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.

480

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)

35

Written Questions

9

Oral Questions

36

Debates Spoken In

50

Speeches

480

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

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 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

Date interest arose
5 July 2024

Registered 24 July 2024

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

Project & Development Management Consultancy

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

Registered 24 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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

Registered 22 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
5 July 2024

Registered 24 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mr in Parliament

M6: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of road traffic accidents leading to a fatality on the M6 motorway within Lancashire since 2022.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport11 Mar 2025

Asylum: South Ribble

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding asylum applications there are for people living in South Ribble constituency.

AnsweredHome Office10 Feb 2025

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of women impacted by the maladministration of pension communications as highlighted by the WASP

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Feb 2025

Avanti West Coast: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid under the delay repay scheme for journeys on Avanti West Coast in 2024; and how much and what proportion of this compensatio

AnsweredDepartment for Transport17 Jan 2025

Drugs: Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospices (a) have all medication supplied (i) for free and (ii) at a discounted rate and (b) do not have medication supplied by the NHS.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Jan 2025

Drugs: Hospices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the NHS to pay for all medications supplied to hospices.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Jan 2025

Flood Control: South Ribble

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on flood prevention works to protect the village of Croston in South Ribble constituency in the last five

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Jan 2025

Pension Credit: South Ribble

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pensioners receive Pension Credit in South Ribble constituency; and how many of these are new recipients since 31 J

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Jan 2025

Epilepsy: Cannabis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken recent research on the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of (a) Dravet and (b) Lennox-Gastaut sy

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Oct 2024

Epilepsy: Cannabis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken recent research on the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of epilepsy.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Oct 2024
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