Jo Stevens MP: votes, interests and costs
Jo Stevens represents Cardiff East in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Jo Stevens; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Wales Office | 5 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Wales Office | 29 November 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Wales Office | 6 October 2016 | 27 January 2017 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Attorney General's Office | 13 January 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 7 January 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Grand Committee | 25 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation | 10 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 2 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 10 February 2020 | 27 June 2022 |
| DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation | 12 March 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 18 July 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Justice Committee | 13 March 2017 | 3 May 2017 |
| Committee of Privileges | 28 October 2015 | 21 July 2016 |
| Committee on Standards | 9 September 2015 | 21 July 2016 |
| Business, Innovation and Skills Committee | 8 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 56652a7515a8.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Jo Stevens, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 19 July 2021. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Solicitor, non-practising since 8 May 2015.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £227,020 for Jo Stevens in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £208,497. Office costs came to £24,678 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 | £227,020.02 | £208,496.51 | £188,611.91 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,677.69 | £23,390.00 | £26,828.05 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £5,895.85 | £5,165.69 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,385.35 | £6,235.04 | £5,007.49 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £912.15 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £6,630 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities)).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Cardiff East BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Research Officer (permanent full time), Researcher (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 414 votes by Jo Stevens in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 37 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 2 September 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Jo Stevens since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 9,097 for Jo Stevens in Cardiff East in July 2024, from 15,833 votes on a turnout of 53.7%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Cardiff 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.