About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Lewis Atkinson) represents you, and all of the people who live in Sunderland Central, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Sunderland Central

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @lewisatkinson.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Juries: Finance
• Public Health

Currently held offices

• Member, Petitions Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 14 Oct 2024)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 14 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 25 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Julie Elliott

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (29 out of 29)

Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: Humanist Marriage — [Dame Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair] 12 Jun 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under you, Dame Siobhain. Like others, I commend the hon. Member for Henley and Thame (Freddie van Mierlo) and my hon. Friends the Members for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) and for Morecambe and Lunesdale (Lizzi Collinge) on securing this debate. In 2009, I got married in the National Glass Centre in my constituency, in a humanist ceremony. Because, as other hon. Members...

• Business of the House 12 Jun 2025

  The volunteers of the Southwick Village Green Preservation Society have for six years worked with pride and love to improve the green in my constituency. Thanks to their efforts, it not only looks beautiful but celebrates the proud history of Southwick, including the contribution of Suddickers to shipbuilding, and in world wars. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking them for what...

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 11 Jun 2025

  As well as the welcome developments that my hon. Friend alludes to in the Tees, this is about the wider north-east. In my constituency, Wastefront has a £100 million investment and is creating 100 good jobs on the River Wear. Does he agree that jobs are being made in the wider north-east through this Government’s policy and that they are under threat from the policies of Opposition parties...

More of Lewis Atkinson’s recent appearances