Pat McFadden’s voting in Parliament

Pat McFadden is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Pat McFadden sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Pat McFadden generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords; comparable Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2007–2016. Labour, 9 votes, between 2007–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Pat McFadden’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Pat McFadden’s full vote analysis page for more.

Pat McFadden has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Cabinet Office: Foreign Secretary: Declarations of Interest 23 Nov 2023

  I welcome my old friend and sparring partner, the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen), to his post. Questions have been raised about whether all benefits in kind received by the Foreign Secretary while he acted as a lobbyist for Greensill Capital have been properly declared. Will the Minister confirm whether his tax affairs were examined and considered by the House of Lords...

• Cabinet Office: Foreign Secretary: Declarations of Interest 23 Nov 2023

  I want to ask about an angle of the matter mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh). The Foreign Secretary received fulsome praise from the China Harbour Engineering Company for his role in promoting the Port City Colombo project in Sri Lanka. Can the Minister tell the House who the ultimate client was when the Foreign Secretary received payment from...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: National Security: Procurement 20 Nov 2023

  To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned timeline is for implementing the National Security Unit for Procurement within his Department; and who will be responsible for leading that unit.

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Profile

Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @patmcfaddenmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Pat McFadden campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Fraud
• Regional Planning and Development: Advertising
• Business: Coronavirus
• Sanctions: Russia

Currently held offices

• National campaign co-ordinator (since 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (since 4 Sep 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (29 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
• Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) (10 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (23 Mar 2020 to 22 Apr 2020)
• Member, Business and Trade Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (20 Oct 2014 to 5 Jan 2016)
• Member, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2012 to 12 Jun 2013)
• Member, Treasury Committee (14 Nov 2011 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Employment Relations and Postal Affairs) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dennis Turner
• Robert Edwards

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (0 out of 10)
• Immigration Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)