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Andrew Pakes.

Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Peterborough.

Andrew Pakes
PlacePeterborough
Blueskyandrewpakes.bsky.social
ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
358/521
69% attendance · top 62% of MPs
Party alignment
14%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
338
across 134 debates · 32,861 words
Written Qs
16
16 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour and Co-operative Party MP in Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled territory.

Andrew Pakes is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Peterborough, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.358 divisions · most recent 23 Feb 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Economy65
Taxation64
Employment42
Crime & Policing32
Constitution and Democracy29
Education27
Welfare and Benefits22
Defence and Foreign Affairs16

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Pakes broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingNo
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.338 contributions · 134 debates · 32,861 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs21,362
Education7,760
Labour Market7,336
Environment6,908
Social Care6,675
Cost of Living6,055
Culture Community5,477
Ind avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

14 May

Getting Britain Working Again

Backbencher praising Government's focus on jobs and apprenticeships, citing Peterborough as a youth unemployment hotspot where the youth guarantee pilot offers real opportunity.

1,334 words·Read
28 Apr

Child Poverty Taskforce

Welcomes the Government's progress in lifting nearly 10,000 children out of poverty in Peterborough alone and seeks assurance of sustained focus on child poverty despite competing

76 words·Read
25 Mar

Public Baths and Lidos

Lidos are vital cultural heritage and public health assets requiring long-term government support; secured £20m for Peterborough lido and indoor pool after community campaign.

1,432 words·Read
19 Mar

Business of the House

Bob Blackman's claims about the Peterborough Hindu temple dispute are factually inaccurate; the real issue is divisive, exclusionary language used toward faith communities, not tem

233 words·Read
Showing 4 of 338·All 338 speeches
§ 03Public voice — Bluesky.last 60 days · @andrewpakes.bsky.social

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.

@andrewpakes.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 2 posts
Labour and Co-operative Party
2
Posts
0
Substantive
§ 04Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

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.

CommitteeRoleType
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)MemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Pakes sits on one.

§ 05Written questions.16 tabled · 16 answered · 4 Oct 2024 → 16 Sept 2025

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Education637.5%
Department of Health and Social Care318.8%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs212.5%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport212.5%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero16.3%
Cabinet Office16.3%
Ministry of Defence16.3%

Most recent.

16 Sept 2025·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered

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 →

22 Jul 2025·Department for Education·Answered

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 →

9 Jul 2025·Department for Education·Answered

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.

2 Jun 2025·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered

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 →

Showing 4 of 16·All 16 written questions
§ 06Register & expenses.5 declared interests · £184k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

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

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing149,85481.5%
Office Costs26,45214.4%
Accommodation3,1651.7%
MP Travel2,7021.5%
Staff Travel1,6170.9%
Total · 71 claims183,790100%
Showing 5 of 71·All 71 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 07This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Pakes on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 08Electoral history.3 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Peterborough13,41832.0%Won
2015Milton Keynes South18,92932.1%Lost
2010Milton Keynes North14,45826.8%Lost

2024 — full result, Peterborough.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew PakesWONLab13,41832.0

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Peterborough

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 32,861 words
17 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
16 tabled · 16 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
5 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£183,790 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL