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Dan Carden

Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, since 8 June 2017

Dan Carden is the Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

59.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
344 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
231 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
9 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
22 Interests declared 7 at £5,000 or more
292 Debates spoken in 2200 written questions tabled

Ranked 510 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 against party line Aye 233–254
11 Jun 2025 Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 350–176
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Third Reading Aye 306–174
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 114 No 78–309
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 85 No 107–314
10 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 73–312
10 Jun 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu Aye 304–189
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 No 180–307
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 15 No 73–323
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 No 167–334
9 Jun 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 No 113–335
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading No vote 264–99
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 24 No vote 164–273
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 No vote 100–339
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4 No vote 171–274
3 Jun 2025 Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) No vote 317–185
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 No vote 329–101
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 315–184
3 Jun 2025 Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 319–180
22 May 2025 Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D No vote 195–124
21 May 2025 Opposition Day: Immigration No vote 83–267
21 May 2025 Opposition Day: Business and the economy No vote 88–253
16 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 No vote 243–279
16 May 2025 Closure motion No vote 288–239
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 Aye 366–98

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Speaking engagements
From: 17 June 2026.
Payer: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (Law firm), 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Payment expected: £1,000 Speaking at breakfast event for law firms
Completed or provided on: 17 June 2026. Hours: 2 hrs estimated.
(Registered 13 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANMFS Ltd), Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Payment: £850 Article published in the Mail on Sunday on 4th January 2026
Received on: 29 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
Donated to: a charity
(Registered 2 February 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

Role, work or services: Advisor
From: 27 August 2025. Until: 26 August 2027.
Payer: Green Rock Robotics INC. (Robotics and aviation), 3150 N Sheffield Ave #201 Chicago IL 60657 USA
(Registered 19 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

£35,000

Remuneration: Share options of 0.1% (valued at £35,000 in total), value £1,458 a month
From: 27 August 2025. Until: 26 August 2027.
Hours: 5 hrs a month approximately
(Registered 19 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Role, work or services: Member of the Advisory Board of Steps Together Group
From: 1 April 2025.
Payer: Steps Together Group Ltd (Addiction rehabilitation and treatment services), Rear Ground Floor, Hygeia Building, 66-68 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1BE
(Registered 30 April 2025)

On the register since 13 May 2025

£36,000

Remuneration: £3,000 a month (£36,000 per annum)
From: 1 April 2025.
Hours: 12 hrs a month approximately
(Registered 30 April 2025)

On the register since 13 May 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Arab Investments Limited
Address of donor: 11 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsoring a dinner in central London for 40 guests, value £3,400
Date received: 4 June 2026
Date accepted: 4 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01671921
(Registered 28 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Mr Alan Halsall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 paid to my campaign fund
Date received: 28 April 2026
Date accepted: 28 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Mr. Alan Halsall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 in recognition of my contribution to British horse racing
Date received: 9 July 2025
Date accepted: 9 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourses Limited
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: attendance and hospitality for two people at the Grand National at Aintree racecourse for me and my partner, value £460
Date received: 11 April 2026
Date accepted: 11 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02909409
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Embassy of Qatar
Address of donor: 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket (£120) and hotel (£454) for the Qatar Goodwood Festival 2025, value £574
Date received: 29 July 2025
Date accepted: 29 July 2025
Donor status: other (Embassy)
(Registered 22 August 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: The Duchess of Richmond
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: to attend Goodwood on 29th July 2025 in their Grace's Box and including hospitality, value £750
Date received: 29 July 2025
Date accepted: 29 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£5,476

Name of donor: Direct News Private Limited
Address of donor: 275 Piccadilly House, Captain Gaur Marg, Delhi 110065
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Outbound flight (£950), accommodation (£780) and return flight (£3746.30), value £5,476.30
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 11 March 2026 to 14 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at NXT 2026 Conference.
(Registered 9 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£9,364

Name of donor: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Address of donor: 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£4095), food and accommodation (£2920) and in-country transport (£2349), value £9,364
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
Dates of visit: 27 January 2026 to 1 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross-party visit to engage with parliamentarians and civic society representatives.
(Registered 23 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

£5,957

Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Almirqab Tower West Bay Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food £5957, value £5,957
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 4 December 2025 to 9 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum and participate in meetings with senior Qatari government representatives and others.
(Registered 30 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Address of donor: Hiroshimastraße 28, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£268.71) and accommodation (£191.29), value £460
Destination of visit: Germany
Dates of visit: 12 November 2025 to 14 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Tiergarten Conference in Berlin.
(Registered 26 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Commission on Alcohol Harm, established by the Alcohol Harm Alliance (a consortium of over 50 non-governmental organisations) to promote evidence based policies to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Date interest arose: 24 June 2021
(Registered 7 July 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Unpaid director of Addiction Recovery Now Ltd, a company limited by guarantee. The company researches addiction issues and seeks to promote visible recovery in society.
Date interest arose: 28 July 2021
(Registered 24 August 2021)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Treasurer and Executive Member of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 November 2022
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Executive Member and President of the Board of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 13 March 2023
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

292 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

6 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £34,197 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
4 Jun 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Arab Investments Limited Company Non Cash Sponsorship £3,400
28 Apr 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Alan Halsall Individual Non Cash Other £5,000
11 Mar 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Direct News Private Limited Company Visit £5,476
27 Jan 2026 Dan Carden sitting MP Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Other Visit £9,364
4 Dec 2025 Dan Carden sitting MP Doha Forum Other Visit £5,957
9 Jul 2025 Dan Carden sitting MP Alan Halsall Individual Cash £5,000

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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