Matthew Patrick

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Matthew Patrick is the Labour MP for Wirral West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office).

512

Votes Cast

£174,976

Expenses 2024-25

9,998

Majority

46.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£174,976

Staffing£134,537
Office£24,904
Travel£10,682
Accommodation£4,852

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,951 voters

✓Labour
23,156 votes46.4%
Conservative
13,158 votes26.3%
Reform UK
6,422 votes12.9%
Green Party
4,160 votes8.3%
Liberal Democrat
3,055 votes6.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

14

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

68

Debates Spoken In⚑

152

Speeches⚑

512

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Tranmere

Tranmere Rovers Football Club provided me with some scarfs to share with local schools and hospices. The value was confirmed by Tranmere

6 March 2025

£500
Name of donor
Tranmere Rovers Football Club
Address of donor
Prenton Park, Prenton Road West, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH42 9PY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Tranmere Rovers Football Club provided me with some scarfs to share with local schools and hospices. The value was confirmed by Tranmere, value £500
Date received
6 March 2025
Date accepted
6 March 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00118587

Registered 21 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

the Damari family to a Spurs game in a corporate box which is owned by SQR Group

Invited by the Damari family to a Spurs game in a corporate box which is owned by SQR Group

11 May 2025

£375
Name of donor
SQR Group
Address of donor
Unit 2 Hawthorn Business Park, 165 Granville Road, Childs Hill, London NW2 2AZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Invited by the Damari family to a Spurs game in a corporate box which is owned by SQR Group, value £375
Date received
11 May 2025
Date accepted
11 May 2025
Donor status
company, registration 08243074

Registered 14 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Matthew in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department provides guidance on the minimum safe separation distances between carbon dioxide pipelines and residential areas

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what minimum standards of pre-application consultation her Department expects of privately developed carbon capture projects such as Pea

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what criteria a decision is made about approving a Development Consent Order (DCO) for privately developed carbon capture projects.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance Natural England and the Environment Agency have issued to privately developed carbon capture projects such as Peak

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Oct 2026

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office7 May 2025

Undocumented Workers: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were issued for incidents of illegal working in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, (d) 2021-22, (e) 2022-23, (f) 202

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visits were made to premises where illegal working was suspected to be taking place and (b) arrests were made at those premises by i

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force would have implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in (a) 2021-22, (b)

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a small boat was recorded as entering UK waters with more than (a) 50, (b) 60, (c) 70 and (d) 80 people on board in (i) 202

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-2

AnsweredHome Office24 Mar 2025
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