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Jo White · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
409
of 504 possible
Attendance
81%
95 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
182
50 debates
Written Qs
57
56 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£174k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 110 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 85 | |
| Taxation | 84 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 39 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 23 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 20 | |
| Schools | 19 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 23 | 5,384 |
| Local Government | 16 | 4,872 |
| Crime | 10 | 2,903 |
| Education | 2 | 2,109 |
| Health | 4 | 2,103 |
| Immigration | 10 | 1,827 |
| Social Care | 10 | 1,382 |
| Other | 3 | 495 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review BodyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this very important… HealthSocial CareLocal Government | 666 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI welcome the Government’s announcement that there will be eight Best Start family hubs across Bassetlaw—including in Manton, Retford, West Bassetlaw, the Oasis community centre, H… EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 57 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsQ5. At a previous session of Prime Minister’s questions, I was promised a meeting with the Prime Minister for me and Arsenal hero Michael Thomas. We are still waiting, and I cannot… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 95 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests showing that, last summer, Hull Trains paid for 32 teenagers to travel to London to attend my parliament… TransportLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 116 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Fusion Energy: Private Sector InvestmentLast December, Donald Trump’s media and technology group purchased a Californian-based fusion energy company, putting his son Donald Jr. on the board in a $6 billion deal. The race… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 82 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Fusion Energy: Private Sector Investment5. What steps he is taking to attract private sector investment for a fusion reactor. EnergyEconomy Jobs | 15 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Productivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsThe hon. Gentleman talks about green carbon-neutral schemes coming forward. I welcome yesterday’s announcement of a construction partner for the STEP Fusion plant at West Burton in… Economy JobsTransportLocal Government | 74 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Digital ID: Public ConsultationThe state holds vast amounts of data on all of us from the moment we are born, some of which we never see, are never able to correct and never know who has been looking at it. Does… Economy JobsOther | 62 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)I think we are digressing. Mike, what calculations has the Home Office made on the potential of reducing fraud using digital ID? | 22 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)How are the Government going to set objectives for the programme? Do you think they are realistic? | 17 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)You will have records of those companies because they are set up as a sole trader or they are registered with Companies House. You will be looking at those particular organisations… | 31 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)Will the Government’s consultation on digital ID consider the issue of function creep? | 13 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)Yes. | 1 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)The idea that Big Brother is watching you is something that colleagues across all parties have a view on, but I have also had to counter it in my constituency. There is a huge sens… | 97 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Home Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 986)The Companies House experience was a brand-new experience, but it was very, very good. | 14 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 8 | 14.0% |
| Treasury | 8 | 14.0% |
| Department for Education | 8 | 14.0% |
| Home Office | 7 | 12.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 8.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 7.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 7.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 3 | 5.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of future governance arrangements for Charter Trustee areas; and whether he plans to bring forward legislat… | Pending |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that open access rail services continue to be available in Bassetlaw constituency. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions the UK–Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee has had on cooperation on nature markets and carbon finance. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role UK Export Financing plays in supporting British firms with environmental credit investments. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of landscape models combining 70% environmental preservation with 30% productive agricultural land, such as CPR… | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the eligibility of CPR Verde credits for corresponding adjustments under the Paris Agreement. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering establishing a formal UK–Brazil Green Trade Corridor to support legal certainty for environmental credit investments. | Answered |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sovereign-linked biodiversity and carbon certificates are an investable environmental asset class within the Green Financing Framework. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times that Jeffrey Epstein (a) visited and (b) stayed at a Crown Estate owned property. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on whether the Crown Estate sought legal advice on the potential liability of their properties being used for the procurement of prostitution. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of times that George Osborne (a) visited the British Ambassador to the United States of America and (b) met… | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of times Peter Mandelson visited 10 Downing Street in each year since 6 May 2010 before he was appointed as the UK Ambassador to the United Stat… | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if will he publish a list of all (a) current and (b) former Parliamentarians that have been named in the Epstein files. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of times Peter Mandelson visited 11 Downing Street between June 2010 and March 2020 for each year. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will consider allowing families of vulnerable patients who are at highest risk, particularly those affected by transplants and kidney disease, access to NHS C… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 96 | 29,523 | 17.0% |
| Accommodation | 5 | 5,808 | 3.3% |
| Staffing | 2 | 133,347 | 76.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,207 | 1.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,281 | 1.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 28 | 7,133 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 7,000 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 5 | 5,808 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 15 | 5,340 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 11 | 2,377 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 16 | 1,221 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 11 | 859 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 3 | 836 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 2 | 573 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 550 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 2 | 540 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 229 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -229 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -306 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 92 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 297 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 750 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE ADOBE [200011725-6716] | 20 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | As per lease | 1,208 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 109 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 229 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | BRITISH RED CROSS SOCI [200011726-1741] | 323 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 92 | Paid |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 151 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 750 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE ADOBE [200011725-163] | 20 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 229 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,560 | Paid |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 92 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AGA PRINT LTD | 79 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 54 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)3 entries
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Palace Yard Events Ltd
Address of donor: Audley House, 13 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of staff, value £32,000
Date received: 11 June 2025 to 11 June 2026
Date accepted: 11 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 14294995
(Registered 16 July 2025; updated 13 February 2026)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Tritax Big Box REIT plc
Address of donor: 72 Broadwick Street, London, United Kingdom W1F 9QZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for the provision of my Parliamentary Summer School for children and young people from Bassetlaw.
