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

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 since the payment was made.

AnsweredTreasury20 Jan 2025

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to her Department of not claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year since the original

AnsweredTreasury20 Jan 2025

Marcus Fakana

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) help secure the early release of Marcus Fakana.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office20 Jan 2025

Productivity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase economic productivity.

AnsweredTreasury27 Nov 2024

Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the money raised from the Immigration Skills Charge has been spent over the last five years.

AnsweredTreasury19 Nov 2024

Driving Licences: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the introduction of digital drivers licences.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Nov 2024

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Government services have moved to the GOV.UK One Login system; and what his planned timetable is for moving all Governmen

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology4 Nov 2024

Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Immigration Skills Charge raised in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years; and how the money raised has been sp

AnsweredHome Office22 Oct 2024

Crown Court: Opening Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the process to determine the number of sitting days in the Crown Court in each financial year.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Oct 2024

Special Educational Needs: Rother Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Rother Valley constituency (a) have EHCP plans and (b) are receiving specialist education for special educational needs; and how many

AnsweredDepartment for Education7 Oct 2024
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