Paula Barker

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Paula Barker is the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

1311

Votes Cast

£322,425

Expenses 2024-25

16,304

Majority

58.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£322,425

Staffing£235,427
Office£31,932
Accommodation£30,295
Travel£24,771

Year-on-Year

2024-25£322,425
2023-24£299,113
2022-23£269,209
2021-22£241,755
2020-21£201,426
2019-20£28,145

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,815 voters

Labour
23,077 votes58.0%
Green Party
6,773 votes17.0%
Reform UK
3,454 votes8.7%
Liberal Democrat
2,759 votes6.9%
Conservative
1,887 votes4.7%
Independent
1,191 votes3.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

350

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

73

Debates Spoken In

110

Speeches

506

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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9 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

9 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
You
5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Visits outside the UK

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

£5,388
Name of donor
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor
2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights £5388.12, hotel £825.00, local transportation £282.00, meals £250.00, value £6,745.12
Destination of visit
Taiwan
Dates of visit
24 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
Purpose of visit
A Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation to meet with politicians, academics and trade union officials along with some visits to historical sites.

Registered 17 June 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Silverstone Circuit

I attended F1 qualifying at Silverstone on Friday 4 July 2025 with my son. We were in the Directors Box and received hospitality tickets, food & drink

4 July 2025

£1,400
Name of donor
Silverstone Circuit
Address of donor
The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
I attended F1 qualifying at Silverstone on Friday 4 July 2025 with my son. We were in the Directors Box and received hospitality tickets, food & drink, value £1,400
Date received
4 July 2025
Date accepted
4 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00882843

Registered 23 July 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Paula in Parliament

Visas: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the time taken to process visas for the parents of people living in the UK.

AnsweredHome Office26 Nov 2024

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the processing times for (a) parent, (b) spousal and (c) work visas.

AnsweredHome Office26 Nov 2024

Terrorism: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) NHS England and (b) Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust respond to Sir Adrian Fulford's prev

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Nov 2024

Mental Health Services: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what he is taking to ensure effective intelligence sharing between mental health services and (a) the police and (b) other relevant services w

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Nov 2024

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mental health patients who could pose a risk to the wider public have their cases managed a

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Nov 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant: Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will reaffirm support for the International Criminal Court; and if he will publish an assessment of the potential

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office21 Nov 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant: Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure the (a) arrest and (b) surrender to the International Criminal Court of (i) Benjam

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office21 Nov 2024

Social Media: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect young people from (a) misogynistic behaviour and (b) unrealistic expectations

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology19 Nov 2024

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were living in (a) single living accommodation and (b) grade four rated single living accommodation per local authority on (i) 1 M

AnsweredMinistry of Defence19 Nov 2024

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to small businesses to help meet additional costs arising from the Autumn Budget 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade19 Nov 2024
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