Ian Lavery MP: votes, interests and costs
Ian Lavery (Labour) is the MP for Blyth and Ashington, in the seat since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Ian Lavery; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-National Campaign Coordinator | Cabinet Office | 14 June 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
| Campaigns and Elections Chair | Cabinet Office | 11 February 2017 | 14 June 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 7 October 2016 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society) | Cabinet Office | 18 September 2015 | 7 October 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 29 November 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment | 29 November 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Energy and Climate Change Committee | 8 July 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
| Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) | 10 July 2013 | 11 December 2013 |
| Energy and Climate Change Committee | 2 November 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 26 July 2010 | 24 October 2011 |
| Regulatory Reform | 26 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Party Chair, Labour Party | 14 June 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ea0b43883f33.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Ian Lavery, as the MP registered them: Family members employed (1), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). Latest registration . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Hilary Lavery employed
- Job title or role: Senior Secretary
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Hilary Lavery
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
QTS Data Centres - £7,276.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Provision of venue and refreshments for a conference on Artificial Intelligence
- Value of the benefit: £7,276.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-06
- Name of the donor: QTS Data Centres
- Status of the donor: Company
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 Ian Lavery's 2024-25 staffing spend as £246,913 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £224,157. Office costs came to £25,615 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 | £246,912.56 | £224,157.46 | £219,699.27 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,615.34 | £23,434.78 | £25,092.17 |
| Accommodation: spent | £27,821.78 | £25,133.97 | £20,644.97 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,808.52 | £6,765.81 | £6,527.43 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £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: Blyth and Ashington CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Manager (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 520 votes by Ian Lavery in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 52 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 2 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 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, 164 written questions have been tabled by Ian Lavery, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Cabinet Office; Department for Education; Department for Business and Trade; and others.
Haemophilia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the new service specification for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders has not been published; and when it will be published.
Blood: Contamination
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to compensate those infected and affected by contaminated blood.
Skilled Workers: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle skills shortages in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.
British Business Bank
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investment from the British Business Bank is spread evenly throughout the country.
Economic Growth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage a culture of economic growth in deindustrialised areas.
Unemployment: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in areas with high economic inactivity historically impacted by deindustrialisation.
Business: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage businesses in deprived areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation to employ people locally.
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Northern Powerhouse investment fund has done to increase employment in areas historically impacted by deindustrialisation.
Growth Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that support offered by Growth Hubs is not only used in places of concentrated wealth.
Social Media: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what further action the Government plans to take to help reduce the negative impacts of social media on the mental health of young people and wider society.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4159544850ef. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Ian Lavery.
2024 general election
Ian Lavery won Blyth and Ashington at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 20,030 votes (49.6%), a majority of 9,173 over Mark Peart (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Blyth and Ashington 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.