About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) represents you, and all of the people who live in Suffolk Coastal, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Suffolk Coastal

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @jenny4suffcoast.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Buildings: Safety
• Building Regulations
• Special Educational Needs: First-tier Tribunal
• Special Educational Needs: Suffolk
• Academies

Currently held offices

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Therese Coffey
• John Gummer

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Countryside: Access 25 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) improve responsible access to nature and (b) increase the right to roam.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Individual Savings Accounts: Widowed People 24 Apr 2025

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation on the inheritance of Individual Savings Account allowances from a deceased (a) spouse and (b) civil partner.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Fuel Oil: Rural Areas 24 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help people in rural communities who use oil to heat their homes to transition to low carbon heating systems.

More of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter’s recent appearances

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