About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Luke Akehurst) represents you, and all of the people who live in North Durham, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for North Durham

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

Social Media

• @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Transport
• Pharmacy: Community Health Services
• Defence Equipment: Procurement
• Guided Weapons: Procurement
• Military Aircraft: Helicopters
• Absent Voting: National Insurance

Currently held offices

• Member, Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (since 4 Mar 2025)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 20 Jan 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Armed Forces Commissioner Bill ( 4 Dec 2024 to 12 Dec 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kevan Jones
• Giles Radice

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Committee (2 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 11 Jul 2025

  Off-road Bikes (Police Powers) Bill: Second Reading – Luke Akehurst. Private Members' Bills

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Myanmar: Development Aid 16 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK aid to Myanmar (a) reaches people impacted by the recent earthquake and (b) is not intercepted by the military regime.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Myanmar: Development Aid 16 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a proportion of UK aid to Myanmar will be ringfenced for healthcare provision.

More of Luke Akehurst’s recent appearances

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