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
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)	Aye	364–167
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)	Aye	327–182
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)	Aye	362–164
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31	Aye	348–176
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)	Aye	369–166
2 Dec 2025	Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)	Aye	371–166
25 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading	Aye	322–179
25 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80	No	187–320
25 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69	No	189–320
25 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17	No	87–321
24 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25	No	99–367
24 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85	No	57–309
24 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29	No	74–311
24 Nov 2025	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2	No	158–318
19 Nov 2025	Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37	No vote	326–92
19 Nov 2025	Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division	No vote	376–16
18 Nov 2025	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading	Aye	320–105
18 Nov 2025	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment	No	165–327
17 Nov 2025	Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5	No	147–318
17 Nov 2025	Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4	No	143–318
13 Nov 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40	No vote	244–132
13 Nov 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39	No vote	250–133
13 Nov 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38	No vote	252–130
13 Nov 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37	No vote	254–129
13 Nov 2025	Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33	No vote	257–128

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)