Date received: 16 July 2025
Date accepted: 16 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 08215888
(Registered 27 July 2025; updated 13 January 2026)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Bawtry Farms Ltd
Address of donor: Serlby Hall, Serlby, Bawtry, Nottinghamshire, DN10 6BA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 the provision of Jo White MP's Parliamentary Summer School for children and young people from Bassetlaw.
Date received: 2 July 2025
Date accepted: 2 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03443510
(Registered 19 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Hull Trains Company Limited
Address of donor: The Point, 8th Floor, 37 North Wharf Road, London W2 1AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 36 rail tickets for Summer School students, value £1,634.40
Date received: 24 July 2025
Date accepted: 24 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03715410
(Registered 20 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
24 Feb 2026
Elected member of Bassetlaw District Council for Worksop East ward. This is an unpaid role for which I do not receive remuneration. (It was previously registered under Category 1.)
Date interest arose: 4 July 2024
(Registered 22 February 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 20 wards, 42 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckingham | Joan Mary Sanger | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 447 | 04 May 2023 |
| Blyth | Jack Bowker | Labour Party | 430 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton | David George Pidwell | Labour Party | 738 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton | Robin Brian Carrington-Wilde | Labour Party | 759 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carlton | Steve Scotthorne | Labour Party | 807 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford East | Daniel James Henderson | Labour Party | 795 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford East | John Manners | Conservative and Unionist Party | 727 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford East | Sue Shaw | Labour Party | 859 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford North | David Challinor | Labour Party | 852 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford North | Jonathan Slater | Labour Party | 793 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford North | Nicholas Graham Antony Oxby | Labour Party | 934 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford South | Carolyn Troop | Labour Party | 634 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford South | David Naylor | Labour Party | 599 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford West | Harriet Digby | Labour Party | 477 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Retford West | Malachi Carroll | Labour Party | 459 | 04 May 2023 |
| Everton | Steve Pashley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 386 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harworth | Beverley Lynne Schuller | Labour Party | 1,058 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harworth | Gloria June Evans | Labour Party | 950 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harworth | Joe Horrocks | Labour Party | 913 | 04 May 2023 |
| Langold | Gill Freeman | Labour Party | 313 | 04 May 2023 |
| Misterton | Hazel Brand | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 499 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ranskill | David Charles Bamford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 393 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sutton | Darrell Eduard Pulk | Labour Party | 409 | 04 May 2023 |
| Welbeck | Charles Lindsay Adams | Labour Party | 335 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop East | Cliff Entwistle | Labour Party | 805 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop East | Debbie Merryweather | Labour Party | 770 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop East | Jo White | Labour Party | 824 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North | Laura Sanders | Labour Party | 1,031 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North | Maria Rita Charlesworth | Labour Party | 1,072 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North | Neil John Sanders | Labour Party | 960 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North East | Alan Rhodes | Labour Party | 876 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North East | Fraser Merryweather | Labour Party | 757 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North East | Maddy Richardson | Labour Party | 766 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North West | David Robert Pressley | Labour Party | 989 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North West | Lynn Dixon | Labour Party | 948 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop North West | Sybil Jacqueline Fielding | Labour Party | 1,047 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South | Julie Ann Leigh | Labour Party | 1,119 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South | Paddy Ducey | Labour Party | 1,014 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South | Tony Paul Eaton | Labour Party | 1,101 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South East | Clayton Tindle | Labour Party | 700 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South East | John Charles Shephard | Labour Party | 709 | 04 May 2023 |
| Worksop South East | Josie Potts | Labour Party | 861 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 108,402 | Electorate 78,161 (2024) |
| Median age | 44 | years |
| Degree-educated | 25.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 15.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.