Jessica Morden MP: votes, interests and costs
Jessica Morden (Labour) is the MP for Newport East, in the seat since 5 May 2005.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Jessica Morden as a current member of these 5 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 11 December 2024 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Committee of Selection | 11 September 2024 | Current |
| Committee of Selection | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Wales) | Wales Office | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 4 December 2021 | 6 September 2023 |
| Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip) | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 April 2020 | 6 September 2023 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 September 2015 | 10 April 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Child Support (Enforcement) Bill | 22 February 2023 | 1 March 2023 |
| Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill | 19 October 2022 | 29 November 2022 |
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Dormant Assets Bill [HL] | 15 December 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Standing Orders Committee (Commons) | 12 April 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Administration Committee | 2 March 2020 | 26 June 2023 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 5 February 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 5 February 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | 27 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 27 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6dcfdec1df6b.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for Jessica Morden: Miscellaneous (4), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 16 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
August Ltd - £9,625.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Twelve month training programme, commencing with 3 day intensive course (7-9 October 2026)
- Value of the benefit: £9,625.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-10-07
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-10-07
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2027-10-06
- Name of the donor: August Ltd
Green Man Festival Ltd - £594.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets (£562) and parking (£32). (A donation of £300 was made to the Green Man Trust)
- Value of the benefit: £594.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-21
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-08-30
- Name of the donor: Green Man Festival Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Chair of Community Union Parliamentary group. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Observing member of the Labour Party National Executive Committee and National Policy Forum
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Ex officio Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-17
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Member of the BGIPU Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-13
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Jessica Morden's 2024-25 staffing spend as £232,086 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £208,197. Office costs came to £28,480 of a £33,020 budget. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £232,086.15 | £208,197.32 | £200,977.49 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,479.61 | £20,544.21 | £21,101.93 |
| Accommodation: spent | £27,475.83 | £28,923.12 | £23,298.87 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £9,459.73 | £9,460.03 | £10,369.15 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £42,650 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Newport East CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Jessica Morden voted in the House of Commons: 501 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 33 written questions have been tabled by Jessica Morden, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Education; Home Office; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and others.
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the McCloud remedy on waiting times for the production of Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) quotations under the Teachers' Pensi …
Teachers: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77413 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, how many unresolved cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) cases are outstanding as of 20-08-2026; and what is the cur …
Police: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the implementation of the McCloud remedy on waiting times for the production of Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) quotations under police p …
Green Deal Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to address cases under the Green Deal and related domestic retrofit schemes where a homeowner was not correctly registered as the energy generator at commissioning; wh …
Armenia: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of Russian attempts to influence the Armenian parliamentary election on 7 June through (a) economic coercion and (b) hybrid …
Armenia: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with a) Cabinet colleagues, and b) her Armenian counterpart about the UK’s support for the Armenian economy following Russia’s trade embar …
Microgeneration: Green Deal Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many domestic Green Deal installations have been identified where MCS certificates were not issued in the name of the homeowner; and what steps his Department is taking to deal with those …
Feed-in Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms were in place to ensure that Feed-in Tariff registrations were correctly assigned to homeowners at commissioning; and what support is available to consumers where feed-in tari …
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer transparency, accountability and protection in complex supply chains involving sales agents, installers, finance companies, insurers an …
Green Deal Scheme: Building Regulations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the system of installer self-certification through Competent Person schemes on consumer protection for Green Deal partici …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3706c91a947e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jessica Morden.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Newport East returned Jessica Morden with a majority of 9,009: 16,370 votes, 42.5% of those cast, against 7,361 for Tommy Short. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Newport East 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.