Emma Lewell MP: votes, interests and costs
Emma Lewell (Labour) is the MP for South Shields, in the seat since 2 May 2013.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Emma Lewell as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 27 November 2024 | Current |
| Defence Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) | Department for Education | 9 October 2016 | 14 March 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 6 January 2016 | 29 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 7 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill | 15 June 2022 | 20 October 2022 |
| National Insurance Contributions Bill | 16 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 6 July 2020 | 16 January 2024 |
| Defence Sub-Committee | 5 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Defence Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 8 July 2015 | 1 February 2016 |
| Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) | 6 November 2014 | 3 February 2015 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 10 June 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 edd625ad1a00.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 8 entries for Emma Lewell: Miscellaneous (8). The most recent was registered on 22 October 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Patron of Forward Assist - a military veterans charity
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2018-01-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of the Advisory Council, Sea Power Laboratory at the Council on Geostrategy. This is an unpaid role
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-22
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chair of the Labour Friends of Kosovo group
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-23
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-09-02
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unpaid Board Member, Sea Change Cafe, South Shields (Sea Change Cafe is a Community Interest Company)
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-03-23
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Deputy Convenor of the Catholic Legislators Network.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2017-07-12
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A patron of the Social Care Worker of the Year Awards.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2016-07-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A patron of the Every Child Leaving Care Matters organisation.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2016-01-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Honorary member of the Catholic Union.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Emma Lewell's 2024-25 staffing spend as £231,909 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £207,973. Office costs came to £29,263 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £231,909.32 | £207,973.48 | £184,016.56 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,263.29 | £22,022.63 | £21,798.74 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,147.49 | £20,268.55 | £16,179.88 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £18,031.87 | £15,201.62 | £16,977.46 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £2,200.91 | £846.18 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: South Shields BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Communications Officer/Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Emma Lewell is recorded voting in 439 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 90 written questions have been tabled by Emma Lewell, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Defence; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Education; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Defence: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Memorandum of Understanding of the Technological Cooperation Programme.
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.
Water Companies: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 6751, what sanctions are placed on water companies if they do not provide Ofwat with their regular monitoring reports.
School Meals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of updated School Food Standards in supporting children’s health, wellbeing and readiness to learn.
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide a breakdown of the amounts paid by different local authorities across the country for the procurement of external bookings systems which allow families to access the holiday activities and f …
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to remove means-testing for families to access the holiday activities and food programme.
Multiple Occupation: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Houses in Multiple Occupation licences have been revoked for licence breaches by region in the last five years.
Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many licensed Houses in Multiple Occupation were being used to provide a) social housing and b) temporary accommodation funded by local authorities in each region of England …
Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the characteristics of people living in Houses in Multiple Occupation in England by a) age, b) gender, c) employment status, d) ethnicity …
Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people living in licensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in England in the last 5 years by region.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9958ab10b5d7. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Emma Lewell.
2024 general election
Emma Lewell won South Shields at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 15,122 votes (41.1%), a majority of 6,653 over Stephen Holt (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · South Shields figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.