Gary Sambrook’s voting in Parliament

Gary Sambrook 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 Gary Sambrook’s votes.

• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020–2022.
• Voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.

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

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Recent appearances

• Prime Minister: Engagements 14 Jun 2023

  Recently, the independent regulator of social housing issued a notice against Birmingham City Council for the state of its social housing, with 23,000 homes not meeting the decent homes standard, more than 17,000 not receiving asbestos checks, more than 15,000 not having electrical safety checks and more than 1,000 not having fire risk assessments. Refreshingly, honestly and astonishingly, a...

• Public Order Act 2023 16 May 2023

  Is the Minister not struck by the irony that if anything had gone wrong on that day, the same people would be in this Chamber blaming the Government for not taking the appropriate steps to protect the public and the historic event? Is it not the case that, time and again, those on the Opposition Benches are on the side of the people who want to disrupt hard-working, peaceful people going to...

• Science, Innovation and Technology: Life Sciences: Private Investment 3 May 2023

  What steps her Department is taking to help the life sciences industry attract private investment.

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Conservative MP for Birmingham, Northfield

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 Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Treasury
• House of Commons Commission
• Scotland Office
• Owner Occupation
• Asylum: Albania
• National Lottery: Scratch Cards
• Waheed Saleem
• Weddings: VAT

Currently held offices

• Member, Procedure Committee (since 25 May 2021)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 4 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee (19 Jul 2023 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (14 Dec 2022 to 11 Jan 2023)
• Member, National Security Bill Committee (29 Jun 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 2 Nov 2021 to 9 Jan 2023)
• Member, Procedure Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 Jul 2020)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union ( 2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Burden
• Roger King
• John Spellar
• Jocelyn Cadbury
• Raymond Carter
• Donald Chapman
• Albert Blackburn

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Security Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
• Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Professional Qualifications Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)