About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Paul Foster) represents you, and all of the people who live in South Ribble, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for South Ribble

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 of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Transport
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Ministry of Justice
• Epilepsy: Cannabis
• Drugs: Hospices
• Pension Credit: South Ribble
• M6: Accidents
• Chorley Station: Access

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Katherine Fletcher
• Seema Kennedy
• Lorraine Fullbrook
• David Borrow
• Robert Atkins

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Northern Ireland Office: Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery 5 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information is investigating that relate to deaths of (a) armed forces personnel and (b) police officers.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits 21 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department has issued on whether Magistrates Courts in England and Wales can revert back to a conditional offer of £100 Fine and 3 Penalty Points rather than using the Sentencing Guidelines (Speeding Offences) when (a) mitigation is taken into account and (b) such a reversion is justified.

• Written Answers — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Project Gigabit: South Ribble 21 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to enable (a) constituents and (b) businesses in South Ribble constituency to become eligible Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.

More of Paul Foster’s recent appearances

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