation. The visit was organised by the
APPG on International Conservation.
(Registered 23 December 2022)
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