Karl Turner
MP since 6 May 2010
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Karl Turner is the Independent MP for Kingston upon Hull East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
1353
Votes Cast
£218,387
Expenses 2024-25
3,920
Majority
43.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£218,387
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 29,816 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
42
Written Questions
2
Oral Questions
44
Debates Spoken In⚑
106
Speeches⚑
236
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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1 AYE2 NOCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 17 Jun 2025
3 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 10 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 10 Jun 2025
4 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 9 Jun 2025
4 AYEData (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM
4 votes · 14 May 2025
1 AYE1 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 13 May 2025
4 NOData (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 7 May 2025
2 NOSentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill
2 votes · 30 Apr 2025
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill
2 votes · 30 Apr 2025
Financial Interests(2)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Neil Hudgell Limited
Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case
10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026
£3,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Neil Hudgell Limited
Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case
10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026
- Name of donor
- Neil Hudgell Limited
- Address of donor
- 2, The Dock, 46 Humber Street, Hull HU1 1TU
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case, value £3,000
- Date received
- 10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026
- Date accepted
- 10 January 2026
- Donor status
- company, registration 07078429
Registered 22 January 2026
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 30 November 2022
Registered 2 December 2022
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Karl in Parliament
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing open access care models in mental health services; and if he will take
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications of the Dillon judgement for his Department's policies.
Funerals: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the department made of possible regulatory gaps concerning funeral directors with particular regard to
Funerals: Environmental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of standards of environmental health particular to funeral directors as settings which could
Funerals: Environmental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data does the department collect on environmental health breaches associated with a) poor hygiene, b) storage of bodie
Funerals: Environmental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the department made of the adequacy of environmental health inspections with regard to the case of Elki
Funerals: Environmental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has the Department made of the potential merits of funeral directors becoming a a) licensable or b) inspect
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current average number of Crown court courtrooms that are not sitting in a month is; and what steps he is taking to address the issue of Crown Court
Juries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to apply trial by a single judge sitting alone retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea and elected trial by jury.
Juries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the modelling and impact assessment relating to proposals to limit the use of jury trials.
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