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Information between 11th September 2025 - 21st October 2025

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Division Votes
16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 278 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77
16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 292
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 327
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 324
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 151 Noes - 319
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 297 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 319
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 321
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 296 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 171
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 299 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 322
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 174


Written Answers
Furniture: Fire Prevention
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to update the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 to (a) remove chemical flame retardants, (b) provide additional support to furniture manufacturers, (c) improve fire safety, (d) increase recycling and (e) align with international best practice; and if she will publish a timetable for updating those regulations.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The policy paper ‘The fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture’, published on 22 January, set out that the Government is committed to delivering reforms to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 that maintain a high level of fire safety while facilitating a reduction in the use of chemical flame retardants.

The Department for Business and Trade has been carrying out extensive, targeted stakeholder engagement this year to inform decision making, and the Government will provide an update in due course.

Free Schools
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Thursday 16th October 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on free schools.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

High and rising standards are at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and ensure every child has access to the best life chances whichever type of school they are in, including free schools.



Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 10th September
Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025

Think Loud 4 Parkinson's fundraising album

13 signatures (Most recent: 28 Oct 2025)
Tabled by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire)
That this House recognises and warmly welcomes the fundraising album Think Loud 4 Parkinson’s compiled and assembled by Ian Grant, former manager of UK bands such as Big Country, The Stranglers, Elizabeth McGovern and The Cult and his partner in Kindred Spirit, Paul Mitchell; further recognises the contributions of artists …



Valerie Vaz mentioned

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Committee stage: 3rd sitting
Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Fourth sitting)
168 speeches (22,406 words)
Committee stage: 4th sitting
Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)
76 speeches (16,934 words)
Committee stage: 1st sitting
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)
118 speeches (31,090 words)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government