About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Darren Paffey) represents you, and all of the people who live in Southampton Itchen, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Southampton Itchen

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Education
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Drugs: Internet
• Social Rented Housing: Construction
• Migrant Workers: Sponsorship
• Coroners and Forensic Science: Finance
• Teachers: Pay

Currently held offices

• Member, Education Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025)
• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Mathematics: Adult Education 8 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Multiply Programme on adult numeracy skills; and whether she plans to introduce further funding or alternative provisions to support (a) adults with learning difficulties and (b) other adults improve their maths skills following the programme’s conclusion.

• Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK Parliamentarians 7 Apr 2025

  I thank the Minister for his statement. I join him and most fellow Members—sadly, not all of them—in fully supporting my two hon. Friends over the shocking treatment that they have faced. Does the Minister agree that such an utterly disproportionate and counterproductive decision by the Israeli authorities, at a time when the situation in the middle east is already deteriorating so badly,...

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Property Management Companies 7 Apr 2025

  What steps her Department plans to take to limit excessive service charges imposed on leasehold properties.

More of Darren Paffey’s recent appearances

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