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
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,170 voters
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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2 NOPension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 3 Dec 2025
1 AYE1 NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
2 votes · 18 Nov 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
2 votes · 18 Nov 2025
9 AYEPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
9 votes · 13 Nov 2025
2 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 12 Nov 2025
Financial Interests(2)
Miscellaneous
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Co-opted Governor for Elysium Training. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)
Registered 31 July 2024
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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
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to monitor the success of the Household Support Fund in reaching (a) unpaid carers and (b) other financially vulnerable ho
Carers: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to assess levels of poverty among unpaid carers; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of unpaid carers w
Animal Welfare: Trapping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made implications for his policies of the risks to companion animals in England posed by the u
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to implement the fresh approach to supporting unpaid carers recommended by the Darzi Review.
ADHD: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local medical committees advising GPs to withdraw from ADHD shar
Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce the average call waiting time for the Child Maintenance Service helpline.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of implementation of NICE guideline NG206 on myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of care for people with ME.
Special Educational Needs: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online risks faced by children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on recruiting 6,500 teachers.
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