Media and Sport, regarding the Better Youth Spaces Fund, what the timeline is for Phase 2; what the criteria will be; and whether it will include rural and coastal areas.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour and Co-operative Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Jayne Kirkham.
Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Truro and Falmouth.
Commons votes
426/521
82% attendance · top 25% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
758
across 253 debates · 48,059 words
Written Qs
317
305 answered · 12 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour and Co-operative Party MP in Liberal Democrats-controlled territory.
Jayne Kirkham is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Truro and Falmouth, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Kirkham broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Ind avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
16 Apr
Armed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)
“Raises practical concern about veteran access to medical records, particularly for those with service-related health conditions; seeks assurance on timely record provision.”
14 Apr
Armed Forces Bill (Fifth sitting)
“Supporting RFA Commissioner remit extension as recognition of RFA personnel's vital contribution to naval operations and as step toward improving retention and recruitment in the s…”
13 Apr
Short-term Holiday Lets: Registration
“Supports registration but seeks enhancement with fire safety certificates and checks uploaded to register for stronger oversight.”
26 Mar
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability
“Highlights rural and coastal service gaps in Cornwall; constituents wait years for diagnosis, experience disjointed multisystem care, and resort to private consultants; asks Minist…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Kirkham currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | Member | Select |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Kirkham sits on 2.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 54 | 17.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 49 | 15.5% |
| Department for Education | 26 | 8.2% |
| Ministry of Justice | 24 | 7.6% |
| Home Office | 24 | 7.6% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 22 | 6.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 | 6.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 16 | 5.0% |
Most recent.
What steps HMRC takes to publicise closing dates for applications for funded childcare.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the number of rural properties that will struggle to reach the minimum EPC C rating by the 2030 deadline for all rental properties.
Awaiting answer.
What recent discussions his Department has had with NHS England on expanding medical exemption criteria to include people with multiple sclerosis dependent on long-term medication.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Trustee for True Butterflies Foundation, a domestic violence support charity. Th Trustee for True Butterflies Foundation, a domestic violence support charity. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 103,013 | 71.1% |
| Office Costs | 18,488 | 12.8% |
| Accommodation | 14,850 | 10.2% |
| MP Travel | 7,774 | 5.4% |
| Staff Travel | 786 | 0.5% |
| Total · 92 claims | 144,912 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Kirkham on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Truro and Falmouth | 20,783 | 41.4% | Won |
| 2017 | Truro and Falmouth | 21,331 | 37.7% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Truro and Falmouth.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne KirkhamWON | Lab | 20,783 | 41.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Truro and Falmouth →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 48,059 words
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
317 tabled · 305 answered
317 tabled · 305 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
2 current
2 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£144,912 · FY 24_25
£144,912 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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