Patrick Hurley MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Southport is Patrick Hurley (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Patrick Hurley as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions Committee | 22 June 2026 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Cancers Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 853d7e56336c.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Patrick Hurley when read on 27 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Patrick Hurley's office spent £157,965 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £29,608 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £157,965.33 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,607.98 |
| Accommodation: spent | £15,158.54 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £11,220.58 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £516.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Southport CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Research Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (casual), Caseworker (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 527 votes by Patrick Hurley in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 June 2026 to 14 October 2026. The most recent, on 14 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 135 written questions have been tabled by Patrick Hurley, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Work and Pensions; Treasury; Department for Education.
NHS: Occupational Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) employer-provided health cash plans and (b) other preventative health benefits on (i) sickness absence, (ii) economic in …
Work Experience: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to help young people develop confidence, resilience, leadership skills and work experience during the period between claiming Universal Credit and becoming eligible for the Job …
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of financial mutuals on (a) regional economic growth and (b) the proportion of businesses and financial institutions that are (i) locally and (ii) memb …
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential challenges faced by financial mutuals seeking to raise external capital while retaining their mutual status.
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the contribution of financial mutuals.
Stamp Duty Land Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming Stamp Duty Land Tax.
Building Societies: Regulation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for mutual building societies.
Building Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with mutual building societies on their role in increasing sustainable homeownership and supporting economic growth.
Family Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with metro mayors and combined authorities on developing place-based approaches to childcare and family support that integrate childcare, health visiting, family hubs and employment …
Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools' 2026 Research Insights, published in March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve access to training for school staff on respo …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1d9becc8cdfc. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Patrick Hurley.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Southport returned Patrick Hurley with a majority of 5,789: 17,252 votes, 38.3% of those cast, against 11,463 for Damien Moore. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Southport figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.