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Division Votes
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 352 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 164
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 352 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 367
3 Sep 2025 - Hospitality Sector - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 334
3 Sep 2025 - Property Taxes - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 322 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 335
4 Sep 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 261 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 74
4 Sep 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 265 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 331 Noes - 73
4 Sep 2025 - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 77
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 164
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 172
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 303 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 178
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 170
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson was Teller for the Ayes and against the House Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160
16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 278 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 364
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 297
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 300
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 87
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 300
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 179
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 116 Noes - 333
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 160
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 401 Noes - 96
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 325 Noes - 171
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 404 Noes - 98
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 158
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 319 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 402 Noes - 97
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context Mark Ferguson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 398 Noes - 93

Speeches
Mark Ferguson speeches from: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Mark Ferguson contributed 10 speeches (1,316 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Thursday 4th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office
Mark Ferguson speeches from: Property Taxes Mark Ferguson contributed 2 speeches (498 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury

Written Answers
Driving Instruction: Qualifications Asked by: Mark Ferguson (Labour - Gateshead Central and Whickham) Thursday 4th September 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce waiting lists for Approved Driving Instructor exams; and what recent progress her Department has made in reducing those backlogs. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeing an increased demand for Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) tests for those wishing to qualify as driving instructors. Since 2018-19, DVSA has seen a 152% increase in the number of those applying to start the ADI qualification process. This number continues to rise significantly and has increased to over 19,000 in 2024-25, a 17% increase compared to 2023-24 DVSA recommends trainee ADIs use the ‘Book to Hold’ service. All tests must be paid for at the time of booking, including where tests are booked to ‘hold’. This gives DVSA an accurate picture of where demand is, and it can then ensure that it deploys its examiner resources in the right areas. Once ADI examiner programmes have been finalised, the DVSA will contact those on the hold list in the order they booked their test to hold to arrange a test. DVSA aims to train four more ADI examiners by the end of 2025. The agency has an ongoing national campaign to recruit more ADI examiners. This will help to increase the number of available ADI tests.

Written Answers

Driving Instruction: Qualifications
Asked by: Mark Ferguson (Labour - Gateshead Central and Whickham)
Thursday 4th September 2025

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce waiting lists for Approved Driving Instructor exams; and what recent progress her Department has made in reducing those backlogs.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeing an increased demand for Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) tests for those wishing to qualify as driving instructors. Since 2018-19, DVSA has seen a 152% increase in the number of those applying to start the ADI qualification process. This number continues to rise significantly and has increased to over 19,000 in 2024-25, a 17% increase compared to 2023-24

DVSA recommends trainee ADIs use the ‘Book to Hold’ service. All tests must be paid for at the time of booking, including where tests are booked to ‘hold’. This gives DVSA an accurate picture of where demand is, and it can then ensure that it deploys its examiner resources in the right areas. Once ADI examiner programmes have been finalised, the DVSA will contact those on the hold list in the order they booked their test to hold to arrange a test.

DVSA aims to train four more ADI examiners by the end of 2025. The agency has an ongoing national campaign to recruit more ADI examiners. This will help to increase the number of available ADI tests.

MP Financial Interests
1st September 2025 Mark Ferguson (Labour - Gateshead Central and Whickham) 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP UNISON - £2,050.00 Source

Mark Ferguson mentioned

Live Transcript
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15 Sep 2025, 9:47 p.m. - House of Commons "Mark Ferguson. Tellers for the noes " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 48, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 10:12 p.m. - House of Commons "contrary, "No". Tellers for the Ayes, Claire Hughes and Mark Ferguson, Tellers for the Noes, " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 60, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 9:59 p.m. - House of Commons "contrary, "No." Tellers for the ayes Claire Hughes and Mark Ferguson. Tellers for the noes are Mike Wood " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 49, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 10:35 p.m. - House of Commons "Ayes, Claire Hughes and Mark Ferguson. Tellers for the Noes, " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 62, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 10:46 p.m. - House of Commons "contrary, "No." Tellers for the ayes are Claire Hughes and Mark Ferguson. The tellers for the noes, Andrew " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 121, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 9:47 p.m. - House of Commons "As many as are of that opinion say, "Aye." Of the contrary, "No." Tellers for the ayes Claire Hughes Mark Ferguson. Tellers for the noes " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 48, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript
15 Sep 2025, 10:22 p.m. - House of Commons "contrary, "No." Tellers for the ayes Claire Hughes Mark Ferguson. Tellers " Division: Employment Rights Bill, Lords Amendment 61, Govt. Motion To Disagree - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Delegated legislation 0 speeches (None words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Urgent Care Centres: Hillingdon 19 speeches (4,156 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 184 speeches (24,276 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Thursday 4th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Stephen Gethins (SNP - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) might have been waiting 1,100 years - Link to Speech 2: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) said, this legislation has been - Link to Speech 3: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab - Torfaen) Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson), who I am sure the whole House will - Link to Speech
Property Taxes 70 speeches (11,589 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Luke Murphy (Lab - Basingstoke) Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) pointed out, the motion we are debating - Link to Speech 2: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) said, it is clear that the Conservatives - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Friday 12th September 2025 Attendance statistics - Members' attendance 2024-25 (Standards) Committee on Standards Found: (81.8%) Carys Williams (added 31 Mar 2023) 17 of 17 (100.0%) Former members Attendance Mark Ferguson

Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Sep. 05 2025 Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Letter from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards & exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Angela Rayner MP Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: I too am grateful to my brilliant parliamentary team, Harpreet Uppal, Mark Ferguson, and Gen Kitchen.