Official portrait of Richard Baker

Richard Baker

Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, since 4 July 2024

Richard Baker is the Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

74.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
430 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
145 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
12 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
85 Debates spoken in 54 written questions tabled

Ranked 276 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
12 Feb 2025 Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 320–178
11 Feb 2025 Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu Aye 331–65
10 Feb 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Second Reading Aye 333–109
10 Feb 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading No 115–354
3 Feb 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Second Reading Aye 343–87
28 Jan 2025 Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 9 No vote 73–321
28 Jan 2025 Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No vote 180–325
28 Jan 2025 Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 16 No vote 181–322
28 Jan 2025 Women’s State Pension age (Ombudsman report and compensation scheme): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 105–0
24 Jan 2025 Motion to adjourn debate No vote 120–7
21 Jan 2025 draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 Aye 352–75
21 Jan 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 No 76–349
21 Jan 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 No 191–338
21 Jan 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 9 No 192–338
15 Jan 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: Third Reading Aye 341–171
15 Jan 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 7 No 172–341
15 Jan 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 174–340
15 Jan 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 175–342
15 Jan 2025 Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 deferred division Aye 424–109
15 Jan 2025 Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 deferred division Aye 423–77
15 Jan 2025 Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 deferred division Aye 418–78
14 Jan 2025 Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading No vote 440–111
14 Jan 2025 Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 186–360
14 Jan 2025 Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 57 No vote 118–434
14 Jan 2025 Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No vote 181–363

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: Falkland Islands Government, Office of the Legislative Assembly, Gilbert House, Ross Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£,1572), accommodation (£636.00), UK taxis (£288.68), GI transport (£218.68) and meals and hospitality (£386.66), value £3,102.02
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Dates of visit: 17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
Purpose of visit: Study trip; meeting with Parliamentarians from the Falkland Islands; visit Ascension Island and its facilities.
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£561.02), accommodation (£649.90) and food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,481.15
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners.
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street Cosham Portsmouth PO63BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): YES Conference Pass, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian Parliaments.
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

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 (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Val de Louyre, France
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 25 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Edinburgh
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 4 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 4 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £3,102 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
17 Feb 2025 Mr Richard Baker MSP sitting MP Falkland Islands Government Other Visit £3,102

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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