Vicky Foxcroft Portrait

Vicky Foxcroft

Labour - Lewisham North

15,782 (35.7%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 7th May 2015


Vicky Foxcroft is not an officer of any APPGs Vicky Foxcroft is not a member of any APPGs
5 Former APPG Officer Positions
Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Abuse, Knife Crime and Violence Reduction, Votes at 16, Youth Affairs
Committee of Selection
30th Jul 2024 - 24th Jun 2025
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
10th Jul 2024 - 19th Jun 2025
Football Governance Bill [HL]
14th May 2025 - 17th Jun 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
5th Mar 2025 - 20th Mar 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
15th Jan 2025 - 11th Feb 2025
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
10th Apr 2020 - 30th May 2024
British Sign Language Bill
9th Feb 2022 - 23rd Feb 2022
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society)
24th Jun 2019 - 10th Apr 2020
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
30th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
30th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Opposition Whip (Commons)
18th Sep 2015 - 24th Jun 2019
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
22nd Feb 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
22nd Feb 2016 - 3rd May 2017


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Vicky Foxcroft has voted in 357 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Vicky Foxcroft 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
16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Vicky Foxcroft 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
View All Vicky Foxcroft Division Votes

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.

Sparring Partners
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(5 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Louie French (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(3 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Work and Pensions
(10 debate contributions)
Department for Education
(4 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(4 debate contributions)
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Lewisham North 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).

Vicky Foxcroft has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Vicky Foxcroft

16th June 2025
Vicky Foxcroft signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025

High street gambling reform

Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
That this House notes with concern that local authorities currently lack sufficient powers to regulate the spread of gambling premises due to the statutory aim to permit duty set out in the Gambling Act 2005; further notes that this duty restricts councils’ ability to reject applications for new gambling venues …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 2
10th September 2025
Vicky Foxcroft signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025

Job reductions at news publisher Reach plc

Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House recognises the skill and experience of journalists across Reach titles in the UK and Ireland; notes with alarm and dismay plans announced on 10 September 2025 proposing 321 editorial redundancies; urges the publisher to recognise the detrimental impact of huge swathes of cuts on journalists and journalism; …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Oct 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Conservative: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Independent: 1
View All Vicky Foxcroft's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Vicky Foxcroft, 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.


Vicky Foxcroft has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Vicky Foxcroft has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

1 Bill introduced by Vicky Foxcroft


A Bill to reduce the voting age to 16 in general elections, elections to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the European Parliament, local government elections and referendums; to make provision about young people’s education in citizenship and the constitution; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Commons
Friday 11th September 2015

Latest 5 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with a high body mass index are able to access joint replacement surgery in line with NICE guidelines.

The Department has made no specific assessment of this criterion alone.

As with all surgery, body mass index would be considered as part of a holistic, personalised, perioperative evaluation of the risks versus the clinical need for joint replacement surgery of an individual patient. However, body mass index should not be considered in isolation and in and of itself should not act as a barrier to surgery.

For example, blanket body mass index thresholds for surgery should not be in place or used as a means of determining eligibility for surgery.

As part of the NHS Elective Reform Plan there is a commitment to expand access to the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for patients waiting for hip and knee surgery.

Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of body mass index criteria as a means to accessing treatment such as joint replacement surgery.

The Department has made no specific assessment of this criterion alone.

As with all surgery, body mass index would be considered as part of a holistic, personalised, perioperative evaluation of the risks versus the clinical need for joint replacement surgery of an individual patient. However, body mass index should not be considered in isolation and in and of itself should not act as a barrier to surgery.

For example, blanket body mass index thresholds for surgery should not be in place or used as a means of determining eligibility for surgery.

As part of the NHS Elective Reform Plan there is a commitment to expand access to the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for patients waiting for hip and knee surgery.

Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure new Neighbourhood Health Services support people living with (a) arthritis and (b) other musculoskeletal conditions.

Improving health and work outcomes of people with arthritis and musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions will help deliver the Government’s missions to build a National Health Service fit for the future and kickstart economic growth.

The 10-Year Health plan sets out our vision for a neighbourhood health service. Neighbourhood teams will bring together professionals, including nurses, doctors, social care staff, pharmacists and health visitors, to provide comprehensive care that fits around people’s lives. Neighbourhood health approaches can help ensure that people with MSK conditions receive more personalised and coordinated support, reducing unnecessary hospital visits and enabling earlier, community-based interventions. We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the specific needs of local populations, and involve NHS, local authority and voluntary sector services.

People with MSK conditions will also soon be able to bypass their general practitioners (GPs) and directly access community services, including physiotherapy, pain management and orthopaedics, in the NHS App. The landmark change will deliver faster treatment for the flare up of existing conditions including arthritis, backpain and joint pain, while enabling GPs to focus on more complex cases, reducing pressure on hospitals and freeing up general practices.

We have launched the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme, which will support systems across the country by driving innovation and integration at a local level, to accelerate improvements in outcomes, satisfaction and experience for people by ensuring that care is more joined up, accessible and responsive to community needs.

Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to include people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions in the development of employment support programmes.

Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million of investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched last November and will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate.

Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group, so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. The Government is committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, including arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, with their employment journey. We therefore have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including those that join up employment and health systems.

Measures include support from work coaches and disability employment advisers in Jobcentres and Access to Work grants, as well as joining up health and employment support around the individual through employment advisors in NHS Talking Therapies, individual placement and support in primary care, and WorkWell.

Ashley Dalton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the upcoming NHS Workforce plan will ensure recruitment and retention of the rheumatology workforce.

The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. To support this, the Department and NHS England will be engaging with key stakeholders to ensure that the particular needs of different patient groups and relevant health professionals are reflected in this work.

Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)