Waveney Valley / data
Adrian Ramsay · Green Party of England and Wales · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
302
of 504 possible
Attendance
60%
202 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
71
54 debates
Written Qs
176
163 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£191k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 125 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 61 | |
| Economy | 58 | |
| Crime & Policing | 33 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Employment | 26 | |
| Education | 25 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 21 | |
| Planning | 15 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | 14 | 4,865 |
| Agriculture | 9 | 4,441 |
| Health | 16 | 4,317 |
| Economy Jobs | 25 | 2,715 |
| Social Care | 15 | 1,769 |
| Fiscal Policy | 7 | 1,131 |
| Defence | 9 | 1,065 |
| Culture Community | 1 | 677 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilI thank my fellow Member from East Anglia for securing this crucial debate. He is right to highlight the vulnerability in our energy system that this war has exposed and the partic… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 136 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT6. The British Dental Association has highlighted that current budgets allow just 39% of adults to access NHS treatment within a two-year period. Is that really the height of the … HealthLocal Government | 43 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial CommunitiesI was waiting for the appropriate point to pre-empt the fact that the hon. Lady is clearly talking about banking hubs in rural areas. In my constituency of Waveney Valley, the mark… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsSocial Care | 112 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Banking Hubs: Rural and Post-Industrial Communitiesrose— Local GovernmentEconomy JobsSocial Care | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Access to NHS Dental ServicesThe Daily Mirror reports that of the nearly 1 million urgent dental appointments that have been commissioned by integrated care boards since April, 900,000 have not been taken up b… Health | 74 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI welcome the ambition in the White Paper, particularly to ensure that young people are supported earlier. It has to be the right aim that more young people can be supported within… EducationSocial Care | 98 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | NHS DentistsThe hon. Member is making a strong case. The number of dentists leaving the NHS across the UK is driven by chronic underfunding and the failed dental contract. Last month, the Mini… HealthSocial Care | 94 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Topical QuestionsThe Government’s own national security assessment warns that biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse pose serious risks to the UK’s long-term food security and may intensify natur… EnvironmentAgricultureUtilities | 68 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | NHS DentistsI thank the Minister for highlighting the need for the dental workforce to be strengthened. We have a dental desert in East Anglia. The University of East Anglia stands ready to op… HealthSocial Care | 99 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | National Cancer PlanI welcome the national cancer plan, and in particular the Minister’s focus on early diagnosis and ending the scandal of postcode inequality. Cancer Research UK has highlighted that… HealthEconomy JobsLocal Government | 78 |
| 02 Feb 2026 | Indefinite Leave to RemainThe hon. and learned Member is making a really important case. In my constituency, the care sector is one of the largest employers, but local providers tell me that the proposed ch… ImmigrationSocial CareHealth | 89 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Business of the HouseThis week we have seen, at last, the Government’s national security assessment and its stark warning that global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse threaten UK security and p… EnergyEconomy JobsHealth | 88 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Agricultural Sector: Import StandardsI thank the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling) for leading this important debate. The UK prides itself on having some of the highest animal welfare standards i… AgricultureEnvironmentEconomy Jobs | 582 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Animal Welfare Strategy for EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and I thank the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) for securing this important debate today. I come to t… AgricultureEnvironmentCulture Community | 677 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | ADHD DiagnosisI thank the hon. Member for giving way. He makes the point very strongly that long waiting times mean that children are being left behind. As we have heard, it was revealed last we… HealthSocial CareEducation | 79 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 72 | 40.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 47 | 26.7% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 21 | 11.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 | 4.0% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 2.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 2.3% |
| Treasury | 4 | 2.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 2.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of climate change on food prices. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the role of legislation such as a Good Food Bill in improving the resilience of the UK food system to climate change. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the resilience of food supply chains to extreme weather events overseas. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK’s reliance on food imports in the context of increasing climate-driven supply shocks. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to set targets for improving the climate resilience of the UK food system. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the newborn screening programme screens for all life-threatening conditions with approved treatments. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE Heat Networks' report "Clean Heat 2040" what assessment his Department has made of the case for extending to heat networks the same long-term revenue supp… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of savings to NHS services in Norfolk from VCSE sector programmes. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE Heat Networks' report "Clean Heat 2040", what plans he has to mandate that industrial plants and data centres make their surplus heat available for distri… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE: Heat Networks report entitled Clean Heat 2040 report, whether he plans to rebalance energy policy costs for heat networks away from electricity bills. | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made its proposed ban on the commercial import of foie gras produced by force-feeding conditional on the outcome of negotiations on a UK–EU sa… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Sutton Trust’s Selective Inclusion report, what assessment she has made of the extent to which low-income pupils with SEND are currently underrepresented in the top-performi… | Pending |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to ensure the VCSE sector is able to play a role in the Neighbourhood Health Service. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the installation of immobilisation cages for pigs on her Department's consultation entitled Animal Health and W… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 4 | 157,409 | 82.5% |
