Peter Dowd
MP since 7 May 2015
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Peter Dowd is the Labour MP for Bootle, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1637
Votes Cast
£243,077
Expenses 2024-25
21,983
Majority
68.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£243,077
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 38,880 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
44
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
67
Debates Spoken In⚑
165
Speeches⚑
402
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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1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(1)
Visits outside the UK
the Chair of the British Friendship Group
£48
Visits outside the UK
the Chair of the British Friendship Group
- Name of donor
- (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Italian Parliament
- Address of donor
- (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA (3) Camera de Deputati, Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186, Rome
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- (1) Lunch for myself (£47.76), tour of the Colosseum for myself and a guest (£113.20), value £160.96 (2) Meals for myself and a guest (£158.78), transport for myself and a guest (£45.83), value £204.61 (3) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as co Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian Select Committee Chairs we met (estimated value £340), value £340
- Destination of visit
- Italy (Rome)
- Dates of visit
- 5 October 2025 to 11 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- As co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the Group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Inter Parliament Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including Chairs of Italian Parliamentary Select Committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome.
Registered 4 November 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Peter in Parliament
Rare Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with local Integrated Care Boards to help ensure that rare disease services are delivered according to the p
Rare Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to prioritise improvement of care for (a) rare blood disorders and (b) other rare and ultra-rare co
Rare Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources are available to support care coordination across (a) geographical areas and (b) disciplines for rare and ultra-rare conditions
Rare Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordina
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy on the priorities of the UK R
Babies: Blood Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the number of conditions screened under the NHS bloodspot programme with similar programmes in
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision not to renew the 50 to 64-year-old flu vaccination progr
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of seasonal flu vaccinations delivered by (a) community pharmacies, (b) general practi
Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to give integrated care systems flexibility to (a) organise and (b) deliver bespoke vaccination program
Ultrasonics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing access to MR-guided focused ultrasound treatments
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