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 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
3 votes · 27 Apr 2026
8 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
4 AYECrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
4 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
2 AYEPension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
2 votes · 15 Apr 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
Retail Trade: Empty Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in levels of retail and commercial
Operating Theatres: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) mandatory training and (b) policies on surgical fires within all NHS hospital settings.
Unemployment: North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work, education and training in North Durham constituency.
Radiology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS long-term health plan complements the National Cancer Strategy in the context of th
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients requiring radiotherapy start their treatment with 31 days of a doctor deciding on
Legal Aid Scheme: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal aid provision in cases relating to disputes in the benefits system.
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with local partners to ensure the availability of (a) parenting and (b) other programmes to improve the mental health of
Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Surface to Air Missile Centre command and control systems, (b) Giraffe Agile Multibeam radars and (c) Land Ceptor launcher and missile systems c
Guided Weapons: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on integrated air and missile defence in each financial year since 2010.
NATO: Guided Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his (a) planned timetable and (b) key milestones for success are for the DIAMOND initiative.
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