Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter is the Labour MP for Suffolk Coastal, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

471

Votes Cast

£177,477

Expenses 2024-25

1,070

Majority

31.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£177,477

Staffing£130,675
Office£30,222
Accommodation£11,378
Travel£5,202

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,451 voters

Labour
15,672 votes31.7%
Conservative
14,602 votes29.5%
Reform UK
7,850 votes15.9%
Liberal Democrat
6,947 votes14.1%
Green Party
4,380 votes8.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

187

Written Questions

27

Oral Questions

73

Debates Spoken In

112

Speeches

471

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 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

3 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(7)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Jerome Justin Watts

£10,000 to support CLP activities

£10,000
Name of donor
Jerome Justin Watts
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000 to support CLP activities
Donor status
individual

Registered 29 May 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Susan Clare Parsons

In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair

4 August 2025 to 3 February 2026

£8,250
Name of donor
Susan Clare Parsons
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair, value £8,250
Date received
4 August 2025 to 3 February 2026
Date accepted
4 August 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 29 August 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Anthony Trevor Langham

In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair

4 August 2025 to 3 February 2026

£8,250
Name of donor
Anthony Trevor Langham
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair, value £8,250
Date received
4 August 2025 to 3 February 2026
Date accepted
4 August 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 29 August 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Anthony Trevor Langham

In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair

23 February 2026 to 22 August 2026

£8,250
Name of donor
Anthony Trevor Langham
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair, value £8,250
Date received
23 February 2026 to 22 August 2026
Date accepted
23 February 2026
Donor status
individual

Registered 17 March 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Susan Clare Parsons

In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair

23 February 2026 to 22 August 2026

£8,250
Name of donor
Susan Clare Parsons
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
In-kind support provided via Lansons, covering 50% of the salary costs of a staff member supporting the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), of which I am the Chair, value £8,250
Date received
23 February 2026 to 22 August 2026
Date accepted
23 February 2026
Donor status
individual

Registered 17 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jenny in Parliament

Building Regulations

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review it's guidance on competent person schemes: conditions of authorisation.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Mar 2025

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the average time taken to receive building control decisions on app

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Mar 2025

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review provisions within the Building Safety Act 2022 on removing the leasehold protection provisions

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24 Mar 2025

Special Educational Needs: First-tier Tribunal

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has provided to local authorities for Special Educational Needs and Disability First-tier Tribunal hearings in the past 12 mont

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Mar 2025

Employment Tribunals Service: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the potential cost to the public purse was of funding from her Department to Suffolk County Council to help pay for Tribunal fees for each year betwee

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Mar 2025

Pre-school Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered amending the eligibility criteria for the Employment Allowance to include pre-schools.

AnsweredTreasury5 Mar 2025

Employers' Contributions: Nurseries and Pre-school Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether pre-schools can receive the same (a) National Insurance and (b) Employment Allowance benefits as nurseries.

AnsweredTreasury26 Feb 2025

Employers' Contributions: Public Bodies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support public bodies that are ineligible for the Employment Allowance.

AnsweredTreasury26 Feb 2025

Social Security Benefits: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the application process for (a) Pension Credit and (b) other benefits is (i) accessible and (ii) supportive

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions25 Feb 2025

Agriculture: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Improving Farm Productivity solar grant will be made available for farmers.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs21 Feb 2025
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