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
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 39,815 voters
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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1311 votes — page 11 of 53
10 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
10 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
10 votes · 15 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
7 AYERenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
3 AYEHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
3 votes · 4 Sept 2025
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(2)
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
£5,388
Visits outside the UK
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 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
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
- 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
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the pension credit application process.
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the processing times for pension credit applications.
NHS: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the continuity of (a) patient care and (b) NHS resilience in respect to
Women: Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on reducing the number of women sleeping rough.
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to reduce the waiting lists for NHS mental health services.
Covid-19 Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeframe is for implementing recommendations of the covid-19 inquiry.
Ticketmaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will bring forward proposals to regulate the de facto monopoly of ticket sales by Ticketmaster.
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) reduce the barriers facing young people not in work or education.
Tax Evasion: Small Businesses
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a system to tackle trends in the level of tax evasion from small businesses.
Owner Occupation: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help increase access to home ownership for (a) homeless and (b) displaced people.
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