Official portrait of Dr Peter Prinsley

Dr Peter Prinsley

Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, since 4 July 2024

Dr Peter Prinsley is the Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

83.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
482 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
93 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
8 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
194 Debates spoken in 122 written questions tabled

Ranked 118 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Aye 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: NHS consultant surgeon
Payer: James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth NR31 6LA
(Registered 24 July 2024)

On the register since 11 Sep 2024

Role, work or services: private medical practice
From: 16 July 2024.
Payer: Private patient payments, [private]
(Registered 25 July 2024)

On the register since 11 Sep 2024

Role, work or services: private medical practice
Payer: Peter Prinsley private medical practice, Spire Hospital Old Watton Road, Norwich NR4 7TD
(Registered 24 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Role, work or services: medical practice
From: 19 July 2024.
Payer: Premex (medical report agent), n/a
(Registered 25 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Role, work or services: medical reports
From: 17 July 2024.
Payer: Premex Services (medical report agent), n/a
(Registered 25 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and Accommodation/Food, value £2,600
Destination of visit: Israel
Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and Palestinian territories Met politicians, activists and academics and diplomats
(Registered 10 July 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 29
August 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

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 year

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 4
Location: London and Norwich
Ownership details: co-owned with family member
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 25 July 2024)

On the register since 1 Aug 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Norwich City Councillor, (unpaid since August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Date interest ended: 1 May 2025
(Registered 24 July 2024; updated 31 October 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

194 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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