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Portrait of Mr Paul Foster

Mr Paul Foster

Labour Sitting MP

MP for South Ribble · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: paul.foster.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Unit 1a, Balfour Court, Leyland, PR25 2TF

Tel: 01772 364003

Email: paul.foster.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
82.1%
518 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
15 meetings attended
Debate contributions
80
in the 7 year window
Written questions
39
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Mr Paul Foster is the Labour MP for South Ribble, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Ribble4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Ribble Valley

Voting participation

Participation rate
82.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
518

joint 140th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mr Paul Foster voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 84.9%84.9%2025: 83.9%83.9%2026: 78.8%78.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236186 78.8%
2025322270 83.9%
20247362 84.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631518 82.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
80
Written questions
39
Oral questions
8
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
15

joint 552nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mr Paul Foster: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year061319252024: 7720242025: 232320252026: 992026
Oral questions per year
Mr Paul Foster: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 2220242025: 3320252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 50 26 9 3 0 1 0
2025 27 21 23 3 0 0 0
2024 3 3 7 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Immigration and Asylum Bill Member 9 September 2026 – no published attendance
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Member 9 February 2026 15 of 15 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Hansard activity

Contributions
80
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
50
distinct debates

608th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mr Paul Foster: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 3320242025: 272720252026: 50502026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Paul Foster: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 3320242025: 212120252026: 26262026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for South Ribble
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2026

    • – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
    • – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill

Constituency: South Ribble

South Ribble constituency boundary
Area
140.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,501
Electorate
73,420 · turnout 63.6%
Postcode areas
L40, PR1, PR25, PR26, PR4, PR5, PR7, WN6

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.