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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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Patrick in Parliament

Nepal: Development Aid

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in development assistance to Nepal on (a)...

Economic Growth

Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome the GDP figures that have been published this morning, but if we are serious about growth, we need to ramp up our manufacturing capacity and ensure that GDP growth is matched with jobs...

Economic Growth

Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth.

Energy Costs for Businesses

Energy Security and Net Zero

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

I have been investigating the extraordinary differences in domestic electricity standing charges in regions of the country, and I am increasingly concerned that the same underlying network...

Energy Costs for Businesses

Energy Security and Net Zero

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade to help reduce energy costs for businesses.

NHS: Occupational Health

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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) employer-provided health cash plans and (b) other...

Work Experience: Young People

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 support is available to help young people develop confidence, resilience, leadership skills and work experience during the period between...

Mutual Societies

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase the contribution of financial mutuals.

Mutual Societies

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential challenges faced by financial mutuals seeking to raise external capital while retaining...

Mutual Societies

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of financial mutuals on (a) regional economic growth and (b) the proportion of businesses...

Stamp Duty Land Tax

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming Stamp Duty Land Tax.

Rough Sleeping

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

Light for Life, a homelessness charity in Southport, tells me that some of the rough sleepers with the most complex needs are precisely the people least able to navigate the bureaucracy...

Rough Sleeping

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Patrick Hurley made a speech in the House of Commons

What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Southport.

Building Societies

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for mutual building societies.

Building Societies

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with mutual building societies on their role in increasing sustainable homeownership and supporting economic growth.

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.