Ian Lavery

MP since 6 May 2010

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Ian Lavery is the Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1813

Votes Cast

£309,158

Expenses 2024-25

9,173

Majority

49.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£309,158

Staffing£246,913
Accommodation£27,822
Office£25,615
Travel£8,809

Year-on-Year

2024-25£309,158
2023-24£279,492
2022-23£271,964
2021-22£243,931
2020-21£220,148
2019-20£197,189
2018-19£197,961
2017-18£191,921
2016-17£182,347
2015-16£181,400
2014-15£175,632
2013-14£184,745
2012-13£172,405
2011-12£151,675
2010-11£27,749

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,401 voters

Labour
20,030 votes49.6%
Reform UK
10,857 votes26.9%
Conservative
6,121 votes15.2%
Green Party
1,960 votes4.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,433 votes3.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

158

Written Questions

47

Oral Questions

125

Debates Spoken In

201

Speeches

493

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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Aye: 1004No: 809

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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

QTS Data Centres

Provision of venue and refreshments for a conference on Artificial Intelligence.

6 February 2026

£7,276
Name of donor
QTS Data Centres
Address of donor
14-15 Conduit Street, London WIS2XJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Provision of venue and refreshments for a conference on Artificial Intelligence., value £7,276
Date received
6 February 2026
Date accepted
6 February 2026
Donor status
company, registration 15777119

Registered 17 March 2026

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Hilary Lavery
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Senior Secretary
Working pattern
Full time

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ian in Parliament

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to compensate those infected and affected by contaminated blood.

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Jul 2026

Haemophilia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the new service specification for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders has not been published; and when it will be publi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care9 Jul 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle skills shortages in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

Department for Education5 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in areas with high economic inactivity historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

Treasury5 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage a culture of economic growth in deindustrialised areas.

Treasury5 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support offered by Growth Hubs is not only used in places of concentrated wealth.

Department for Business and Trade5 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage businesses in deprived areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation to employ people locall

Department for Business and Trade5 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investment from the British Business Bank is spread evenly throughout the country.

Department for Business and Trade5 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Northern Powerhouse investment fund has done to increase employment in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.

Department for Business and Trade5 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many UK residents received proton beam therapy (a) domestically and (b) overseas under NHS commissioning arrangements in each of the last

Department of Health and Social Care22 Apr 2026
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