James Asser MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for West Ham and Beckton is James Asser (Labour).
Offices and committees
James Asser sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Standards | 10 September 2026 | Current |
| Committee of Privileges | 10 September 2026 | Current |
| Procedure Committee | 4 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Office (Accountability) Bill | 12 November 2025 | 4 December 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 04c803652da2.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for James Asser: Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 30 July 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
School Governor, Kingsford School, Beckton, Newham. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 James Asser's office spent £144,414 on staff, from a staffing budget of £198,653, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £29,464 in the same year. 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 | £144,413.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,464.26 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,037, staffing £198,653, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: West Ham and Beckton BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Policy Assistant (permanent part time), Communications Officer (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
James Asser is recorded voting in 529 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 50 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 21 October 2026 James Asser voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 23 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 29 written questions from James Asser since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 5 other departments.
Tuberculosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards the Government’s ambition to eliminate tuberculosis in a) England b) London c) London Borough of Newham.
Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that pancreatic cancer patients have access to information about clinical trials.
Tree Planting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of trees planted.
Property Management Companies: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made on the regulation of property managing agents; and whether steps are being taken towards the introduction of a single regulator.
Sixth Form Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to open Sixth Forms and Post 16 offers the Department has granted in (a) England, (b) London and (c) West Ham and Beckton constituency in each of the last three years.
Sugar: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the arrangements that will apply from January 2026 for the import of raw cane sugar; and what steps he is taking to provide continuity and certainty for consumers and bus …
Aviation: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people held pilot licences issued by the Civil Aviation Authority permitting them to fly commercial passenger flights on (a) UK-registered aeroplanes and (b) aeroplanes operated by UK-licensed airlines …
Shoplifting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle shoplifting.
Shoplifting: Prosecutions
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecution for shoplifting.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect in-school resource provision for pupils with special educational needs.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 74afc266f736. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by James Asser.
2024 general election
James Asser won West Ham and Beckton at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,434 votes (45.2%), a majority of 9,254 over Sophia Naqvi (Newham Independents Party). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · West Ham and Beckton 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.