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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2 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
2 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 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
Cricket: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the England and Wales Cricket Board on increasing levels of access to cricket in cities.
Cricket: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of (a) the long-term viability, (b) the financial position and (
Cricket: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of cricket participation rates among state school pupils.
Deportation: Somalia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportations have taken place to Somalia since 8 July 2024.
Deportation: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of failed asylum seekers scheduled for deportation are known to have mental health issues.
Asylum: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reporting rate is of failed asylum seekers to her Department.
Asylum: Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers still in the UK hold criminal records.
Electronic Cigarettes: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children aged 12-16 who are vaping.
Drugs: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children aged between 12 and 16 years inclusive that have taken illegal drugs.
Schools: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools reported finding students in possession of illegal drugs.
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