Olivia Blake’s voting in Parliament

Olivia Blake 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 Olivia Blake’s votes.

• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2022.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2020–2022.
• 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.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2021.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.

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

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Olivia Blake has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 19 Oct 2023

  General Debate on Baby Loss Awareness Week – Helen Morgan – Olivia Blake. Backbench Business

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Training: Offshore Industry 18 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours officials in her Department have spent working on the alignment of training standards between the offshore (a) oil and gas and (b) wind sectors in each year from 2018.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Court of Protection 14 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for (a) personal welfare and (b) property and financial affairs deputyships have been made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in 2023; and how many of those applications have been approved.

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Labour MP for Sheffield, Hallam

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

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Refugees: Ukraine
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Deportation: Albania
• Asylum: Rwanda
• Pharmacy: Coronavirus

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 4 Jul 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee (17 May 2023 to 29 Jun 2023)
• Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 15 Jun 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee ( 3 Nov 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (14 May 2021 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 13 Jul 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jared O'Mara
• Nick Clegg
• Richard Allan
• Irvine Patnick
• John Osborn
• Roland Jennings
• Louis Smith
• Frederick Sykes
• Douglas Vickers
• Herbert Fisher
• Charles Stuart-Wortley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)