Luke Taylor MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam is Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat). Current post: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (London), held since 18 September 2024.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Luke Taylor.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (London) | Opposition Department | 18 September 2024 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Crime and Policing Bill | 20 March 2025 | 13 May 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 005d5b90fc61.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Luke Taylor, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Miscellaneous (1), Employment and earnings (1). Latest registration 19 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Two complimentary tickets and lunch for myself and my Chief of Staff at the 2026 Farnborough Air Show (the value of this interest falls below the threshold for registration under Category 3).
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-07-20
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-07-20
- Name of the donor: ADS Group
- The type of interest: Financial interest or material benefit
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Free annual membership of the National Liberal Club
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
National Liberal Club - £1,552.86
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP
- Value of the benefit: £1,552.86
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-08-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-08-15
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Councillor - London Borough of Sutton
- Type of work or service being provided: Councillor
- Date the agreement ended: 2026-05-10
- Name of the payer: London Borough of Sutton
- Brief description of the payer's business: Local Authority
- Agreement - £1,012.00
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Luke Taylor's office spent £147,635 on staff, from a staffing budget of £198,653, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £31,711 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 | £147,635.07 |
| Office costs: spent | £31,710.98 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £154.90 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,037, staffing £198,653, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Sutton and Cheam BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Chief of Staff (fixed term part time), Communications Officer (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Constituency Support Manager (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Luke Taylor voted in the House of Commons: 412 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 37 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 Taylor voted Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: Aye |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading No; Programme Motion No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye; New Clause 7 Aye; Amendment 51 Aye; New Clause 21 Aye; Amendment 47 Aye; Amendment 4 Aye; Amendment 23 Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 Aye; Amendment 1 Aye; New Clause 25 Aye |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: No |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 142 No; Report Stage: New Clause 140 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 145 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 6 Aye |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 Aye |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye; New Clause 4 Aye |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 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, 365 written questions have been tabled by Luke Taylor, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Social Care and 3 other departments.
Visitor Levy: Exemptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to exempt (a) campsites, (b) activity centres and (c) other overnight accommodation used by voluntary youth organisations from the proposed Overnight Visitor Le …
Prisoners: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons offer the provision of braille transcription services for individuals with visual impairments.
Omaveloxolone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing an interim access pathway in England for omaveloxolone.
Omaveloxolone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet Ataxia UK to discuss the potential merits of including omaveloxolone in the pilot scheme.
Motor Vehicles: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to make data showing whether vehicles have been reported stolen publicly available free of charge.
Motor Vehicles: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help stop organised crime involving vehicle theft.
Economic Crime: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will use the Illicit Finance Summit to press the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to introduce publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership without …
Economic Crime: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will expand the remit of the Illicit Finance Summit to include tax abuse.
Economic Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle the enablers of illicit finance in the financial and legal services sectors.
Schools: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what he is taking, as co-owner of the International Education Strategy, to ensure UK schools expanding overseas do not use non-disclosure agreements to silence harassment or discrimination in ways that …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1f9327f608e0. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Luke Taylor.
2024 general election
Luke Taylor won Sutton and Cheam at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,576 votes (36.9%), a majority of 3,801 over Tom Drummond (Conservative). Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Sutton and Cheam figures
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