At a glanceDan Carden is a Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, and has represented the seat for 9 years, 1 month. They have cast 344 votes in Commons divisions (60% attendance), tabled 2,200 written questions and registered 20 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dan Carden did not vote in 231. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Foreign Affairs Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Liverpool Walton Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 8 Jun 2017
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 336 of 336 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 330 of 330 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 327 of 327 shared votes
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Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 325 of 325 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 325 of 325 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 207 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 177 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 170 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 237 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 2 of 202 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings4
- Speaking engagements - Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (registered 13 Jul 2026)
- Writing articles - Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANMFS Ltd) (registered 2 Feb 2026)
- Advisor - Green Rock Robotics INC. (registered 19 Sep 2025)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Steps Together Group - Steps Together Group Ltd (registered 30 Apr 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments2
- Payment expected for services on 17 June 2026 - £1,000.00 (registered 13 Jul 2026)
- Payment received on 29 January 2026 - £850.00 (registered 2 Feb 2026)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment2
- Agreement starting 27 August 2025 - £1,458.00 (registered 19 Sep 2025)
- Agreement starting 01 April 2025 - £3,000.00 (registered 30 Apr 2025)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP3
- Arab Investments Limited - £3,400.00 (registered 28 Jun 2026)
- Mr Alan Halsall - £5,000.00 (registered 24 May 2026)
- Mr. Alan Halsall - £5,000.00 (registered 6 Aug 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3
- The Jockey Club Racecourses Limited - £460.00 (registered 7 May 2026)
- The Duchess of Richmond - £750.00 (registered 29 Aug 2025)
- Embassy of Qatar - £574.00 (registered 22 Aug 2025)
Visits outside the UK4
- International visit to India between 11 March 2026 and 14 March 2026 (registered 9 Apr 2026)
- International visit to United Arab Emirates between 27 January 2026 and 01 February 2026 (registered 23 Feb 2026)
- International visit to Qatar between 04 December 2025 and 09 December 2025 (registered 30 Dec 2025)
- International visit to Germany between 12 November 2025 and 14 November 2025 (registered 26 Nov 2025)
Miscellaneous2
- Treasurer and Executive Member of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. (registered 1 Nov 2023)
- Executive Member and President of the Board of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. (registered 1 Nov 2023)
Written questions
Fractures: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made towards establishing Fracture Liaison Services across all NHS trusts by 2030.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services by 2030, and outlines our vision for a more devolved health service.We are acting across the whole pathway of fracture prevention. This includes improving access to diagnosis, supp...
Animal Experiments: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of adopting the legislative framework championed by Animal Free Research UK known as Herbie's Law.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The Government has assessed that the UK’s existing legal framework already requires animals to be used in science only where no validated alternative exists. Through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, we are accelerating the development, validatio...
Nigeria: Abduction
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Nigerian counterpart on the recent kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 27 November 2025 (HCWS1105), where I addressed the security challenges facing Nigeria due to the activities of terrorist groups and criminal bandits, and set out how the UK is supporting the N...
Water: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national social tariff for water bills.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
The Government is working with industry to keep support schemes under review to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported. We will look at ways to drive more consistency across the schemes and increase awareness of the support consumers can access. W...
Fuels: Liverpool Walton
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support people with rising fuel costs in Liverpool Walton constituency.
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
Fuel markets are governed by competition and consumer law, overseen by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Government and the CMA are closely monitoring petrol and diesel prices in light of instability in the Middle East, and the Chancellor a...
Dogs: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to dog owners on changes to public liability insurance through the Dogs Trust Companion Club scheme from 1 July 2026.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
Defra has contacted all registered owners to inform them of the change to insurance, notifying them that no action is required from owners at this stage. Defra has also updated its GOV.UK page. Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs are ab...
Care Homes and Hospitals: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline a timeline for legislative proposals to guarantee visiting rights of family and friends of vulnerable people in health and social care settings.
Answer · 15 Apr 2026
The Government recognises the importance of maintaining meaningful contact between people receiving care and their family and friends. Care Quality Commission Regulation 9A places a legal duty on health and social care providers to facilitate visiting, an...
Children: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of NHS funding for children living in areas of high deprivation and inequality.
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs. We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year He...
Early day motions
| 23 Apr 2024 | Alcohol-related deaths | 17 sig. |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Immigration changes for carers and Ukrainians | 16 sig. |
| 24 May 2023 | Alcohol labelling in Ireland | 13 sig. |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Housing conditions in the private rented sector | 15 sig. |
| 6 Mar 2023 | Streetwise Fighters Martial Arts School | 3 sig. |
| 20 Jan 2023 | National Lottery funding for Paul's Place, Liverpool | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
7 Jul 2026 Future of British Horseracing
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I once again congratulate the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on securing the debate. I will not repeat all the points colleagues have made; people know my passion for …
7 Jul 2026 Future of British Horseracing
I am delighted to be here to support the hon. Member’s debate on the future of British horseracing. Aintree racecourse is in my constituency. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare my intere…
13 Apr 2026 Rent Control: Evidential Basis
There is an injection of housing investment in some parts of my constituency, but sadly it is by landlords who are taking advantage of low house prices to turn family homes and whole terraces into houses in multiple occupation, charging sk…
