Jake Richards
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Jake Richards is the Labour MP for Rother Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Assistant Whip, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice).
381
Votes Cast
£187,382
Expenses 2024-25
998
Majority
38.5%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£187,382
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,608 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
20
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
87
Debates Spoken In⚑
241
Speeches⚑
381
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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4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(4)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Google UK Ltd
Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025
27 June 2025
£2,908
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Google UK Ltd
Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025
27 June 2025
- Name of donor
- Google UK Ltd
- Address of donor
- 1-13 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8AG
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025, value £2,908.02
- Date received
- 27 June 2025
- Date accepted
- 27 June 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 03977902
Registered 26 July 2025
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
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Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- Legal services provided before my election to Parliament
- Payer
- Deka Chambers (Barrister Chambers), 5 Norwich Street, London EC4A 1DR
Registered 28 August 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Associate member of Deka Chambers. (Registered 4 August 2024)
Registered 4 August 2024
Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client
Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client
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Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client
Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client
- Name
- Steve Richards
- Relationship
- Father
- Role
- Freelance
Registered 3 August 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jake in Parliament
Mental Health Services: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing 24/7 mental health text lines.
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been granted entry clearance to the UK under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, (b) Afghan citizens resettlem
Department of Health and Social Care: Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.
Home Office: Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across her Departmental responsibilities.
Immigration: European Convention on Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) claim asylum and (b) receive leave to remain based solely on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care in England were living more than (a) 50 and b) 100 miles from home on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the preceding four y
Children in Care: Scotland and Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children under the care of English local authorities were living in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the prece
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consultations his Department (a) initiated and (b) completed in the last Parliament between (i) 13 February 2020 and 6 S
Child Benefit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year after the upfront payment.
Child Benefit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse would be to not claim back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year after the upfront payment.
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