Matt Western’s voting in Parliament
Matt Western 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 Matt Western’s votes.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
49 votes for, 5 votes against, 14 absences, between 2017–2022.
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Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details
0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
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Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
0 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2021–2022.
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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 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.
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Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2020.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
Last updated: 17 Jan 2024.
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Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of international students who go on to work in the NHS after studying in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the maximum value of a student maintenance loan (a) was in 2018 and (b) is as of 4 March 2024; and if she will make an estimate of the real-term change in that value since 2018.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic abuse services in the UK in each year since 2018.
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Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington
Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election
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Topics of interest
- Department for Education
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Home Office
- Department for Transport
- Students: Loans
- Energy: Housing
- Turing Scheme
- Medicine: Students
- Office for Students
Currently held offices
- Shadow Minister (Education) (since 8 Mar 2021)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill Committee (15 Mar 2023 to 23 Mar 2023)
- Member, Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 7 Dec 2021)
- Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 22 Sep 2021)
- Member, International Trade Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 28 Sep 2020)
- Opposition Whip (Commons) (12 Feb 2020 to 14 May 2021)
- Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee ( 5 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, International Trade Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Dorset, owned jointly with a family member: (i) and (ii). (Registered 05 July 2017)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Apple; technology company. (Registered 05 July 2017)
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