Ruth Jones
MP since 4 Apr 2019
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Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.
1324
Votes Cast
£296,369
Expenses 2024-25
8,868
Majority
41.5%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£296,369
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,951 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
507
Written Questions
18
Oral Questions
61
Debates Spoken In⚑
97
Speeches⚑
506
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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1324 votes — page 4 of 53
8 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
4 AYECrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
3 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
3 votes · 15 Apr 2026
5 AYEPension Schemes Bill
5 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
5 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(4)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Labour Animal Welfare Society
Policy support in relation to my private members' bill
15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
£1,660
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Labour Animal Welfare Society
Policy support in relation to my private members' bill
15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Labour Animal Welfare Society
- Address of donor
- 30 Station Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3AX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Policy support in relation to my private members' bill, value £1,660.08
- Date received
- 15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 15 October 2025
- Donor status
- other (Member's Association)
Registered 20 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Channel 4 Television Company Limited
Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner
5 October 2025
£468
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Channel 4 Television Company Limited
Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner
5 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Channel 4 Television Company Limited
- Address of donor
- 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner, value £468
- Date received
- 5 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 5 October 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01533774
Registered 28 October 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 1 May 2025
Registered 8 May 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 6 May 2025
Registered 8 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to UK exporters of any disruption to certification capacity during the period be
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for implementing dynamic alignment with the EU-UK SPS agreement; and what assessment has been made of wheth
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the implementation timeframe for dynamic alignment within the EU-UK SPS agreement on investment and
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to retain and redeploy veterinary public health expertise currently engaged in export certification
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a decline in veterinary certification capacity on the UK's abi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Project 4 entitled Image Guided Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease in the Non-technical summaries for project licences granted
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that future Non-technical Summaries for project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding was provided for projects involving human-specific research methods each year between 2020-2025; and if he w
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the level of Government funding provided for (a) animal-based research and (b) resea
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Code of Practice for the Care and Accommodation of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes, published in Mar
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