Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Peterborough.
Pakes made his most significant parliamentary move on 20 June 2025, voting against his party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at every contested stage — opposing its Third Reading and several key amendments, while backing tighter safeguards that would have disqualified applications driven by financial pressure, disability, or fear of being a burden. His voting pattern on the bill places him clearly in the sceptic wing of Labour: he is 47 percentage points below his party's average on assisted dying access, and 32 points above it on restrictions. These were his only rebel votes recorded.
Outside that, Pakes is a broadly loyal backbencher — voting with Labour 97% of the time — and moderately active in the chamber, participating in 70% of votes against a House average closer to 75%. His 191 contributions span a wide range of topics, with economy and jobs dominating, followed by social care, cost of living, and defence. His stance profile marks him out as strongly pro-workers-rights (89%) and pro-progressive-taxation (100%), but consistently cautious on parliamentary and Lords scrutiny, and low-scoring on civil liberties measures.
In constituency terms, Pakes has attracted consistent positive local coverage: championing reduced HGV traffic through rail freight, pressing the rail minister over train service cuts affecting Peterborough commuters, and securing resources for an anti-knife-crime pilot scheme. The bulk of his recent local press — 23 of 31 articles in the past 90 days — covers knife crime and culture issues, with broadly neutral sentiment. He sits on the Statutory Instruments Select Committee. Data on his speeches predates June 2026.
Andrew Pakes is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Peterborough, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Pakes broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 | No | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Welcomed the digital infrastructure investment but pressed for assurance that Peterborough's North West Anglia NHS trust would not be left behind due to poor existing IT infrastruc…”
“The youth guarantee is essential for places like Peterborough where too many young people start adulthood on benefits; local partnerships with businesses and charities should be su…”
“Strongly supports the scheme and calls for improved publicity to ensure families and victims understand how to access it.”
“Backbencher praising Government's focus on jobs and apprenticeships, citing Peterborough as a youth unemployment hotspot where the youth guarantee pilot offers real opportunity.”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | Education | celebratory | “It was great to help launch the BRDG in the city centre today alongside Peterborough College. The launch was part of our NEET summit looking at how we support…” |
| 30 May | Culture Community | celebratory | “Superb weather for Eid in the Square celebrations today. A glorious day of communities coming together.” |
Select, joint and other committees Pakes currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Pakes sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 6 | 31.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 15.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 3 | 15.8% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 2 | 10.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 10.5% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 5.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 | 5.3% |
| Cabinet Office | 1 | 5.3% |
Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local visitor economies.
The Government is supporting the visitor economy through partnerships with VisitBritain and VisitEngland to promote Britain globally and drive local growth. The new Visitor Economy Advisory Council brings together industry leaders, regional…read full →
How much funding her Department has provided to Ofsted for the inspection of independent schools in each of the last five years.
Ofsted inspects around 50% of the 2,496 (July 2025) registered private schools in England. There is currently disparity between the fees charged for inspections and full cost recovery.The table below sets out the budgeted cost of inspection…read full →
How much funding her Department has provided for the (a) operation of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by the Inspectorate in each financial year since 2015-16.
The department does not provide funding to the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and does not cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.
How many grants have been awarded under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in each month since the scheme started by (a) technology, (b) local authority and (c) constituency.
Up to the end of April 2025, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) has received 79,964 applications, and has paid out 51,109 vouchers to the cost of ~£343 million. The Government publish monthly data on the progress of scheme which can be found h…read full →
GMB London Region £2,000 |
Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, Australia Name of donor: Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, Australia
Address of donor: Level 6, 275 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Esti… |
Type of land/property: Residential property (Home in London)
Type of land/property: Residential property (Home in London)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with pa… |
Associate Fellow, Digital Future at work research centre, University of Sussex B Associate Fellow, Digital Future at work research centre, University of Sussex Business School. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 28 July… |
Member, Advisory Board, London AI Campus (education initiative by Camden Learnin Member, Advisory Board, London AI Campus (education initiative by Camden Learning/ Camden Council, supported by Google). This is an unpaid r… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Mar 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 149,854 | 81.5% |
| Office Costs | 26,452 | 14.4% |
| Accommodation | 3,165 | 1.7% |
| MP Travel | 2,702 | 1.5% |
| Staff Travel | 1,617 | 0.9% |
| Total · 71 claims | 183,790 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Pakes on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Peterborough | 13,418 | 32.0% | Won |
| 2015 | Milton Keynes South | 18,929 | 32.1% | Lost |
| 2010 | Milton Keynes North | 14,458 | 26.8% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew PakesWON | Lab | 13,418 | 32.0 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Peterborough →