Jo White MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw is Jo White (Labour). Current post: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office), held since 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Jo White, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Home Office | 22 July 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Home Affairs Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | 11 June 2026 | 16 July 2026 |
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill | 12 February 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6578985b642a.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 8 entries for Jo White: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (4), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (3), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 9 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust - £7,500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Donation to support the provision of my Summer School for children and young people from Bassetlaw.
- Value of the benefit: £7,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-14
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-14
- Name of the donor: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
UK Music Limited - £550.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket with hospitality to the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards
- Value of the benefit: £550.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-21
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-21
- Name of the donor: UK Music Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: UK Music Limited
Bawtry Farms Ltd - £7,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Donation to support the provision of my Summer School for children and young people from Bassetlaw.
- Value of the benefit: £7,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-08
- Name of the donor: Bawtry Farms Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Hull Trains Company Limited - £5,152.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Approximate cost of 56 rail tickets (Retford to London and return) for students and teachers taking part in my Summer School
- Value of the benefit: £5,152.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-06
- Name of the donor: Hull Trains Company Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Hull Trains Company Limited
The Football Association Ltd - £750.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets including hospitality to the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC, (value estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £750.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-16
- Name of the donor: The Football Association Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Football Association Ltd
Elected member of Bassetlaw District Council for Worksop East ward. This is an unpaid role for which I do not receive remuneration. (It was previously registered under Category 1.)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-04
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-09-14
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Tritax Big Box REIT plc - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: for the provision of my Parliamentary Summer School for children and young people from Bassetlaw.
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-07-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-07-16
- Name of the donor: Tritax Big Box REIT plc
- Status of the donor: Company
Palace Yard Events Ltd - £32,000.00
- 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: Services of staff
- Value of the benefit: £32,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-06-11
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-06-11
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-17
- Name of the donor: Palace Yard Events Ltd
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Jo White's office spent £133,347 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £29,523 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 | £133,347.14 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,522.98 |
| Accommodation: spent | £5,807.50 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,488.42 |
| 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: Bassetlaw CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Personal Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Jo White is recorded voting in 493 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 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 14 October 2026 Jo White voted No on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
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
Jo White has tabled 58 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department of Health and Social Care and 5 other departments.
HMP Ranby: Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on road safety outside HM Prison Ranby.
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of future governance arrangements for Charter Trustee areas; and whether he plans to bring forward legislation to establis …
Kidneys: Transplant Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce kidney transplant waiting times, (b) respond to the findings of the Organ Utilisation Group’s 2023 report, and (c) ensure that all patients have fa …
Railways: Bassetlaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that open access rail services continue to be available in Bassetlaw constituency.
Environment Protection: Brazil
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering establishing a formal UK–Brazil Green Trade Corridor to support legal certainty for environmental credit investments.
Environment Protection: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sovereign-linked biodiversity and carbon certificates are an investable environmental asset class within the Green Financing Framework.
Climate Change: Brazil
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on the eligibility of CPR Verde credits for corresponding adjustments under the Paris Agreement.
Environmental Land Management Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of landscape models combining 70% environmental preservation with 30% productive agricultural land, such as CPR Verde, as a too …
Carbon Emissions and Nature Conservation: Brazil
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions the UK–Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee has had on cooperation on nature markets and carbon finance.
Environment Protection: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role UK Export Financing plays in supporting British firms with environmental credit investments.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e10eb09a57e2. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jo White.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,768 for Jo White in Bassetlaw in July 2024, from 18,476 votes on a turnout of 57.4%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bassetlaw 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.