About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Karl Turner) represents you, and all of the people who live in Kingston upon Hull East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @KarlTurnerMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Karl Turner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Justice
• Attorney General
• Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
• Migrant Workers: Wind Power
• Shipping: Training
• Shipping
• Tonnage Tax

Currently held offices

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 27 Nov 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee ( 5 Dec 2023 to 26 Apr 2024)
• Shadow Solicitor General (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (11 Jan 2023 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Member, Justice Committee (17 May 2022 to 30 Apr 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (10 Apr 2020 to 29 Oct 2021)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Attorney General (11 Jan 2016 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (18 Sep 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Solicitor General ( 3 Dec 2014 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (11 Jan 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (26 Nov 2012 to 4 Feb 2013)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 21 Jan 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Prescott
• Harry Pursey
• George Muff
• John Nation
• George Muff
• Lawrence Lumley
• Charles Murchison
• Thomas Ferens
• Joseph Firbank
• Clarence Smith
• Frederick Grotrian
• William Saunders

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Data (Use and Access) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Chairman, Football Governance Bill Committee (3 out of 10)
• Pet Abduction Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (37 out of 40)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Taxis: Licensing 7 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of out-of-town (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicle licensing on local authority enforcement capabilities and public safety; and what steps she is taking to support local councils to meet the challenges posed by drivers operating outside the area in which they are licensed.

• West Bank: Forced Displacement 2 Jul 2025

  The debate may continue until 5.58 pm.

• West Bank: Forced Displacement 2 Jul 2025

  Order. The sitting is suspended for 15 minutes. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—

More of Karl Turner’s recent appearances