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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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

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing unpaid family carers to receive Covid-19 booster vaccinations alongside the

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on whether frontline staff are able to provide covid-19 vaccinations to unpaid carers who are present

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Public Houses: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the role of pubs as community hubs in rural a

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Feb 2026

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of heating oil costs on older and vulnerable peop

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero23 Feb 2026

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of irrecoverable VAT on Further Education colleges’ ability to invest in teaching facilities, specialist eq

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT treatment of Further Education colleges on learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered extending Section 33 VAT refunds to Further Education colleges.

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026

Beer

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of regional brewers on local economies and tourism.

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026

Landlords: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure landlord and property rules to hold directors owners accountable.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Feb 2026

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Business Rates policy on employment in hospitality-dependent areas.

AnsweredTreasury23 Feb 2026
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