Whether he has held recent discussions with colleagues in the Treasury on the pause in applying VAT to compassionate medicines programmes.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 12 Dec 2019
Luke Evans.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Hinckley and Bosworth.
Commons votes
411/526
78% attendance · top 35% of MPs
Party alignment
13%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
848
across 270 debates · 173,605 words
Written Qs
861
814 answered · 47 pending
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026
3 Jun 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party MP in a politically split seat.
Dr Luke Evans is the Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care).
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Evans broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading | Yes | vs party |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 | Yes | vs party |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 | No | vs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 Apr
Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
“The PM shaped the vetting system through settled political decision-making and cannot hide behind process or subordinates; power cannot hide behind those who obey it.”
21 Apr
Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review Body
“Questions government accountability and clarity of responsibility amid NHS restructuring; raises concerns about contractor failures (NRS collapse) and whether existing mechanisms c…”
14 Apr
Access to GPs: Bracknell Forest
“New GP contract's single point of access referral system will block patients from specialist treatment, allow non-doctors to assess cases under targets to reject one in four referr…”
24 Mar
Endometriosis Services
“Praised previous government's diagnostic centre and surgical hub investment but challenged Labour's new single-point-of-access referral system, warning it risks delays for endometr…”
None recorded
Evans holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 405 | 47.0% |
| Department for Education | 77 | 8.9% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 75 | 8.7% |
| Department for Transport | 61 | 7.1% |
| Treasury | 52 | 6.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 34 | 3.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 26 | 3.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 25 | 2.9% |
Most recent.
What estimate he has made of the number of compassionate or expanded access schemes affected by VAT-related costs, including any schemes that have been withdrawn.
Awaiting answer.
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on exempting compassionate medicines programmes from VAT.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the impact on children with relapsed or rare cancers of reduced availability of compassionate access to innovative therapies.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
No active register entries.
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 227,833 | 78.4% |
| Accommodation | 29,067 | 10.0% |
| Office Costs | 27,847 | 9.6% |
| MP Travel | 3,634 | 1.3% |
| Staff Travel | 1,773 | 0.6% |
| Total · 180 claims | 290,568 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Evans on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 17,032 | 35.6% | Won |
| 2019 | Bosworth | 36,056 | 63.9% | Won |
| 2015 | Birmingham Edgbaston | 15,812 | 38.3% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Hinckley and Bosworth.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke EvansWON | Con | 17,032 | 35.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Hinckley and Bosworth →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 173,605 words
16 Jul 2024 → 2 Jun 2026
16 Jul 2024 → 2 Jun 2026
Written QsMembers API
861 tabled · 814 answered
861 tabled · 814 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£290,568 · FY 24_25
£290,568 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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