Mr Paul Foster

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Mr Paul Foster is the Labour MP for South Ribble, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

514

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,501

Majority

42.5%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,720 voters

✓Labour
19,840 votes42.5%
Conservative
13,339 votes28.6%
Reform UK
8,995 votes19.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,972 votes6.4%
Green Party
1,574 votes3.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

39

Written Questions

9

Oral Questions

36

Debates Spoken In⚑

50

Speeches⚑

514

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(11)

Visits outside the UK

airport

£257
Name of donor
(1) Westminster Foundation for Democracy (2) IPSA
Address of donor
(1) Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RT (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
(1) Flights (£256.91), hotel (£108.04), value £364.95 (2) Hotel (£221.13), train from airport (£16.05), value £237.18
Destination of visit
Albania and Kosovo
Dates of visit
13 February 2026 to 18 February 2026
Purpose of visit
Mentoring new Albanian MP's on behalf of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and then joining the cross party APPG delegation meeting members of the Kosovan Government for their Independence Day parade and celebrations.

Registered 3 March 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
5 July 2024

Registered 24 July 2024

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Project & Development Management Consultancy

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Name of company or organisation
PFPM (Preston) Ltd
Nature of business
Project & Development Management Consultancy

Registered 24 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Unpaid Director of PFPM Preston Ltd (Registered 22 July 2024)

Registered 22 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
5 July 2024

Registered 24 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote careers in the logistics sector in (a) schools and (b) further education colleges.

Department for Education15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to work with the logistics sector to help reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or tra

Department for Work and Pensions15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to work with the logistics sector to improve employment outcomes for prison leavers.

Department for Work and Pensions15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of shortages of mechanics and technicians on the logistics sector.

Department for Transport13 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered providing an exemption to the new regulations for the Free Breakfast Clubs Programme for primary schools if provision

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble H

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Jul 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16–24-year-olds in South Ribble are claiming unemployment benefits.

Department for Work and Pensions8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (i) create more space for nature and (ii) protect natural wildlife in South Ribble constit

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8 Jun 2026

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking in response to the Government Internal Audit Agency’s finding of Limited Assurance for the Armed Forces Pension Scheme in

AnsweredMinistry of Defence14 Jan 2026

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many arms export licences in respect to Israel have been reviewed over the past 12 months, and of those reviewed, h

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office15 Dec 2025
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