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
Miscellaneous
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Solicitor (not practising)
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Impact Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) impact, (b) economic and (c) equalities assessments for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before 8 May 2
Police: Bills
To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making her advice to Cabinet colleagues on the legal implications of bills available to the police.
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
To ask the Solicitor General, whether he has produced legal advice on the compatibility of (a) Article 2 of the European Commission on Human Rights, (b) probate law and (c) civil procedure rules with
Trade Agreements: European Union
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to begin negotiations for a new trade agreement with the EU.
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the requirements for (a) 24-hour pre-notification of invoices, (b) physical vehicle
Pensions: Widowed People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on police (a) widows, (b) widowers and (c) surviving partners losing deceased spouse pensions if they (i) remarry and (ii) coh
Import Duties: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce an energy rebate for companies impacted by the imposition of tariffs.
Schools: Walsall and Bloxwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the prevalence of asbestos in school buildings in Walsall and Bloxwich constituency.
Agriculture: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Rural Payments Schemes are available to (a) farmers and (b) rural businesses in the next financial year; and how much has be
Import Duties: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the loss of supply routes to the US following the imposition of tariffs on UK companies; an
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