Jake Richards

Assistant Whip

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

Staffing£139,102
Office£29,299
Accommodation£11,163
Travel£7,818

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,608 voters

Labour
16,023 votes38.5%
Conservative
15,025 votes36.1%
Reform UK
7,679 votes18.5%
Green Party
1,706 votes4.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,175 votes2.8%

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 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

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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
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

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

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

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2025

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

AnsweredHome Office17 Jul 2025

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Jul 2025

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.

AnsweredHome Office3 Jul 2025

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.

AnsweredHome Office3 Apr 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6 Feb 2025

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.

AnsweredTreasury23 Jan 2025

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.

AnsweredTreasury23 Jan 2025
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