Luke Akehurst
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Luke Akehurst is the Labour MP for North Durham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
482
Votes Cast
£202,750
Expenses 2024-25
5,873
Majority
39.9%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£202,750
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,565 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
314
Written Questions
23
Oral Questions
97
Debates Spoken In⚑
168
Speeches⚑
482
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 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
2 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(9)
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
£2,500
Visits outside the UK
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
- Name of donor
- Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
- Address of donor
- BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 22 February 2025 to 25 February 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025.
Registered 3 March 2025
Visits outside the UK
ELNET UK
£724
Visits outside the UK
ELNET UK
- Name of donor
- ELNET UK
- Address of donor
- 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258
- Destination of visit
- Estonia (Tallinn and Narva)
- Dates of visit
- 12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission
Registered 16 October 2025
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
- Name of company or organisation
- Labour to Win Ltd
- Nature of business
- Political organisation within the Labour Party
Registered 22 July 2024
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
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(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Political organisation within the Labour Party
- Name of company or organisation
- Labour First Ltd
- Nature of business
- Political organisation within the Labour Party
Registered 22 July 2024
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 17 July 2024
Registered 22 July 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Luke in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department remains committed to the acquisition of 12 additional F-35A aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the RAF E-7 Wedgetail AWACS programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value of financial penalties incurred by defence companies holding Ministry of Defence contracts has been as a result of delays, cost overruns
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects the proportion of the defence resource budget allocated to service and civilian staff pay to increase between now and 2029-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays and overspend in Ministry of Defence contracts awarded to foreign contractors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made on the impact of delays to the Defence Investment Plan, including funding for t
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government is on track to reach its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee target of 13,000 additional police personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role new technology adoption and efficiency tools, including artificial intelligence, will play in reaching the Neighbourhood Policing Guara
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish a fully costed plan to reach the Police Efficiency and Collaboration Programme’s target of £354 million in savings by 20
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Artificial Intelligence tools will play in the Government’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls by 2034.
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