Valerie Vaz
MP since 6 May 2010
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The Rt Hon Valerie Vaz is the Labour MP for Walsall and Bloxwich, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
1815
Votes Cast
£218,663
Expenses 2024-25
4,914
Majority
33.6%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£218,663
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 37,191 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
61
Written Questions
1
Oral Questions
49
Debates Spoken In⚑
143
Speeches⚑
406
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
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3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
3 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(3)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
English Football League
tickets and hospitality for myself and two others at the EFL League 2 play-off final to watch Walsall v AFC Wimbledon at Wembley Stadium
26 May 2025
£1,050
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
English Football League
tickets and hospitality for myself and two others at the EFL League 2 play-off final to watch Walsall v AFC Wimbledon at Wembley Stadium
26 May 2025
- Name of donor
- English Football League
- Address of donor
- EFL House, 10-12 West Cliff, Preston, Lancashire PR1 8HU.
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- tickets and hospitality for myself and two others at the EFL League 2 play-off final to watch Walsall v AFC Wimbledon at Wembley Stadium, value £1,050
- Date received
- 26 May 2025
- Date accepted
- 26 May 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 80612
Registered 11 June 2025
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Solicitor (not practising)
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name
- Paul Townsend
- Relationship
- Spouse
- Role
- Senior Parliamentary Assistant
- Working pattern
- Full time
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Valerie in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her US counterparts of British nationals who have an active green card application on
Oak National Academy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Oak National Academy’s plans for spending unspent money from the £53 million grant it received from the Government
Oak National Academy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase levels of transparency on the Oak National Academy's future funding and scope, in the context of the absence of a public
Oak National Academy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the
Oak National Academy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help address concerns raised in relation to the Judicial Review of Oak National Academy by (a) education unions, (b) publishers
Free Schools: Walsall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 109084, on Free Schools, what information her Department holds on the reasons for Walsall Council's p
Asylum: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students have claimed asylum (a) while studying in the UK and (b) after completing their studies in each of the last three years.
Visas: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints she has received on the new electronic visa system.
Visas: South Asia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitors from (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Nepal were refused visas in 2024.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Yemen
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a statement on the recent ministerial visit to Yemen.
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