James Cartlidge
MP since 7 May 2015
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James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.
2052
Votes Cast
£280,834
Expenses 2024-25
3,047
Majority
33.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£280,834
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,801 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
3,722
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
108
Debates Spoken In⚑
290
Speeches⚑
433
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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2052 votes — page 13 of 83
1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
2 AYEData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 7 May 2025
2 AYESentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill
2 votes · 30 Apr 2025
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill
2 votes · 30 Apr 2025
2 AYEPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOFootball Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bills [Lords]
2 votes · 28 Apr 2025
1 AYE1 NOProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
2 votes · 1 Apr 2025
3 AYEInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage
3 votes · 31 Mar 2025
4 NONon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
4 votes · 31 Mar 2025
3 AYETobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 26 Mar 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 26 Mar 2025
Financial Interests(3)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
£5,000
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
£5,000
- Name of donor
- Dr Sarah Ingham
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 10 June 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
James Uffindell
£5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
James Uffindell
£5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
- Name of donor
- James Uffindell
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 donation towards the provision of a member of staff
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 14 October 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner
£2,006
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Dr Sarah Ingham
Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner
- Name of donor
- Dr Sarah Ingham
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Sponsorship of a fundraising dinner, value £2,005.90
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 15 October 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £1bn to be spent on the Royal Navy's hybrid over the next four years will be spent on the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the construction timeline of the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Warships: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size of workforce will be required to build the (a) Type 91, (b) Type 92, (c) Type 93, (d) Type 94 and (e) Common Combat Vessel.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many houses will no longer be (a) rebuilt and (b) refurbished as a result of his Department's decision to delay spending on defence housing to the next P
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new h
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Defence Housing Strategy: A £9bn ‘generational renewal' for forces family housing and 100,000 new h
Defence: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown of how much of the current financial settlement for the Defence Investment Plan is unfunded.
NATO
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on the United Kingdom's abilities to fulfil its NATO commitments.
Skynet
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability gap created by his Department's decision to cancel the Skynet 6 programme.
Cadets: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on cadet funding in the (a) each remaining financial year of the current Parliament and (b) each financial year of the next Parliament
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