Paula Barker Portrait

Paula Barker

Labour - Liverpool Wavertree

First elected: 12th December 2019


Public Accounts Committee
11th Dec 2023 - 30th May 2024
Home Affairs Committee
8th Feb 2022 - 27th Nov 2023
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
28th Oct 2022 - 15th Nov 2023
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
26th Oct 2022 - 2nd Nov 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
27th Oct 2021 - 23rd Nov 2021
Justice Committee
11th May 2020 - 13th Jul 2021


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Paula Barker has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Shabana Mahmood (Labour)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(1 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(1 debate contributions)
Ministry of Justice
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Paula Barker has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Paula Barker

22nd May 2024
Paula Barker signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Farewell to Jurgen Klopp

Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House congratulates Jurgen Norbert Klopp on his outstanding nine years as Manager of Liverpool FC; celebrates his achievements in winning the UEFA Champions League in 2018-19, UEFA Super Cup in 2019, FIFA Club World Cup in 2019-2020, English Premier League in 2019-2020, in the Club's first Premier League …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
20th November 2023
Paula Barker signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 20th November 2023

Local Housing Allowance and housing supply

Tabled by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool Wavertree)
That this House acknowledges the endemic housing crisis which now affects all communities across the country and the unsustainable rent increases across the private rented sector; affirms the current inadequacy of Local Housing Allowance, frozen since April 2020; believes that Local Housing Allowance has not kept pace with rising rents; …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jan 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Paula Barker, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Paula Barker has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Paula Barker has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Paula Barker


A Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 2nd May 2023
(Read Debate)

A Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 5th February 2020

Paula Barker has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament