Jess Asato

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Jess Asato is the Labour MP for Lowestoft, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

465

Votes Cast

£194,965

Expenses 2024-25

2,016

Majority

34.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£194,965

Staffing£158,854
Office£20,828
Accommodation£10,320
Travel£4,962

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,824 voters

Labour
14,464 votes34.6%
Conservative
12,448 votes29.8%
Reform UK
10,328 votes24.7%
Green Party
3,095 votes7.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,489 votes3.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

169

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

58

Debates Spoken In

94

Speeches

465

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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3 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

3 votes · 15 Sept 2025

4 NO

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 10 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 9 Sept 2025

7 AYE

Renters’ Rights Bill

7 votes · 8 Sept 2025

3 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Channel Four Television Company Limited

Ticket to the BAFTA Television Award with drinks reception, red carpet experience and awards dinner

29 April 2025 to 11 May 2025

£750
Name of donor
Channel Four Television Company Limited
Address of donor
124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Ticket to the BAFTA Television Award with drinks reception, red carpet experience and awards dinner, value £750
Date received
29 April 2025 to 11 May 2025
Date accepted
2 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01533774

Registered 6 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee of The Dartmouth Street Trust, which makes grants for the promotion of studies in political, economic and social science and cognate educational subjects, and for the promotion of education and dissemination of knowledge in such science and subjects. (Registered 30 September 2024)

Registered 30 September 2024

Miscellaneous

producing high-quality

Date interest arose
18 March 2025

Registered 25 March 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jess in Parliament

Counselling: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for counselling services supporting survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Counselling: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that children who have witnessed domestic abuse can access age-appropriate counselling and t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Counselling: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of trauma-informed counselling services for victims of domestic abuse and sex

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Electricians: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help students studying classroom-based electrical technical diplomas transition into the electrical workforce.

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation across (a) schools and (b) local authorities of its working together to improve sch

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of non-attendance sanctions.

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of work by third-sector organisations to (a) support families of children struggling with s

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Electricians: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to calculate the number of experienced adult learners undertaking electrical training via the (a) experienced worker ro

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the charity School-Home Support report entitled Strengthening the bridge bet

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Feb 2025

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of updating the decent homes standard to ensure that at lea

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Feb 2025
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