Ruth Jones MP
Labour
Newport West and Islwyn
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Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£5,767
Welsh Affairs Committee · 115 days
£5,767
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£35,353
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Newport West and Islwyn
current
2019-04-04 → 2024-05-30
Newport West
Party history
2019-04-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2020-08-12 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Committee memberships
2019-05-08 → 2019-11-06
Environmental Audit Committee
2020-05-11 → 2020-09-21
Business and Trade Committee
2024-09-09 → present
Welsh Affairs Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2020-06-15 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Affairs Committee
2022-01-12 → 2022-01-19
Glue Traps (Offences) Bill
2022-01-18 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Grand Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-01-26
Down Syndrome Bill
2022-02-09 → 2022-02-10
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
2022-06-22 → 2022-07-07
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
2024-03-13 → 2024-05-30
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-15
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2025-05-13 → 2025-05-14
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2025-05-21 → present
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
2025-06-11 → present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2025-06-17 → 2025-06-24
Victims and Courts Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
ruth.jones.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8921 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8921 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01633 256268
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