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.
1821
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)
65
Written Questions
1
Oral Questions
50
Debates Spoken In⚑
144
Speeches⚑
412
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.
Voting Record
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1821 votes — page 2 of 73
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
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 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
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.
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the retail business rates multiplier on the non-domestic rating valuation of dif
Bookshops: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on small independent bookshops.
Free Schools: Walsall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, how much funding her Department has provided to Swift Academy in each financial
Oak National Academy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the funding for the Oak Academy is in the 2025-2026 financial year.
Oak National Academy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to outline funding arrangements for the Oak National Academy in 2026-2029.
Free Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 99790 on Free Schools, if she will publish the criteria used to determine which free schools should be
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