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Mr Luke Charters · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
661days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
424
of 504 possible
Attendance
84%
80 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
118
68 debates
Written Qs
107
106 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£244k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 128 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 84 | |
| Economy | 74 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Housing | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 41 | 10,368 |
| Defence | 22 | 7,708 |
| Cost Of Living | 13 | 5,409 |
| Education | 11 | 3,989 |
| Local Government | 15 | 3,560 |
| Fiscal Policy | 13 | 3,358 |
| Immigration | 7 | 2,487 |
| Social Care | 7 | 2,444 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Car Insurance Industry: FraudIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I genuinely thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing the debate. I will confine my remarks … CrimeCost Of LivingTechnology | 1,023 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Car Insurance Industry: FraudI thank my hon. Friend for drawing attention to that example. Large language models can be in one’s pocket, and such documents can be generated even without internet connectivity. … CrimeCost Of LivingTechnology | 280 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Council Tax Debt CollectionWorking with the charity StepChange, we have seen that some councils are too often moving too quickly towards bailiff enforcement action. Would the Minister consider issuing best p… Local GovernmentCost Of LivingFiscal Policy | 52 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | North Atlantic Submarine ActivityWhile the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) talks down our Royal Navy, I think the House is today united in praising it for its work to deter Russian activity at deep sea. Doe… DefenceEnergy | 67 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | SEND Provision and ReformOne of my constituents, Olivia, is battling for her son to stay in mainstream education, alongside her son’s twin, who is an anchor for him. Does my hon. Friend agree with me that … EducationSocial CareLocal Government | 60 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Council Tax Debt Collection9. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of council tax debt collection practices on households in financial difficulty. Local GovernmentCost Of LivingFiscal Policy | 22 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastBBC News Ukraine recently published an outstanding report on the demand for drone interceptors, such as the British-made Octopus and the Wild Hornets Sting drone. Will the Governme… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 70 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has read the IFS report evaluating his party’s proposal. It states that the proposal would do zilch, nada, zero when it comes to monthly repayme… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 54 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansI am on plan 2, and I had a targeted maintenance grant. I will ask the hon. Member a simple question: does he think it is a fairer system to have targeted maintenance grants in it—… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 38 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student LoansThe hon. Gentleman referenced the IFS report. He will know that it has costed his proposals and that for the plan 2 cohort there would be a capital cost of £30 billion to £40 billi… EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 51 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Student Loansrose— EducationEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 1 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Fuel DutyThe hon. Gentleman is making some impassioned points about heating oil. I have a simple question for him: does he believe that the war in Iran increases the cost of heating oil or … Cost Of LivingTransportFiscal Policy | 57 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Fuel DutyThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw attention to that 5p fuel duty cut at the height of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it was too slow. Will he remind the House of the l… Cost Of LivingTransportFiscal Policy | 62 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentApprenticeship starts fell under the last Government, largely driven by the reduced uptake from SMEs, so today’s SME incentive is a game-changer. Can the Minister confirm that that… Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 66 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Defence Investment PlanI welcome my right hon. Friend’s comments about the defence investment plan, and his leadership on increased defence spending. Does he agree that a defence finance and investment s… DefenceEconomy Jobs | 63 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 26 | 24.3% |
| Department for Education | 22 | 20.6% |
| Treasury | 10 | 9.3% |
| Home Office | 10 | 9.3% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 6.5% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 6.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 4.7% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to confirm Sports Premium funding for 2026-27. | Pending |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of propranolol in pharmacies; and what steps he is taking to ensure supply. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving access to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset. | Answered |
| 06 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to low-income families whose children require prolonged inpatient neonatal and paediatric care. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare. | Answered |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. | Answered |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient safety for people with learning disabilities. | Answered |
| 12 Sept 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety for people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism. | Answered |
| 09 Sept 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to support dispensing general practices. | Answered |
| 09 Sept 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to p.15 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England, what his Department's timetable is for publishing further details on the national maternity and neonatal taskforce; and… | Answered |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | What steps her Department is taking to improve technological innovation in Yorkshire and the Humber region. | Answered |
| 08 May 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of traffic commissioners. | Answered |
