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

Staffing£227,347
Office£36,839
Accommodation£24,834
Travel£6,774
Other£575

Year-on-Year

2024-25£296,369
2023-24£287,282
2022-23£258,952
2021-22£237,890
2020-21£228,655
2019-20£172,552

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,951 voters

Labour
17,409 votes41.5%
Reform UK
8,541 votes20.4%
Conservative
6,710 votes16.0%
Plaid Cymru
3,529 votes8.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,087 votes5.0%
Green Party
2,078 votes5.0%
Independent
1,597 votes3.8%

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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6 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

6 votes · 9 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

3 NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

3 votes · 27 Jan 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
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
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

Date interest arose
1 May 2025

Registered 8 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 8 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled PFAS Plan: building a safer future together, updated on 3 February 2026,

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Feb 2026

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled PFAS Plan: building a safer future together, updated on 3 February 2026,

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Feb 2026

Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that emergency (a) preparedness and (b) response planning includes consideration of rehabilit

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Feb 2026

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the vaping product registration scheme to be fully operational before the commencement of the Vaping Products Duty in Octob

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Feb 2026

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formal intergovernmental mechanisms are in place to coordinate enforcement of the vaping product registration and testing regime across t

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Feb 2026

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards will oversee the vaping product registration scheme.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Feb 2026

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific mechanisms will enable HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force to verify compliance with the vaping product registration scheme

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Feb 2026

Pornography: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department expects to publish the review of pornography regulation announced in the House of Lords on 10 December 2025.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of the criminal law relating to pornography will assess the effectiveness of current a) age-verification and b) age-assurance

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of pornography regulation will consider any inconsistencies between online and offline regulation in restricting children’s ac

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026
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