Linsey Farnsworth MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Amber Valley is Linsey Farnsworth (Labour).
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Linsey Farnsworth; earlier posts are below.
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill | 23 October 2024 | 31 October 2024 |
| Justice Committee | 21 October 2024 | 22 June 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4835923beac5.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Linsey Farnsworth, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (2). Latest registration 31 July 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Company shares in SRM Industries Ltd. These are alphabet shares with no monetary value.
- Name of the donor: Martin Spare
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
Unpaid Borough Councillor, Amber Valley Borough Council.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Linsey Farnsworth's office spent £151,315 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £26,107 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 | £151,315.26 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,106.78 |
| Accommodation: spent | £26,483.37 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £12,646.96 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £36,491 (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, with an uplift to cover the cost of three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Amber Valley CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 544 votes by Linsey Farnsworth in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 54 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 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Linsey Farnsworth voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 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 22 written questions from Linsey Farnsworth since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Treasury, Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care and 2 other departments.
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments were made through the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to residents of Amber Valley constituency.
Teachers: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total number of school days lost by teaching staff due to the incidence of infectious disease in (a) primary (b) secondary schools in England in the school years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and the proporti …
Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department and the UK Health Security Agency have made of the potential merits of promoting targeted hygiene in workplaces and public spaces as a means of reducing the spread of …
Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the World Health Organization and UNICEF's 2025 Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings; and whether he plans …
Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the need for formal guidance for employers and workplace operators on workplace cleanliness and hygiene standards to help prevent the spread o …
Pupils: Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total number of school days lost by pupils due to the incidence of infectious disease in (a) primary (b) secondary schools in England in the school years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and what proportion of a …
Food: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the inclusion of fruit and nut bars in the location restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products since October 2022 on businesses; and w …
Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will publish an economic impact assessment on the potential impact of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model within the advertising and promotion regulations, specifically in relation to busi …
Flowers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary trade negotiations on the cut flower and plant sector; and when small flower-selling businesses …
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Public Appointments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to appoint a Retail and Hospitality Envoy.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f08b1a1c6691. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Linsey Farnsworth.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Amber Valley returned Linsey Farnsworth with a majority of 3,554: 15,746 votes, 37.0% of those cast, against 12,192 for Alex Stevenson. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Amber Valley figures
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