Paula Barker MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree is Paula Barker (Labour), MP there since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
Paula Barker sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 13 November 2025 | Current |
| Committee on Standards | 28 October 2024 | Current |
| Committee of Privileges | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 28 October 2022 | 15 November 2023 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Committee | 11 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill | 26 October 2022 | 2 November 2022 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 8 February 2022 | 27 November 2023 |
| Judicial Review and Courts Bill | 27 October 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
| Justice Committee | 11 May 2020 | 13 July 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fa47695fcfb1.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Paula Barker: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). The most recent was registered on 23 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
R&A Championships Limited - £948.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to attend The Open Golf tournament at Royal Birkdale
- Value of the benefit: £948.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-19
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-19
- Name of the donor: R&A Championships Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: R&A Championships Limited
Avanti West Coast - £2,864.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Train tickets provided for eight people from Transforming Choice, a rehabilitation facility in my constituency, to come to London on 18 March 2026 to see democracy up close. The attendees were two members of staff plus participants of the programme who have just graduated
- Value of the benefit: £2,864.00
- Name of the donor: Avanti West Coast
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Avanti West Coast
- Company registration number: 14445025
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Paula Barker's office spent £235,427 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £215,998. IPSA lists office spending of £31,932 in the same year. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £235,426.92 | £215,998.28 | £203,403.78 |
| Office costs: spent | £31,931.60 | £24,327.03 | £23,720.97 |
| Accommodation: spent | £30,295.31 | £27,578.42 | £24,912.21 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,770.74 | £31,209.45 | £17,172.02 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £42,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget, plus an uplift of £3,000, granted following an application to IPSA, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Liverpool Wavertree BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Communications Advisor (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), 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 533 votes by Paula Barker in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 50 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 2 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Paula Barker voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Paula Barker has tabled 365 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the government has made of the accessibility of the process of applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant.
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of recipients of Disabled Facilities Grants according to the latest figures available waited longer than the statutory deadline of 12 months for the work to be co …
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of applications for Disabled Facilities Grants according to the latest figures available were approved or rejected within the statutory deadline of 6 months.
Maternity Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the government has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of Statutory Maternity Pay to cover essential living costs.
Sleeping Rough: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that women experiencing rough sleeping are identified and supported as part of the Government’s commitment to end rough sleeping.
Sleeping Rough: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that women sleeping rough are identified and included in the Government’s commitment to get everyone in by Christmas.
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, what legislative vehicle she plans to use for any ban on the carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs; and when sh …
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when any ban on the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs will take effect, including any proposed trans …
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of …
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs will open; and how long it wi …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 210c1b6ac4b7. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Paula Barker.
2024 general election
Paula Barker won Liverpool Wavertree at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 23,077 votes (58.0%), a majority of 16,304 over Tom Crone (Green Party). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Liverpool Wavertree 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.