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.
496
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)
369
Written Questions
24
Oral Questions
98
Debates Spoken In⚑
172
Speeches⚑
496
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 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 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, what the estimated value is of defence procurement programmes that have received departmental approval but are awaiting contract signature.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of requirement for a successor capability to Challenger 3 beyond its planned out-of-service date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the statutory swimming and water safety requirements in the National Curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve levels of consistency in how swimming attainment is assessed and reported by schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recruitment and retention trends among teachers involved in delivering curriculum swimming and water safety lessons in scho
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability and affordability of swimming lessons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are used to determine eligibility for the Illegal Waste Site Clearance Scheme; and whether any sites in County Durh
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the adequacy of the level of protection provi
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of recent trends in (a) agricultural machinery theft and (b) fuel theft affecting rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve cross-border intelligence sharing between police forces to help tackle rural crime.
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