Whether the Government will be represented at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Labour Party MP for Wrexham.

Ranger's most visible recent work has been constituency-focused advocacy rather than parliamentary rebellion. He has lobbied for a direct Wrexham-to-London rail link — riding a charter train to pitch the case to the Prime Minister directly — championed the £2 bus fare cap across Wales, and organised a public meeting on parking problems at Maelor Hospital. In Westminster, he voted to back steel industry nationalisation and supported the government's King's Speech programme without deviation. He has never voted against Labour since entering Parliament in 2024.
His voting record confirms that pattern: a 100% party-line voter across 453 of 521 eligible votes, which puts his participation slightly above the Commons average. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs (25 contributions), local government (14), transport (8), and education — topics that map closely onto Wrexham's industrial and infrastructure concerns. He sits on the Welsh Affairs Committee, which provides a formal channel for that regional focus. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but considerably lower alignment with welfare expansion and parliamentary scrutiny, broadly matching the current Labour frontbench position.
Two deviations from his party's average stand out: he is more likely than typical Labour MPs to back consumer protection measures and Lords override votes, and somewhat less likely to support assisted dying safeguards or looser immigration controls. His news coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but low-controversy, dominated by culture, community, and local economy stories. No rebellions, no significant negative coverage, and no committee reports are on record — he presents as a diligent, locally-oriented MP in his first Parliament.
Andrew Ranger is the Labour MP for Wrexham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Ranger broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Government must reform asylum strategy and improve local authority engagement to restore public confidence after Conservative failures.”
“Welsh Labour bus fare initiatives (£1 and £2 caps) combined with new routes demonstrate effective two-Government cooperation on transport infrastructure.”
“Seeking Government support for hospitality and beer/pubs sectors to revitalise high streets and protect local jobs in Wrexham.”
“Welcomes North Wales police work on antisocial behaviour and seeks reassurance on police recruitment and training to build community confidence.”
Select, joint and other committees Ranger currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Ranger sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 | 11.6% |
| Home Office | 4 | 9.3% |
| Department for Education | 4 | 9.3% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 9.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 9.3% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 7.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 3 | 7.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 3 | 7.0% |
Whether the Government will be represented at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.
It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect small bird keepers in relation to avian flu regulations.
Steps being taken by the Government to protect small bird keepers from disproportionate impacts of avian influenza regulations, include: Psittacines (including parrots and budgerigars) and passerines (including canaries and finches) which a…read full →
Whether he plans to review how shared care arrangements are reflected in the child maintenance and benefits systems for separated parents; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to parents who share custody of their children on an equal or near-equal basis but are not designated as the main carer for the purposes of benefit eligibility.
The Government recognises that shared care arrangements can play an important role in supporting children to maintain relationships with both parents after separation. In the child maintenance system, shared care is reflected in the mainten…read full →
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support dairy farmers.
The Government paid more than £2.6 billion to British farmers, including those in the dairy sector in 2024-25, the most funding in a single financial year since we left the EU. This included funding toward Environmental Land Management sche…read full →
Councillor, Offa Community Council. This is an unpaid role.
Councillor, Offa Community Council. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 16 July 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 94,353 | 67.8% |
| Accommodation | 21,660 | 15.6% |
| Office Costs | 14,346 | 10.3% |
| MP Travel | 6,582 | 4.7% |
| Staff Travel | 2,222 | 1.6% |
| Total · 67 claims | 139,164 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Ranger on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wrexham | 15,836 | 39.2% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew RangerWON | Lab | 15,836 | 39.2 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Wrexham →