Jack Abbott MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Ipswich is Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Jack Abbott as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill | 15 January 2025 | 25 March 2025 |
| Backbench Business Committee | 28 October 2024 | 3 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 505ae6b66285.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Jack Abbott, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (4), Miscellaneous (1), Family members engaged in third-party lobbying (1). Latest registration 22 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Football Association Premier League Limited - £333.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: One ticket to Ipswich Town v Liverpool at Portman Road
- Value of the benefit: £333.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-04
- Name of the donor: The Football Association Premier League Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Football Association Premier League Limited
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited - £300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: One ticket to Ipswich Town v Leicester City, EFL Cup 2nd Round, at Portman Road
- Value of the benefit: £300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-25
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-25
- Name of the donor: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
Built Environment Networking T/A UKREiiF - £714.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket to UKREiiF 2026
- Value of the benefit: £714.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-19
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-19
- Name of the donor: Built Environment Networking T/A UKREiiF
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Built Environment Networking T/A UKREiiF
Non-Executive Chairman of Invest East. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-05-19
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited - £540.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: One ticket to the Ipswich Town F.C. vs Watford F.C. Championship fixture
- Value of the benefit: £540.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-04
- Name of the donor: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
Jade Pallister employed as Lobbyist
- Job title or role: Energy and Infrastructure Director
- Name of employer: Seahorse Environmental
- Name of the family member acting as a lobbyist: Jade Pallister
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Partner
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 23 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Jack Abbott's office spent £156,256 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £20,056 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £156,255.76 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,056.11 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,909.44 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Ipswich BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term part time), Researcher (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 548 votes by Jack Abbott in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 51 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 22 June 2026 to 15 October 2026. The most recent, on 15 October 2026, was a No on "Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 5 written questions from Jack Abbott since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 5: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Ministry of Justice; Home Office.
Health Services: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the accessibility of the NHS for autistic people.
Health Services: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of autistic people in pandemics.
Arts: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support young people to access the arts.
Crown Court: Opening Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of crown court sitting days that have been reduced.
Offensive Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on banning zombie-style knives and ninja swords.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4413151146f2. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jack Abbott.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 7,403 for Jack Abbott in Ipswich in July 2024, from 19,099 votes on a turnout of 58.5%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Ipswich figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.