Paul Waugh

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Paul Waugh is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rochdale, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

518

Votes Cast

£174,781

Expenses 2024-25

1,440

Majority

32.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£174,781

Staffing£125,473
Office£20,869
Travel£15,174
Accommodation£13,264

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,688 voters

Labour
13,027 votes32.8%
Workers Party of Britain
11,587 votes29.2%
Reform UK
6,773 votes17.1%
Conservative
4,273 votes10.8%
Liberal Democrat
2,816 votes7.1%
Green Party
1,212 votes3.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

8

Written Questions

23

Oral Questions

203

Debates Spoken In

255

Speeches

518

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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3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

3 NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

3 votes · 27 Jan 2026

2 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Visits outside the UK

Yachad

£1,958
Name of donor
Yachad
Address of donor
Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel, value £1,958
Destination of visit
Israel (Occupied Palestinian Territories)
Dates of visit
16 February 2025 to 20 February 2025
Purpose of visit
To meet victims of violence in Israel and the West Bank and a range of individuals and organisations, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Registered 6 March 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Member of Rochdale Supporters Club Limited. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Paul in Parliament

Maternity Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Feb 2026

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support rape survivors in the criminal justice system.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Dec 2025

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the five-week wait for Universal Credit on (a) debt and (b) poverty levels.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions1 Jul 2025

Personal Independence Payment: Rochdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the (a) enhanced and (b) standard PIP who were awarded less than four point

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions6 May 2025

Offences against Children: Rochdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects (a) Adil Khan and (b) Qari Abdul Rauf, convicted for their part in a Rochdale grooming gang, to be deported.

AnsweredHome Office7 Jan 2025

Teachers' Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are currently waiting longer than the statutory 3-month period for a response from Teachers' Pensions on their cash equivalent transfer val

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Nov 2024

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her expected timeframe is for resolving the backlog of people waiting for cash equivalent transfer value details from Teachers’ Pensions.

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Nov 2024

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with metro mayors and local authorities on further devolution.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government27 Aug 2024

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