Nia Griffith
Labour - Llanelli
First elected: 5th May 2005
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
(since July 2024)4 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Celtic Sea, Modern Languages, Poland, Union14 Former APPG memberships
Coalfield Communities, Flood Prevention, Future of UK Freight and Logistics, Hair Industry, Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales, Off-Patent Drugs, Pension Clawback, State Pension Inequality for Women, Steel and Metal Related Industries, Terminal Illness, Trade and Investment, Ukraine, Weapons and the Protection of Civilians, Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
4th Sep 2023 - 30th May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
18th Jan 2022 - 30th May 2024
Shadow Minister (International Trade)
4th Dec 2021 - 4th Sep 2023
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
7th Sep 2022 - 18th Oct 2022
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
6th Apr 2020 - 29th Nov 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
6th Oct 2016 - 6th Apr 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
14th Sep 2015 - 27th Jun 2016
European Scrutiny Committee
15th Jul 2015 - 9th Nov 2015
Shadow Minister (Wales)
7th Oct 2011 - 14th Sep 2015
European Scrutiny Committee
26th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Welsh Affairs Committee
28th Nov 2011 - 30th Mar 2015
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
8th Oct 2010 - 7th Oct 2011
Welsh Affairs Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 22nd Nov 2010
Welsh Affairs Committee
17th Jul 2005 - 6th May 2010
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
9th May 2008 - 22nd Jul 2008
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
17th Jul 2006 - 6th Nov 2007
European Scrutiny Committee
28th Jun 2005 - 6th Nov 2007
Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
18th Mar 2007 - 3rd Aug 2007
Division Voting information
During the current Parliament,
Nia Griffith has voted in 1 divisions, and
never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
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Nia Griffith has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Nia Griffith
22nd June 2021
Nia Griffith signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd June 2021
That this House is alarmed by GKN Automotive’s decision to close its Birmingham factory next year, with the loss of over 500 highly skilled jobs and work transferred to continental Europe; notes that GKN’s origins trace back to the industrial revolution, with over 260 years of history that include making …
GKN Automotive alternative plan
Tabled by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)That this House is alarmed by GKN Automotive’s decision to close its Birmingham factory next year, with the loss of over 500 highly skilled jobs and work transferred to continental Europe; notes that GKN’s origins trace back to the industrial revolution, with over 260 years of history that include making …
68 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 55
Independent: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 55
Independent: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
4th June 2020
Nia Griffith signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th June 2020
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled.
Legal Aid and Advice
Tabled by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled.
138 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 107
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 9
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
(Most recent: 11 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 107
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 9
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Nia Griffith, 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.
Nia Griffith has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Nia Griffith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Nia Griffith has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Nia Griffith has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Nia Griffith has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament