Ruth Edwards’s voting in Parliament

Ruth Edwards 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 Ruth Edwards’s votes.

• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2021.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• 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.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• 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

• Business without Debate 25 May 2023

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• Crime and Neighbourhood Policing 31 Jan 2023

  In Nottinghamshire we have 405 more police officers as a result of the policing uplift. Many have gone into the neighbourhood policing team, so we have newbie officers in villages such as Keyworth and Ruddington. Will the Home Secretary join me in thanking Inspector Rob Lawton and his neighbourhood team for the brilliant work they do in Rushcliffe, and will she tell the House when the...

• Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan 30 Jan 2023

  I welcome the £1 billion funding announced today, and it is good that hospitals have benefited from innovations such as patient flow control centres, care transfer hubs, and virtual wards. When will hospitals and ICBs such as Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, which has not been part of the pilot, be able to access those innovations, so that my constituents can start to access the benefits?

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Conservative MP for Rushcliffe

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

• Home Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Marine Protected Areas
• Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Females
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
• Fuel Cells: Manufacturing Industries
• Fampridine

Currently held offices

• Assistant Whip (since 16 Feb 2023)
• Member, BEIS Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (since 25 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 7 Feb 2023 to 16 Feb 2023)
• Member, Business and Trade Committee (25 Oct 2022 to 12 Jun 2023)
• Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee ( 2 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2022)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 2 Nov 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kenneth Clarke
• Anthony Gardner
• Martin Redmayne
• Florence Paton
• Ralph Assheton
• Henry Betterton
• Leifchild Jones
• Henry Betterton
• John Ellis
• Leifchild Jones
• John Ellis

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Environment Bill Committee (2 out of 22)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (0 out of 1)