At a glanceIan Lavery is a Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They have cast 479 votes in Commons divisions (83% attendance), tabled 902 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ian Lavery did not vote in 96. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Blyth and Ashington Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Andy McDonald
Labour
100.0% · 439 of 439 shared votes
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Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour
100.0% · 403 of 403 shared votes
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Jon Trickett
Labour
100.0% · 379 of 379 shared votes
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Emma Lewell
Labour
100.0% · 353 of 353 shared votes
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
100.0% · 155 of 155 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.5% · 4 of 264 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.5% · 4 of 259 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.7% · 5 of 292 shared votes
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Chris Philp
Conservative
2.0% · 6 of 295 shared votes
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David Davis
Conservative
2.1% · 5 of 236 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- QTS Data Centres - £7,276.00 (registered 17 Mar 2026)
Family members employed1
- Hilary Lavery employed
Written questions
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.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
In the 2024 Autumn Budget, the Government committed £11.8bn in compensation to people who were infected and affected as a result of the Infected Blood scandal. We estimate that the specific changes announced following the public consultation on the infect...
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.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The revised service specification for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders has been developed through NHS England's established governance process, including stakeholder testing, public consultation, and consideration by the relevant specialised com...
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.
Answer · 11 Jun 2026
The two generations of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) support employment across the North of England by increasing access to finance for smaller businesses to start, scale and innovate.The first NPIF delivered more than £1 billion of combi...
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.
Answer · 15 Jun 2026
The British Business Bank seeks to improve access to finance for businesses across the UK through both national and regional interventions. The former includes the Start Up Loans scheme, where loans have been issued in every UK parliamentary constituency,...
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.
Answer · 15 Jun 2026
The Department for Business and Trade is committed to supporting economic growth and job creation across all parts of the United Kingdom, including in communities historically affected by deindustrialisation. The key objective of the Industrial Strategy i...
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.
Answer · 11 Jun 2026
The Growth Hub network comprises 38 local business support bodies delivered by or via local authorities in England. DBT provides funding to authorities for their Growth Hubs to deliver a core service and to act as local delivery partners for the new Busin...
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.
Answer · 15 Jun 2026
The Government is committed to improving economic growth and living standards across every part of the United Kingdom, including in communities affected by the long-term decline of industry. We are moving away from a model where growth is concentrated in ...
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.
Answer · 15 Jun 2026
The Government is committed to improving economic growth and living standards across every part of the United Kingdom, including in communities affected by the long-term decline of industry. We are moving away from a model where growth is concentrated in ...
Early day motions
| 1 Jul 2026 | Pet-inclusive homelessness and temporary accommodation | 22 sig. |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Action Mesothelioma Day 2026 | 27 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Liushenyu mining disaster and workers’ safety | 36 sig. |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Centenary of the derailment of the Flying Scotsman | 23 sig. |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign | 19 sig. |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Lobby of Parliament by refugee groups | 12 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Regional Accents and Social Mobility
That is very kind of the hon. Gentleman. My youngest son Liam speaks with a much harsher dialect than me, but he speaks five times faster than the hon. Gentleman. Imagine the problems that causes us when we travel abroad, or even to Yorksh…
15 Jul 2026 Regional Accents and Social Mobility
I say a big thank you to my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for bringing this important debate to the House. I am keen to discuss this issue, as someone who was forged in the coalfield community of Ashington, which…
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Increasing numbers of people experiencing homelessness are being forced to choose between accessing accommodation and keeping the pets that provide them with companionship, emotional support, stability and a sense of safety. Street Paws is…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
T2. A small coach operator in my constituency of Blyth and Ashington has local authority school contracts, and he has seen the price that he pays for fuel increase by 38% per month, without any additional support from the council. What…
1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for bringing this really important issue to the House. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. Listen, it is not my intention to mention g…
24 Jun 2026 Engagements
Q13. The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, a miners’ charity established in the 1920s to support the miners in their communities, has carried out some incredible work with some incredible employees, but the current leadership t…
22 Jun 2026 British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
I should declare an interest, as probably the only deferred member of the mineworkers’ pension scheme left in the Commons. There is a perception that the Government treat the BCSSS differently from the MPS. There is a belief that some have…
22 Jun 2026 British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
A number of years ago, the Business and Trade Committee came forward with recommendations, which were totally ignored by the Government of the day. The Labour party has been in office for just under two years and has made tremendous stride…
22 Jun 2026 Teacher Recruitment and Retention
The working lives of teachers and leaders study last year showed that almost three in 10 teachers were expecting to leave the profession in the next 12 months, and 90% of the people who have left or are intending to leave cite high workloa…
