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Peter Dowd · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
353
of 504 possible
Attendance
70%
151 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
53
33 debates
Written Qs
33
33 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£247k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 227 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Education | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 23 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 18 | |
| Business | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 8 | 1,599 |
| Economy Jobs | 11 | 1,392 |
| Crime | 7 | 1,130 |
| Culture Community | 6 | 1,076 |
| Health | 8 | 1,044 |
| Local Government | 11 | 1,030 |
| Mp Performance | 1 | 718 |
| Transport | 4 | 543 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes c… | Rebelled | No |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Pa… | Rebelled | No |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second ReadingMPs voted on a 'reasoned amendment' at the Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill — a procedural move… | Rebelled | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2026 | Reproductive CoercionNatalie Fleet will move the motion and the Minister will respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the deb… CrimeSocial CareHealth | 85 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ8. National Highways, a Government-owned company, has reneged on a promise to replace a demolished footbridge at Park Lane West in Netherton. The footbridge crossed one of the bus… DefenceCost Of LivingEnergy | 80 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | China: Foreign Interference ArrestsI thank the Minister for the update, and I welcome progress made on the counter-political interference and espionage plan. Would the Minister return to the House as appropriate to … DefenceCrimeImmigration | 35 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | A5036 Park Lane footbridgeThe original footbridge over the A5036 at Park Lane, Netherton, provided a safe crossing for thousands of children and adults for decades. The petitioners therefore request that th… TransportLocal Government | 197 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Local Government FinanceI thank the Secretary of State and his ministerial team for listening to my representations and those of my council. My experience of Tory Secretaries of State is that having them … Local GovernmentFiscal PolicySocial Care | 81 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI assure the hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon that I read his parliamentary contributions assiduously, side by side with the Labour manifesto—so there. Question put and agreed to… Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 29 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyI thank everybody for their forbearance—everyone got in to speak—and the Front Benchers for their slightly truncated responses. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this Hous… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 34 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyOrder. CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 1 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyOrder. I remind Members that, should they wish to bob to be called in the debate, they should do so. Members have two minutes to speak. CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 26 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyThat was the final Back-Bench speech. With the forbearance of those on the Front Bench, I wanted to get in all hon. Members, given the importance of and interest shown in the debat… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 55 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyOrder. I remind Members that 20-odd people wish to speak. That means that everyone will get a maximum of about two minutes—I might as well give everyone a heads-up on that—so if th… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 55 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyOrder. We do not have very much longer. I want to get other Members in, and the Minister and the Opposition spokespeople need the opportunity to speak. I am not telling the hon. Ge… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 52 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Horse and Rider Road SafetyOrder. I just want to bring it to Members’ attention that we will get to the Opposition spokespersons and the Minister at 10 past. Lots of people wish to speak and we have had lots… TransportCulture Community | 77 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | UK-France RelationsOrder. I remind the hon. Gentleman that it is now 4.22 pm and the Minister has to speak, so I would be grateful if he could start to wind up. DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 30 |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Horse and Rider Road SafetyI was about to remind Members to bob if they wanted to speak, so thank you very much for doing so. Members will have only two minutes, so bear that in mind, especially when taking … TransportCulture Community | 43 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 28 | 84.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 12.1% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 3.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's proposed timeline is for decriminalising pavement parking to enable local authorities to take enforcement action against vehicles parked on pavements. | Answered |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department holds, including survey data and commissioned research, on the extent to which disabled people identify inaccessible streets and public transport as barriers… | Answered |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his department collects to monitor potential inequalities in multiple sclerosis care access; and how those findings are used to inform policy and service delivery improveme… | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support and fund clinical trials aimed at achieving licensing and NHS access for complex, cannabis-based medicines used in the treatment of sev… | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring responsibility for medical cannabis policy and governance to his Department in line with Schedule 2 medicines. | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of suspending the medicines repurposing programme on people affected by rare conditions. | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the specific challenges of providing specialised care for rare conditions will be included in the NHS 10 year plan. | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the NHS 10 year plan will improve the delivery of healthcare for people with rare conditions. | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on people with rare conditions. | Answered |
| 13 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) National Disease Registration Service and (b) National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Diseases Registration Service continue a… | Answered |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for the UK National Screening Committee's review of its advice on screening for spinal muscular atrophy. | Answered |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for releasing funds to support the UK National Screening Committee’s review of newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. | Answered |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of concerns raised by the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) stakeholder community on the speed of progress being made by the UK National Screening Committee i… | Answered |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Research on expediting the publication of its research brief to inform the UK National Screening Committee… | Answered |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support advances n CJD treatment. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel of ChairsSelect | Member | Commons | 30 Jul 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 168 | 32,823 | 13.3% |
| Staffing | 8 | 181,974 | 73.8% |
| Accommodation | 38 | 16,408 | 6.7% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,176 | 0.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 586 | 0.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,408 | 1.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 9,218 | 3.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 38 | 16,408 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 7 | 12,528 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 38 | 4,260 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 48 | 3,346 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 7 | 2,738 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 2,069 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 1,200 |
| Removals | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,176 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 5 | 1,005 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 924 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 24 | 722 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 5,250 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 141 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 21 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | SQSP [***] [200011725-8480] | 19 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | stationery printing services | 132 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 28 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | Parliamentary business | 420 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Staffing Pooled staffing services | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 4,600 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 525 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Ink cartridges [200011781-296] | 511 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-6455] | 220 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 148 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 90 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-7548] | 630 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 108 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 78 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 55 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 42 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 38 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 22 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
18 Nov 2025
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)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 8 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | Neil Anthony Doolin | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,412 | 02 May 2024 |
| Derby | Maria Porter | Labour Party | 1,580 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ford | Paulette Lappin | Labour Party | 1,541 | 02 May 2024 |
| Linacre | Jim Conalty | Labour Party | 2,850 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Litherland | Paula Murphy | Labour Party | 1,526 | 02 May 2024 |
| Netherton Orrell | Tom Spring | Labour Party | 1,637 | 02 May 2024 |
| St Oswald | Helen Duerden | Labour Party | 828 | 20 Jun 2024 |
| Victoria | Michael Roche | Labour Party | 2,386 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 103,300 | Electorate 73,037 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 23.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 53.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 27.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.