Jo Platt

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Jo Platt is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leigh and Atherton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

830

Votes Cast

£208,190

Expenses 2024-25

8,881

Majority

48.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£208,190

Staffing£148,829
Office£29,557
Accommodation£16,141
Travel£13,664

Year-on-Year

2024-25£208,190
2019-20£136,625
2018-19£197,268
2017-18£153,056

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,170 voters

Labour
19,971 votes48.5%
Reform UK
11,090 votes26.9%
Conservative
6,483 votes15.8%
Green Party
1,653 votes4.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,597 votes3.9%
English Democrats
376 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

231

Written Questions

30

Oral Questions

69

Debates Spoken In

96

Speeches

459

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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Aye: 460No: 370

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1 AYE1 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 10 Jun 2025

4 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

3 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 2025

Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Co-opted Governor for Elysium Training. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Director of Pride In Leigh CIC, an organisation that hosts Pride events in Leigh. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jo in Parliament

Biotechnology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to work with regional upper tier authorities to coordinate public-private initiatives for development in the sus

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Jan 2025

Long Covid: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Long Covid clinics.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jan 2025

Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to regulate the advertising of vapes in local vape shops on high streets so that they do not appeal to

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care13 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) statutory requirements and (b) guidance exist for (i) local authorities and (ii) schools to prevent children with special education needs becoming

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mandate local authorities to collect information on special educational needs disaggregated by primary need.

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand the statutory definition of Children Missing Education to include children with special educational needs not receiv

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Digital Markets Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Digital Markets Unit can make effective market interventions.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade6 Jan 2025

Information Commissioner's Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the enforcement practices of the Information Commissioner's Office cohere with

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology6 Jan 2025

Databases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how the Data (Use and Access) Bill will ensure that publishers can access data effectively when ensuring regulatory compliance.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology6 Jan 2025

Carers: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions on (a) local carer support organi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Dec 2024
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