For an update on the progress of the Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Paul Davies.
Labour Party MP for Colne Valley.
Commons votes
490/521
94% attendance · top 2% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
151
across 77 debates · 15,679 words
Written Qs
317
313 answered · 4 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled territory.
Paul Davies is the Labour MP for Colne Valley, 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 Davies broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 May
Women’s Health and Wellbeing: Online Censorship
“Online safety measures must not create unintended consequences that suppress lifesaving women's health information; platforms need cross-Government scrutiny and alignment with wome…”
13 Apr
Statutory Menstrual Leave
“Supports statutory menstrual leave as part of a package including diagnostic improvements, workplace training, and the endometriosis-friendly employer scheme; argues the policy mus…”
9 Feb
Brain Tumour Survival Rates
“Brain tumour research receives only 1% funding; welcome national cancer plan and NIHR investment, but access must match investment; postcode lottery unacceptable; palliative care i…”
26 Jan
Youth Hubs
“Commends Government investment in youth engagement through youth hubs and seeks confirmation of rollout timeline in his constituency.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Davies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee (Commons) | Member | Select |
| Petitions 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. Davies sits on 2.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 125 | 39.4% |
| Ministry of Justice | 36 | 11.4% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 21 | 6.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 17 | 5.4% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 16 | 5.0% |
| Department for Education | 16 | 5.0% |
| Home Office | 14 | 4.4% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 12 | 3.8% |
Most recent.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the proportion of Phase II and Phrase III in commercial oncology clinical trials.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up a database of genomic-enabled trials.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help UK robotics and autonomous systems manufacturers to scale up their operations.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
No active register entries.
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 138,712 | 71.3% |
| Office Costs | 21,479 | 11.0% |
| Accommodation | 18,672 | 9.6% |
| Staff Travel | 7,130 | 3.7% |
| MP Travel | 6,701 | 3.4% |
| Total · 166 claims | 194,601 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | Topical slot — question of Davies’s choice on the day. | Topical | Defence |
| Tue 2 Jun | What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of community-owned renewable energy to energy security. | Tabled | Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colne Valley | 18,970 | 41.0% | Won |
| 2010 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 110 | 0.3% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Colne Valley.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul DaviesWON | Lab | 18,970 | 41.0 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Colne Valley →
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 · 15,679 words
2 Sept 2024 → 21 May 2026
2 Sept 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
317 tabled · 313 answered
317 tabled · 313 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
2 current
2 current
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£194,601 · FY 24_25
£194,601 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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