Peter Dowd MP: votes, interests and costs
Peter Dowd (Labour) is the MP for Bootle, in the seat since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Peter Dowd sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 11 December 2024 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 6 October 2016 | 9 February 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] | 28 February 2024 | 7 March 2024 |
| Pet Abduction Bill | 24 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 |
| Criminal Justice Bill | 6 December 2023 | 30 January 2024 |
| Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill | 7 June 2023 | 11 July 2023 |
| Child Support (Enforcement) Bill | 22 February 2023 | 1 March 2023 |
| Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| Shark Fins Bill | 9 November 2022 | 16 November 2022 |
| Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill | 1 December 2021 | 14 December 2021 |
| Panel of Chairs | 22 June 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 638cb172e2fa.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Peter Dowd, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (1). Latest registration 4 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Italy between 05 October 2025 and 11 October 2025
- Purpose of the 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.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-11
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG Italy
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Peter Dowd's 2024-25 staffing spend as £181,974 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £207,181. IPSA lists office spending of £30,093 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 | £181,973.62 | £207,180.60 | £171,345.35 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,093.07 | £28,844.18 | £27,163.87 |
| Accommodation: spent | £15,623.41 | £11,971.82 | £9,646.27 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £14,211.14 | £9,449.66 | £8,386.25 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £1,176.00 | £0.00 | £890.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bootle BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Peter Dowd is recorded voting in 428 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Peter Dowd voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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
Peter Dowd has tabled 44 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, Home Office.
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in liver disease outcomes in the North West.
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce geographic variation in liver disease (a) diagnosis (b) treatment and (c) health outcomes.
Drugs: Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patient organisations representing people living with rare conditions will be consulted on the development of new pilots being delivered as part of the UK-US trade agreement.
Drugs: Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how treatments for rare conditions will be prioritised for inclusion in the Government’s proposed pilot on supporting faster access to innovative medicines, as part of the UK-US pharmaceutical agre …
Drugs: Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the UK-US pharmaceutical agreement, how the Government’s proposed pilot on productivity benefits in medicines assessment will account for the wider value of treatments for rare condition …
School Meals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from children and young people on improving the healthiness of school food as part of the proposed updated School Food Standards.
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS Liver Transformation Programme reduces health inequalities in liver disease outcomes for people living in areas with high levels of deprivation.
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS Liver Transformation Programme is adequately staffed and prioritised during the ongoing reorganisation of NHS England.
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to the NHS Liver Transformation Programme for 2026-27.
Animal Experiments: Primates
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations made by the Animals in Science Committee on non-human primates used in service licenses, published on …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d9dc521c0f97. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Peter Dowd.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 21,983 for Peter Dowd in Bootle in July 2024, from 26,729 votes on a turnout of 53.2%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bootle figures
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