Peterborough / data
Andrew Pakes · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
349
of 504 possible
Attendance
69%
155 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
113
63 debates
Written Qs
19
19 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£184k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 71 claims
Interests
5
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 65 | |
| Taxation | 64 | |
| Employment | 42 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 16 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 33 | 8,205 |
| Social Care | 14 | 5,823 |
| Local Government | 13 | 3,897 |
| Cost Of Living | 10 | 3,514 |
| Culture Community | 7 | 3,050 |
| Fiscal Policy | 13 | 2,913 |
| Health | 6 | 2,433 |
| Education | 6 | 1,968 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateThe Chancellor is right: this was not our war, but its impacts are being felt by businesses and families in my constituency. What is almost as shocking as the recent price hike is … EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 110 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosBrilliant—I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. The only correction I would make is that it was not my achievement. It was the achievement of the friends group, the campaign… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 641 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosI wholeheartedly endorse my hon. Friend’s comments. It is not just the fact of having a lido: it is about the community and volunteer spirit that builds around it, which adds somet… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 245 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosThank you for chairing this debate, Mr Efford, and I thank everyone for sharing their experiences. We in government talk a lot about connection, the importance of communities comin… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 155 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosI agree on both points. I will talk later about how I am blown away by the dedication of so many of the volunteers who have supported and built our lidos over a long period, and pa… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 172 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of public baths and lidos on local communities. It is a pleasure to speak in a debate that I think should be called in Hans… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 139 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosTomorrow! HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 1 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Public Baths and LidosThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that lidos are critical to public health, but they need to be accessible and affordable for people from all parts of our communities. We need… HealthCulture CommunityLocal Government | 78 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for the serious approach she has taken to the conflict, unlike the hokey-cokey approach we have seen from the Conservative party. Peterborough is willi… EnergyCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 132 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. As the Member of Parliament representing the constituency where the temple is based, may I put it on record that I am deeply disappointed not to have had a c… EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 60 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseI am sorry, Mr Speaker, and I apologise to the House. The hon. Member for Harrow East has stated things that are not factual in relation to this. One of the great blessings I have … EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 173 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansI welcome this week’s announcement of the new deal for young people beyond university. One of the challenges in a seat like Peterborough is that not enough young people get to eith… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 91 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentI thank my right hon. Friend for the care and consideration he has shown in putting this package together. I am delighted today to be joined in the House by some inspiring apprenti… Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 127 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Middle EastLike many people in my constituency, I said prayers over the weekend while watching the events unfold. It is clear that the region is in a perilous state, and we need to de-escalat… DefenceEnergy | 129 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI will try to make some progress. We have inherited an economic and moral failure by the previous Government, and this Bill will start to put that right by injecting money into the… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 183 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 6 | 31.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 15.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 3 | 15.8% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 2 | 10.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 10.5% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 5.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 | 5.3% |
| Cabinet Office | 1 | 5.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2025 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local visitor economies. | Answered |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided to Ofsted for the inspection of independent schools in each of the last five years. | Answered |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) operation of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by the Inspectorate in each financial year since… | Answered |
| 02 Jun 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many grants have been awarded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in each month since the scheme started by (a) technology, (b) local authority and (c) constituency. | Answered |
| 14 May 2025 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the staff capacity is at the civil service hub building in Peterborough; and what the average staff occupancy is. | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the symptoms of sepsis. | Answered |
| 08 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sepsis in the 10 Year Health Plan. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. | Answered |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of educational access visits to farms over the last five years; and wh… | Answered |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the spread of mitten crabs to Cambridgeshire. | Answered |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Skills England will be required to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equalities Act 2010. | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many physiotherapy apprentices there are at each level of study in England. | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts use apprenticeship funding to develop their clinical workforce. | Answered |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet Colleagues on the proposed sale of the Observer. | Answered |
| 04 Oct 2024 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of science teachers in Peterborough constituency. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)Select | Member | Commons | 10 Mar 2025 | 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 | 42 | 26,452 | 14.4% |
| Staffing | 8 | 149,854 | 81.5% |
| Accommodation | 13 | 3,165 | 1.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,702 | 1.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,617 | 0.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 8 | 10,080 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 9,576 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 12 | 6,055 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 3,117 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,752 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,622 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 8 | 1,574 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 3 | 1,366 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 3 | 745 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 3 | 615 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Accommodation | 8 | 360 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,440 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,440 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 3,915 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,194 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,194 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile charge March 2025 | 22 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner and board as per previous IPSA agreed design | 284 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-3595] | 92 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,440 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 4,800 | Paid |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Insurance - buildings | Buildings insurance | 308 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | A5 Intro Card & RM Delivery | 2,833 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 250 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 108 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 101 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Mobile call contract Feb 25 | 22 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: GMB London Region
Address of donor: John Cope House, 152 Brent St, London NW4 2DP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 19 March 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, Australia
Address of donor: Level 6, 275 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £13,194
Destination of visit: Australia
Dates of visit: 22 October 2025 to 29 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaker at the Business Council of Co-operative and Mutuals [BCCM] Leaders’ Summit in Adelaide. Meetings with Ministers and associated organisations in Canberra in relation to UK and Australian policies for co-operative and mutual businesses.
(Registered 10 November 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Home in London)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with partner
(Registered 29 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Associate Fellow, Digital Future at work research centre, University of Sussex Business School. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 28 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Member, Advisory Board, London AI Campus (education initiative by Camden Learning/ Camden Council, supported by Google). This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 28 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 13 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton | Nicola Jenkins | Labour Party | 835 | 02 May 2024 |
| Central | Amjad Iqbal | Labour Party | 1,377 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dogsthorpe | Jason McNally | Labour Party | 766 | 02 May 2024 |
| East | Numan Ali Iqbal | Labour Party | 1,080 | 02 May 2024 |
| Eye Thorney Newborough | Mark David Michael Ormston | Peterborough First | 862 | 02 May 2024 |
| Gunthorpe | Ann Louise Shaheed | Liberal Democrats | 899 | 02 May 2024 |
| North | Zameer Ali | Labour Party | 1,078 | 02 May 2024 |
| Park | Angus Alexander Ellis | Labour Party | 827 | 02 May 2024 |
| Paston Walton | Alex Rafiq | Conservative and Unionist Party | 824 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ravensthorpe | Qaiser Farid | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,045 | 02 May 2024 |
| Werrington | John Raymond Fox | Peterborough First | 1,664 | 02 May 2024 |
| Werrington | Sarah Areatha Hillier | Peterborough First | 1,307 | 02 May 2024 |
| West | Lynne Ayres | Conservative and Unionist Party | 663 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 123,385 | Electorate 73,378 (2024) |
| Median age | 36 | years |
| Degree-educated | 23.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 70.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 53.8% | households |
| Private-rented | 24.9% | households |
| Social-rented | 21.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.4% | 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.