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
• Juries: Finance

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

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall 12 May 2025

  e-petition 702844 relating to the Income Tax Personal Allowance – Lewis Atkinson. Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm

• Culture, Media and Sport: Supporting Musicians 3 Apr 2025

  What steps she is taking to support musicians.

• Culture, Media and Sport: Supporting Musicians 3 Apr 2025

  Sunderland is a music city, and key to that are our great grassroots venues such as the Bunker, Independent and Pop Recs. But venues like those across the country operate on a financially precarious basis. Will the Minister update the House on how he will monitor the implementation of the voluntary levy on arena and stadium gigs, so that it can rapidly provide financial support to venues like...

More of Lewis Atkinson’s recent appearances

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