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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Aye: 683No: 628

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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

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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

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-

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology8 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Dec 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Dec 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Dec 2025

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Nov 2025

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Aug 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Aug 2025

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.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government29 Aug 2025
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