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

Victims and Courts Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
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5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

6 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

6 votes · 9 Mar 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

Renewable Energy: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether business rates apply to onshore converter stations that connect offshore energy to the National Grid.

AnsweredTreasury12 Feb 2025

Thalidomide: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he provides for the (a) health and (b) wellbeing needs of thalidomide survivors.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jan 2025

Thalidomide: Compensation and Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that thalidomide survivors have effective representation in negotiations with Diageo on long-term (a) assist

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Jan 2025

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, published on 31 August 2020.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Jan 2025

Dentistry: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have been recruited under the Dental recruitment incentive scheme in (a) Suffolk Coastal constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision by Suffolk County Council following the Autumn Budget 2024

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Jan 2025

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the Academies Programme.

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Shoreline Management Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the current Shoreline Management Plans.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Dec 2024

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Building Safety Regulator takes to ensure a (a) consistent and (b) transparent approach in determining decis

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Oct 2024

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish (a) the assessment criteria and (b) other relevant documentation used by the Building Safety Regulator

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Oct 2024
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