Luke Myer MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland is Luke Myer (Labour).
Offices and committees
Luke Myer sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] | 24 June 2025 | 3 July 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 40dee6b6f041.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Luke Myer, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2). Latest registration 8 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Steve Gibson - £1,250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to watch Middlesbrough Club in the EFL Championship final on 23 May 2026, with hospitality. Approximate value. Luke has made a donation to the MFC Foundation
- Value of the benefit: £1,250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-23
- Name of the donor: Steve Gibson
- Status of the donor: Individual
Steve Gibson - £250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to watch Middlesbrough Football Club in the EFL Championship play-off semifinal on 9 May 2026, with hospitality. Approximate value. Luke has made a donation to the MFC Foundation
- Value of the benefit: £250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-09
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-05-09
- Name of the donor: Steve Gibson
- Status of the donor: Individual
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Luke Myer's office spent £173,932 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £5,318 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £173,931.57 |
| Office costs: spent | £5,318.26 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,414.36 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £10,420.73 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Luke Myer voted in the House of Commons: 527 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 49 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Luke Myer voted 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
Luke Myer has tabled 93 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 4 other departments.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average monthly pension payment is to civil service pensioners.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time is from date of retirement to first payment for retired civil service pensioners.
Civil Servants: Lump Sum Payments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average lump sum is paid to civil service pensioners.
Defence: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK participation in the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank on (a) access to finance for UK defence manufacturers and SMEs and (b) investment in UK defence …
Assisted Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring Assisted Area status to support investment, jobs and economic growth in less economically developed parts …
Electronic Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affi …
Free School Meals: Tees Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in the Tees Valley region were eligible for free school meals in 2023/24 and in 2025/26; how many are expected to be eligible in 2026/27; and what the estimated total value of support provided …
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of nurses and doctors is in the (a) North and (b) South of England.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on appointing a Chair to the statutory public inquiry into Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; and what steps he is taking to ensure that t …
Video Games
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Cabinet Office on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Sil …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b15d4d58d62a. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Luke Myer.
2024 general election
Luke Myer won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,468 votes (43.3%), a majority of 214 over Simon Clarke (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 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.