| 06 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Patient Safety Commissioner has made on their work on Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants. | Answered |
| 06 May 2025 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that Disabled Students’ Allowance funding for completed Non-Medical Help support is paid in the event of a provider’s insolvency. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent people under 18 years old from committing anti-social behaviour. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 28 | 24,283 | 9.9% |
| Office Costs | 69 | 30,270 | 12.4% |
| Staffing | 6 | 176,275 | 72.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,954 | 3.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,724 | 1.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,838 | 0.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 20,982 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 1 | 4,800 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 6 | 3,622 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,500 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 23 | 3,091 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 9 | 2,210 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 1,969 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 5 | 1,347 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 1,286 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 1,284 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 1,228 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,618 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 121 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 3,500 | Paid |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 79 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | BUFFER PLAN [200011725-9006] | 29 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-5883] | 15 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,825 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Website hosting and design | Build and development of website, annual hosting and maintenance fee, web comms consultancy and other support services | 4,800 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | USB Stick for high capacity printer | 14 | Paid |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 23 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 120 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Gas | 161 | Paid |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | BUFFER PLAN | 29 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,825 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 56 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 23 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 167 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: City of York Council
Address of donor: West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Women's Rugby World Cup Italy vs South Africa match at LNER Community stadium, including food & drink for myself and a staff member, value £322
Date received: 31 August 2025
Date accepted: 31 August 2025
Donor status: other (Council)
(Registered 1 September 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Address of donor: Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, 16-18 Montagu Place, London W1H 2BQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£380), accommodation (£660), in-country travel (£290) and meals (£240), value £1,570
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Berne and Zurich)
Dates of visit: 6 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
Purpose of visit: MP delegation visit with a focus on Switzerland’s rail and transport network, and the Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) system.
(Registered 13 November 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Informa Group Ltd
Address of donor: 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Myself, flights (£436.58) and accommodation (£256.42), Staff member accompanying me, flights (£302.85) and accommodation (£256.42), value £1,252.27
Destination of visit: Netherlands
Dates of visit: 3 June 2025 to 4 June 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaker at Money 20/20 Europe Conference 2025
(Registered 9 June 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 12 wards, 23 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopthorpe | Michael Nicholls | Conservative and Unionist Party | 590 | 04 May 2023 |
| Copmanthorpe | Chris Steward | Conservative and Unionist Party | 421 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dringhouses Woodthorpe | Ashley Mason | Liberal Democrats | 1,955 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dringhouses Woodthorpe | Paula Widdowson | Liberal Democrats | 2,026 | 04 May 2023 |
| Dringhouses Woodthorpe | Stephen Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 2,233 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fulford Heslington | Kate Ravilious | Labour Party | 678 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haxby Wigginton | Andrew Hollyer | Liberal Democrats | 2,023 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haxby Wigginton | Ed Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 2,056 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haxby Wigginton | Ian Cuthbertson | Liberal Democrats | 2,013 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heworth Without | Nigel Ayre | Liberal Democrats | 966 | 04 May 2023 |
| Huntington New Earswick | Carol Runciman | Liberal Democrats | 1,476 | 04 May 2023 |
| Huntington New Earswick | Chris Cullwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,473 | 04 May 2023 |
| Huntington New Earswick | Keith Orrell | Liberal Democrats | 1,492 | 04 May 2023 |
| Osbaldwick Derwent | Mark Warters | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,138 | 04 May 2023 |
| Osbaldwick Derwent | Martin Andrew Rowley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 927 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rawcliffe Clifton Without | Darryl Joshua Smalley | Liberal Democrats | 2,099 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rawcliffe Clifton Without | Derek Wann | Liberal Democrats | 1,918 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rawcliffe Clifton Without | Sam Waudby | Liberal Democrats | 1,910 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural West York | Anne Hook | Liberal Democrats | 1,666 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural West York | Emilie Knight | Liberal Democrats | 1,366 | 04 May 2023 |
| Strensall | Paul Stratford Healey | Liberal Democrats | 919 | 04 May 2023 |
| Strensall | Tony Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 1,342 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wheldrake | Christian Vassie | Liberal Democrats | 603 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 96,281 | Electorate 76,228 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 79.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 11.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.