Nicola Richards’s voting in Parliament

Nicola Richards 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 Nicola Richards’s votes.

• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020–2022.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Blood: Screening 5 Dec 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 147435 on HIV Infection: Screening, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of opt-out blood-borne virus testing in ambulance and emergency departments in areas with a high prevalence of HIV in London.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Israel: Hamas 1 Dec 2023

  To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential implications for his policies of claims made by the Israel Defense Forces that they have located a Hamas rocket-making facility inside a mosque in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Antisemitism 15 Nov 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Union on rising levels of anti-Semitism.

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Conservative MP for West Bromwich East

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• House of Commons Commission
• NHS: Negligence
• West Bank: Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Question
• Israel: Hamas
• Cancer: Screening

Currently held offices

• Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (since 19 Jul 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 3 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 14 Dec 2022)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Feb 2022 to 8 Feb 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 28 Oct 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)
• Member, Nationality and Borders Bill Committee (16 Sep 2021 to 4 Nov 2021)
• Member, Education Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 29 Mar 2022)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 2 Nov 2021)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union ( 2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tom Watson
• Peter Snape

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Nationality and Borders Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
• Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Nationality and Borders Committee (1 out of 1)
• Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)