Emma Lewell

MP since 2 May 2013

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Emma Lewell is the Labour MP for South Shields, and has been an MP continually since 2 May 2013.

1686

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,653

Majority

41.1%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 36,824 voters

Labour
15,122 votes41.1%
Reform UK
8,469 votes23.0%
Green Party
5,433 votes14.8%
Conservative
4,128 votes11.2%
Independent
2,270 votes6.2%
Liberal Democrat
1,402 votes3.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

89

Written Questions

20

Oral Questions

99

Debates Spoken In

176

Speeches

419

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

2 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 27 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(11)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Great Run Company /Film Nova

Hospitality and VIP access to event for the Member of Parliament and one guest

7 September 2025

£400
Name of donor
The Great Run Company /Film Nova
Address of donor
Tyne Bridge House, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, NE8 2AR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Hospitality and VIP access to event for the Member of Parliament and one guest, value £400
Date received
7 September 2025
Date accepted
7 September 2025
Donor status
company, registration 03300783

Registered 10 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 January 2016

Registered 18 July 2016

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 July 2016

Registered 18 July 2016

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
12 July 2017

Registered 19 July 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Honorary member of the Catholic Union. (Registered 15 September 2015)

Registered 15 September 2015

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Emma in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of families are eligible to participate in the Healthy Start scheme.

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake figures were for the Healthy Start scheme in the latest period for which data is available.

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

Nuclear Weapons: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent declassification of the Merlin database and file reference ES 38/ZGWGV, whether service personnel took part in a mission to samp

AnsweredMinistry of Defence24 Feb 2026

Nuclear Weapons: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will instruct the UK Health and Security Agency to add service personnel (a) who flew atomic surveillance missions and (b) for whom he recently extende

AnsweredMinistry of Defence24 Feb 2026

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework, in the context of (a) NHS winter pressures and

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Feb 2026

Respiratory Diseases: South Shields

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for res

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care20 Feb 2026

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all radiation research on British servicemen held by The Technical Cooperation Programme of the Ministry of Defence.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence20 Jan 2026

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons why the recent business rates revaluation results in projected increases of up to 76 per cent in liabilities for pub

AnsweredTreasury18 Dec 2025

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that the business rates system should level the playing field between high street businesses and online retailers.

AnsweredTreasury18 Dec 2025

Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to amend policies on non-stun slaughter in the upcoming animal welfare strategy.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 Nov 2025
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