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Patrick Hurley – Southport’s first ever Labour MP

Patrick Hurley campaigning in Southport.

Patrick was elected Southport’s first ever Labour MP in the July 2024 General Election with a decisive majority of 5,789 votes.

Patrick has already been busy working in parliament and back here in Southport, listening to and helping residents. As of the end of January him and his team have worked on around 3,000 cases in the constituency.

Please visit his website – link below – for more details of his work, campaigns, petitions and how to get in touch:

https://patrickhurley.uk/

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Family Hubs

Department for Education

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with metro mayors and combined authorities on developing place-based approaches to childcare and family support that...

Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation

Department for Education

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools' 2026 Research Insights, published in March 2026, what steps she is...

Schools: Conspiracy and Disinformation

Department for Education

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle online conspiracy belief, misinformation and disinformation in the classroom.

Development Corporations: Coastal Areas

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of development corporations on accelerating the conversion of...

Development Corporations: Coastal Areas

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to establish new powers for development corporations in coastal communities.

Coastal Areas: Economic Growth

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of coastal communities on the national economy; and...

Coastal Areas: Devolution

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of devolution settlements for coastal towns located on the periphery...

Coastal Areas: Economic Growth

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing dedicated funding mechanisms for coastal and...

Topical Questions

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

Given the creation of “No. 10 North”, much of Westminster and Whitehall may soon be experiencing the delights of the west coast main line for themselves, so I expect further public...

Topical Questions

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Childcare

Department for Education

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of childcare on meeting the needs of parents working irregular hours, shift patterns or in insecure...

Family Hubs

Department for Education

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential for Family Hubs to act as neighbourhood anchors bringing together childcare, parenting support, early...

General Practitioners

Department of Health and Social Care

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance NHS England provides to GP practices on responding to covert recording of consultations by patients.

Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Richard Quigley) on securing this debate. I represent the lovely...

High Streets Organised Crime Unit

Home Department

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

The criminals on the high street move quickly, but the Government response has tended to be too slow over many years. When will the current pilots finish, how will success be judged, and when...

High Streets Organised Crime Unit

Home Department

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit.

Youth Services

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of levels of (a) youth services and (b) wider community infrastructure on educational outcomes.

Jobcentre Plus

Department for Work and Pensions

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who want to work but are not currently engaged with Jobcentre Plus services.

Poverty

Department for Work and Pensions

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cross-government approaches to tackling poverty in areas experiencing deprivation.

Infrastructure: Taxation

Patrick Hurley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to allow mayoral combined authorities to retain a proportion of additional tax revenues generated by major infrastructure investments in...