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Shipyards and assisted dying have defined Richard Baker's recent profile. He has lobbied the Defence Secretary publicly to award the Faslane support contract to the Methil shipyard in his constituency, describing it as "transformational" -- a campaign that follows his credited role in helping secure the Harland & Wolff rescue deal that preserved around 400 jobs in 2024. On the national stage, he broke from Labour five times on 20 June 2025 during the assisted dying bill's Report Stage, voting to close the loophole that would allow voluntary starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill, and backing procedural moves to broaden the bill's safeguards. His votes put him notably above his party's average on both end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards.

Baker's broader parliamentary pattern is that of an active constituency MP with a strong economic focus. He participates in 77% of votes -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and votes with Labour 97% of the time on most issues. Economy and jobs dominate his 119 contributions across 76 debates, followed by defence and social care. He championed Ferguson Marine in a shipbuilding debate, submitted an Early Day Motion recognising a Fife charity tackling male suicide, and publicly opposed proposed cuts to Lochgelly fire engine cover.

His seat on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee provides institutional leverage on governance questions, though his voting record scores low on parliamentary scrutiny (14%) and Lords oversight (0%), suggesting he backs government positions on constitutional process even where he deviates on specific policy questions. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is sparse -- four articles -- but skews positive, focused on economic advocacy. Data on long-run speech trends and full committee activity is limited.