22 Jun 2026 Teacher Recruitment and Retention
12. What steps her Department is taking to encourage teachers to remain in that profession.
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I am sure that hon. Members from across the House would agree with the hon. Lady’s sentiments. On the estate claims, what has just been explained cannot be right, as the right hon. Member—sorry, I am promoting the hon. Gentleman—[Interr…
18 Jun 2026 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
We have got to boil this down very, very simply. This has been described as the biggest tragedy the NHS has ever seen. As a result, lots of people have sadly passed on, and people are still dying on a frequent basis at a time when there ar…
18 Jun 2026 Business of the House
The Ashington, Blyth and Tyne train line, which was closed during the Beeching cuts of the ’60s, reopened in December 2024 and has already been used by more than 1.5 million passengers. There is a burning desire to extend the line to the c…
16 Jun 2026 Strait of Hormuz
They say the devil is in the detail. While we await the full details of the US-Iran agreement, does the Secretary of State agree that, had we followed the calls from Opposition Members to rush into war, it would only have prolonged the con…
16 Jun 2026 Strait of Hormuz
10. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure freedom of navigation through the strait of Hormuz.
15 Jun 2026 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I have had the absolute privilege of consulting the young people in my constituency in every secondary school in Bedlington, Ashington and Blyth. There was not one who believed an outright was the appropriate action to take. They all had n…
3 Jun 2026 General Strike Centenary Commemorations
All they wanted was dignity, an existence, food and a roof over their heads: “Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day.”
3 Jun 2026 General Strike Centenary Commemorations
I declare an interest, as I spent most of my life—31 years—in the coal industry before I became a Member of Parliament. I believe I am the only coalminer in the Commons who worked under the North sea. In this place, we had 70 to 80 miners …
2 Jun 2026 Workplace Exposure to Silica Dust
Thank you, Dr Allin-Khan. As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) on securing this timely debate on a really serious issue, and on making a very strong speech.…
23 Apr 2026 Business of the House
Changes to Northumberland county council’s council tax support scheme have left some low-income residents in my constituency facing unaffordable increases, some of nearly £100 per month. Those impacted are the most vulnerable in our commun…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Co-National Campaign Coordinator · Cabinet Office 14 Jun 2017 – 5 Apr 2020
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 7 Oct 2016 – 5 Apr 2020
- Campaigns and Elections Chair · Cabinet Office 11 Feb 2017 – 14 Jun 2017
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society) · Cabinet Office 18 Sep 2015 – 7 Oct 2016
Other posts
- Party Chair, Labour Party 14 Jun 2017 – 5 Apr 2020
Committee memberships
- Business and Trade Committee 29 Nov 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment 29 Nov 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Energy and Climate Change Committee 8 Jul 2015 – 26 Oct 2015
- Energy and Climate Change Committee 2 Nov 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- Regulatory Reform 26 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
- Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) 10 Jul 2013 – 11 Dec 2013
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee 26 Jul 2010 – 24 Oct 2011
Previous seats
- Wansbeck · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
7 Esther Court, Wansbeck Business park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8AP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ian Lavery, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Ian Lavery?
Ian Lavery is a Member of Parliament representing Blyth and Ashington in the House of Commons. See Ian Lavery's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ian Lavery represent?
Ian Lavery sits as Labour. See Ian Lavery's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ian Lavery represent?
Ian Lavery is the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington. See Ian Lavery's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ian Lavery been an MP?
Ian Lavery has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Ian Lavery's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ian Lavery?
Ian Lavery has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ian Lavery's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.