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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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
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
Artificial Intelligence: Child Sexual Abuse Material
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making UK AISI / Thorn's guidance, Recommended Practice for AI-
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that any proposals to amend the Access to Work scheme are subject to consultation with disabled people and pilote
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have left or are at risk of leaving employment due to reductions in Access to Wor
Pregnancy: Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of the monitoring of early foetal development in patients by trusts and (b) t
Aspirin: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what national guidance is in place for cases of aspirin-allergic women at high risk of placental complications.
Music: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department had with music industry bodies on the cost of music concerts.
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Third Report of the Transport Select Committee of Session 2024-2 on Buses connecting communities, HC 494, published on 13 August 2025
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests.
Music: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Ticketmaster on the cost of music concert tickets.
Housing: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the quality of student accommodation.
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