| Office Costs | 83 | 13,755 | 7.2% |
| Accommodation | 22 | 13,724 | 7.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,041 | 2.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,824 | 1.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 4 | 29,197 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 12,255 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 6 | 4,496 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 4 | 2,624 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 6 | 2,477 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 1,480 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 2 | 1,093 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 827 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 34 | 767 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 7 | 421 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 3 | 258 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 1 | 195 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 60 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -945 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | APPLE.COM/BILL [200011725-9900] | 300 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 189 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 70 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | ETSY.COM MULTIPLE SHOP [200011725-8056] [200011804-19] | 33 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery [200011802-465] | 13 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 102 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 180 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 105 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,650 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 27 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 27 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 27 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 9 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 9 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
19 Aug 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Norfolk
Interest held: until 17 December 2025
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
Rental income: until 17 December 2025
Rental income details: Half the rental income is paid to the co-owner
(Registered 22 August 2024; updated 22 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
06 Jan 2026
Co-Leader of the Green Party (England and Wales). This is a non-executive part-time role.
Date interest ended: 2 September 2025
(Registered 3 August 2024; updated 22 December 2025)
16 Aug 2024
The Green Party is in receipt of donations to support legal costs in one legal action in which I am named as a party. The legal proceedings do not concern my personal rights or liabilities, I do not personally receive any donations and the Green Party has agreed to fully indemnify me for any charges and expenses.
Date interest arose: 25 October 2022
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacton | Andy Mellen | Green Party of England and Wales | 745 | 04 May 2023 |
| Beck Vale Dickleburgh Scole | Clayton Hudson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 870 | 04 May 2023 |
| Beck Vale Dickleburgh Scole | Delme Rhys Thompson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 570 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bressingham Burston | James Easter | Conservative and Unionist Party | 506 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bungay Wainford | Anthony Nicholas Speca | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,569 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bungay Wainford | Toby Hammond | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,682 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bunwell | Suzanne Wateridge | Green Party of England and Wales | 404 | 02 May 2024 |
| Diss Roydon | Graham Minshull | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,056 | 04 May 2023 |
| Diss Roydon | Keith Walter Kiddie | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,024 | 04 May 2023 |
| Diss Roydon | Kieran Francis Murphy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 906 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ditchingham Earsham | Brendon Bernard | Liberal Democrats | 745 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ditchingham Earsham | Chris Brown | Liberal Democrats | 641 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eye | Lucy Elkin | Green Party of England and Wales | 693 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fressingfield | Lavinia Kate Hadingham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 546 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gislingham | Rowland Warboys | Green Party of England and Wales | 792 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halesworth Blything | Beth Charis Keys-Holloway | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,756 | 04 May 2023 |
| Halesworth Blything | Geoffrey Ian David Wakeling | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,702 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harleston | James William Eddy | Labour Party | 547 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harleston | Trevor Graham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 583 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haughley Stowupland Wetherden | Janet Pearson | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,210 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haughley Stowupland Wetherden | Rachel Eburne | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,407 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hoxne Worlingworth | Matthew Hicks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 509 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mendlesham | Andrew Stringer | Green Party of England and Wales | 816 | 04 May 2023 |
| Palgrave | Tim Weller | Green Party of England and Wales | 536 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rickinghall | Gilly Morgan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 466 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stradbroke Laxfield | Anders Linder | Conservative and Unionist Party | 441 | 04 May 2023 |
| Walsham Le Willows | Richard Winch | Green Party of England and Wales | 775 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 80,403 | Electorate 73,056 (2024) |
| Median age | 51 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.9% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 97.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 72.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.