13 Apr 2026 Rent Control: Evidential Basis
19. What the evidential basis is for his Department’s policy on rent control.
24 Mar 2026 Middle East: Economic Update
I thank the Chancellor for her statement. May I ask her to do something for a specific group of people? Constituents who have to rent their home in the private rented market, especially those in more deprived communities like mine, will se…
17 Mar 2026 Youth Unemployment
The number of young people not in education, employment or training hitting 1 million follows a trajectory that has been ongoing for a long time and is a global phenomenon. I am delighted that the Secretary of State has today said that a L…
17 Mar 2026 Middle East
I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement and for her focus on the impact on our constituents from the fallout of this conflict. Specifically, what are our allies and partners in the region, who now find themselves under fire from Ir…
17 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T3. My constituents living in private rented accommodation are looking to the Government to take action on the cost of living, rent and utility bills. The Government have legislated to stop above-market increases in rent, and I understan…
16 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T2. Our history is as a naval power, and immediate threats to the UK include threats to undersea cables, the activities of illegal Russian shadow tankers and the closure of the strait of Hormuz. For the shipbuilding industry to thrive on…
10 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
I want to make a short intervention, as we may divide on this instrument. Although the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats do not have a leg to stand on in this debate, I have to take issue with the idea that by simply increasing the fee s…
23 Feb 2026 Topical Questions
Private market rents are most extortionate in working-class communities such as mine, where people can still buy a terraced house for around £70,000. So far, the Government have kept regulation linked to market rents, but we could do somet…
4 Feb 2026 Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
My hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Is it not important that this Labour Government show how they are different, and deal differently with those failed privatisations?
4 Feb 2026 Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. We are told that a system of crisis payments has been put in place but I am still receiving correspondence from constituents, including this morning. They are terrified that they will …
3 Feb 2026 Iran
This is an evil regime that is murdering and torturing tens of thousands of its own people. I am pleased that the Chamber is giving this matter regular attention. President Trump promised that help was on the way to the protesters. I want …
26 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
I am sorry that I am the only Labour Back Bencher who wants to speak. I have huge respect for my hon. Friend, and I fear that I am not going to say anything he particularly likes. I have followed this matter as closely as possible, and I h…
20 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
I am grateful for that update. The brutal Iranian regime is dying and a new Iran is being born. We can assist that process, in the Iranian people’s interests and ours, by banning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. If the Foreign Secret…
20 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
19 Jan 2026 Iran: Protests
We must not be indifferent to the pleas of the Iranian people—what we are seeing is absolutely horrific. I welcome sanctions, but we must be honest: the people of Iran are fighting for their freedom. It is still possible that the US will i…
13 Jan 2026 Iran
Iran is a remarkable country with a rich history and culture. Its people have been living under tyranny for decades. They are now fighting to rid themselves of their chains. Britain is a friend to the Iranian people. Our aim should be to s…
12 Jan 2026 Private Rent Inflation
I regularly hear from constituents who are being pushed out of their homes by rip-off hikes from unscrupulous landlords. The average rents in Liverpool have risen by 8%, well above the average for England. I welcome the Government’s action…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) · HM Treasury 10 Apr 2020 – 15 Oct 2020
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development · Department for International Development 3 Dec 2018 – 6 Apr 2020
- Shadow Minister (International Development) · Department for International Development 12 Jan 2018 – 2 Dec 2018
Committee memberships
- Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories 9 Jan 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Foreign Affairs Committee 28 Nov 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Finance (No.2) Bill 15 May 2024 – 21 May 2024
- Public Accounts Committee 20 Apr 2021 – 29 Jan 2024
- Finance Bill 10 Jan 2024 – 16 Jan 2024
- Online Safety Bill 18 May 2022 – 28 Jun 2022
- Environmental Audit Committee 22 Feb 2021 – 5 Jan 2022
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) 25 Feb 2021 – 14 Apr 2021
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) 22 Feb 2021 – 22 Feb 2021
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 30 Oct 2017 – 29 Apr 2019
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 30 Oct 2017 – 29 Apr 2019
- Procedure Committee 23 Oct 2017 – 19 Mar 2019
Previous seats
- Liverpool, Walton · Elected 2 times 8 Jun 2017 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 6236
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Office 10, Clock Tower Building, 25 New Hall, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, L10 1LD
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dan Carden, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dan Carden?
Dan Carden is a Member of Parliament representing Liverpool Walton in the House of Commons. See Dan Carden's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dan Carden represent?
Dan Carden sits as Labour. See Dan Carden's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dan Carden represent?
Dan Carden is the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton. See Dan Carden's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dan Carden been an MP?
Dan Carden has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 1 month. See Dan Carden's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dan Carden?
Dan Carden has 20 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dan Carden's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.