MP for Wolverhampton South East
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Pat McFadden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wolverhampton South East. He has been the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since September 2025, and has previously held senior roles in government and opposition, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (July 2024 to September 2025) and various Treasury and parliamentary positions since his first election in 2005.
McFadden shows strong party loyalty and fairly high attendance, with no rebel votes recorded. His voting record places him centre-left (42/100) and generally aligns with Labour on welfare and public services, while he tends to oppose tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; his votes on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers, asylum policy and prison sentencing have been mixed.
Has one declared financial interest, categorised as miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
20 positions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since Sept 2025
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Sept 2024 - Sept 2025
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
National campaign co-ordinator
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has generally voted for nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading