Mr Paul Foster

Labour MP for South Ribble, since 4 July 2024

Mr Paul Foster is the Labour MP for South Ribble, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

81.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote

466 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

109 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

7 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs

12 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more

41 Debates spoken in 34 written questions tabled

Ranked 158 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.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
18 Mar 2026	Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division	Aye	368–107
11 Mar 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading	No vote	292–161
11 Mar 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6	No vote	175–292
11 Mar 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5	No vote	172–283
11 Mar 2026	Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11	No vote	174–292
10 Mar 2026	Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading	Aye	304–203
10 Mar 2026	Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No	203–311
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106	Aye	304–177
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102	Aye	315–163
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44	Aye	315–109
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41	Aye	316–171
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38	Aye	307–173
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37	Aye	321–106
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17	Aye	306–182
9 Mar 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16	Aye	309–181
2 Mar 2026	Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No	105–410
24 Feb 2026	Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms	No	69–279
23 Feb 2026	Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading	No vote	361–84
23 Feb 2026	Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3	No vote	73–256
23 Feb 2026	Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3	No vote	77–280
23 Feb 2026	Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No vote	156–273
23 Feb 2026	Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1	No vote	161–272
11 Feb 2026	Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27	Aye	279–90
11 Feb 2026	Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27	Aye	277–143
11 Feb 2026	Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division	Aye	362–107

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Rugby Football League (RFL)
Address of donor: Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for me and a guest at the RFL Challenge Cup Final on 30 May. The box we were in was hosted by the RFL with tickets not available to buy, however a comparable facility was priced at £322.80, value £645.60
Date received: 30 May 2026
Date accepted: 30 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 05835638
(Registered 10 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: (1) Westminster Foundation for Democracy (2) IPSA
Address of donor: (1) Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RT (2) House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights (£256.91), hotel (£108.04), value £364.95 (2) Hotel (£221.13), train from airport (£16.05), value £237.18
Destination of visit: Albania and Kosovo
Dates of visit: 13 February 2026 to 18 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Mentoring new Albanian MP's on behalf of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and then joining the cross party APPG delegation meeting members of the Kosovan Government for their Independence Day parade and celebrations.
(Registered 3 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Preston
(Registered 22 July 2024)

On the register since 1 Aug 2025

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: NWSD Professional Services Ltd
Nature of business: Social housing/student accommodation development consultancy
(Registered 23 July 2024)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

Name of company or organisation: PFPM (Preston) Ltd
Nature of business: Project & Development Management Consultancy
(Registered 24 July 2024)

On the register since 30 Jul 2025

Name of company or organisation: Project Furnishings Management Ltd (Dormant)
Nature of business: Supplies furniture
(Registered 23 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director, Trustee and Chair of Home Safe Veterans & Homeless Support Ltd. This entity was awarded charitable status on 26 March 2026. This role is unpaid.
Date interest arose: 26 March 2026
(Registered 30 July 2024)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Unpaid Director of PFPM Preston Ltd
(Registered 22 July 2024)