Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provisions in the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill for leaseholders of houses on mixed estates containing flats and houses.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Darren Paffey.
Labour Party MP for Southampton Itchen.
Commons votes
401/521
77% attendance · top 39% of MPs
Party alignment
16%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
593
across 165 debates · 29,888 words
Written Qs
121
114 answered · 7 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.
Darren Paffey is the Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
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.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Paffey 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 94 | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading | No | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
20 May
Banking Hubs
“Link's assessment criteria are completely inadequate across the country; the Government's access to cash review should produce an effective assessment tool, not repeat flawed metho…”
27 Apr
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
“Welcoming the government's commitment but pressing for the shortest possible timeframe, warning that delay past 2026 will leave children vulnerable and benefit only tech companies.”
23 Feb
Building Safety Regulator
“The regulator must speed up remediation approvals; 40-week delays are unacceptable when residents like those at Sundowner Court have been displaced for a year.”
19 Jan
SEND Support: Access
“Supports early intervention but urges immediate action on coordination between schools, local authorities and NHS rather than waiting for the White Paper; children should not spend…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Paffey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Paffey sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 28 | 23.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 27 | 22.3% |
| Department for Education | 13 | 10.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 9.1% |
| Home Office | 9 | 7.4% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 6.6% |
| Ministry of Justice | 5 | 4.1% |
| Women and Equalities | 3 | 2.5% |
Most recent.
Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring newly elected councillors to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks after taking office.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure families are not penalised under the 5 day legal requirement to register a death when facing delays caused by (a) lack of appointments and (b) administrative bottlenecks.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Improving disabled people’s access to let residential premises: reasonable adjustments to common parts, a new duty, which closed on 18 August 2022.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
UK Chamber of Shipping 30 January 2026 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 10 Mar 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 141,512 | 70.4% |
| Office Costs | 27,219 | 13.5% |
| Accommodation | 26,773 | 13.3% |
| MP Travel | 2,690 | 1.3% |
| Staff Travel | 2,623 | 1.3% |
| Total · 181 claims | 200,934 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 3 Jun | What assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of the Defence Growth Deal on Northern Ireland. | Tabled | Northern Ireland |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southampton Itchen | 15,782 | 41.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Romsey and Southampton North | 9,614 | 19.2% | Lost |
| 2015 | Romsey and Southampton North | 5,749 | 11.9% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Southampton Itchen.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren PaffeyWON | Lab | 15,782 | 41.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Southampton Itchen →
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
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 29,888 words
23 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
23 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
121 tabled · 114 answered
121 tabled · 114 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£200,934 · FY 24_25
£200,934 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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