Gurinder Singh Josan
Labour - Smethwick
11,188 (31.9%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions (as of 18 Jun 2025)
British Sikhs, Semiconductors9 APPG Memberships
Listed Properties, Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands, Bus and Coach, Customer Service, Defence Technology, Ethnic Minority Business Owners, Hydrogen, India, Safeguarding in Faith Communities1 Former APPG Officer Position
YemenDivision Voting information
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour No votes vs 234 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 275
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 50 Labour No votes vs 59 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 136
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 200 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 127 Labour No votes vs 206 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 163 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 216
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 184 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 230 Noes - 256
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 124 Labour Aye votes vs 181 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 254
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 160 Labour No votes vs 224 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 291
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 122 Labour No votes vs 198 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224
Gurinder Singh Josan voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 114 Labour No votes vs 199 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 209
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 186 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 266
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 113 Labour Aye votes vs 185 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 261
Gurinder Singh Josan voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 125 Labour Aye votes vs 190 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 269
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(7 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(6 debate contributions)
(5 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,845 words contributed)
(826 words contributed)
Smethwick Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 46,980 signatures (0.77%)
of 25,033 signatures (0.54%)
of 148,784 signatures (0.19%)
of 80,581 signatures (0.12%)
of 415,621 signatures (0.12%)
of 46,980 signatures (0.77%)
of 148,784 signatures (0.19%)
of 186,033 signatures (0.12%)
of 251,868 signatures (0.08%)
Petition Closed
Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
Gov Responded - 10 Jan 2025 Debated on - 9 Jun 2025 View Gurinder Singh Josan's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 month, 3 weeks ago
In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled.
We believe non-stun slaughter is barbaric and doesn't fit in with our culture and modern-day values and should be banned, as some EU nations have done.
Latest EDMs signed by Gurinder Singh Josan
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Gurinder Singh Josan, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
1 Urgent Question tabled by Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Gurinder Singh Josan has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
1 Bill co-sponsored by Gurinder Singh Josan
Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Amanda Martin (Lab)
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)1 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Questions
(View all Gurinder Singh Josan's DSIT questions)Semiconductors are one of six frontier technologies set out in our Digital and Technologies sector plan, launched this week as part of our industrial strategy.
We will capitalise on our outstanding research base and strengths in chip design, compound semiconductors and next generation technologies including photonics.
Support includes a new UK Semiconductor Centre; Innovation and Knowledge Centres to help bring new chip technologies to market; a Chip Design Enablement Programme to boost our design capability, and improving the semiconductor talent pipeline to ensure industry can make the most of growth opportunities in this critical sector.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
1 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Questions
(View all Gurinder Singh Josan's FCDO questions)First, let me express again how deeply shocked and saddened I was by the devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The Foreign Secretary visited India in his first month in office. Since then, we have agreed the groundbreaking Technology and Security Initiative, concluded negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement and made big strides towards agreeing a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The Foreign Secretary also visited Delhi earlier this month to discuss our ambitions to further strengthen and deepen our relationship in trade, security, technology, climate and education.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)