Member of Parliament
Luke Pollard
Labour (Co-op) MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
At a glanceLuke Pollard is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and has represented the seat for 9 years, 1 month. They currently serve as Minister of State (Ministry of Defence). They have cast 315 votes in Commons divisions (55% attendance), tabled 2,491 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Luke Pollard did not vote in 260. 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
He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Defence).
Current roles
- Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) Government post · Ministry of Defence since 6 Sep 2025
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 8 Jun 2017
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Josh Dean
Labour
100.0% · 309 of 309 shared votes
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Alex Mayer Labour 100.0% · 308 of 308 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 308 of 308 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 306 of 306 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 304 of 304 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 177 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.9% · 1 of 108 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.1% · 2 of 187 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.3% · 2 of 149 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.4% · 3 of 211 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 MP2
- Babcock International - £376.80 (registered 5 Aug 2025)
- University of Plymouth - £1,788.00 (registered 5 Aug 2025)
Written questions
RM Chivenor: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RM Chivenor for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
RM Instow: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RM Instow for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
CTCRM Lympstone: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Lympstone Commando Training Centre for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould sin
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
RAF Alconbury: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Alconbury for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
RAF Wyton: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Wyton for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
RAF Odiham: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Odiham for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
Baker Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Baker Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
Sir John Moore Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Sir John Moor Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 202
Answer · 23 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.
Early day motions
| 7 May 2019 | FAIR PAY FOR THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY'S MERCHANT SEAFARERS | 34 sig. |
| 12 Oct 2017 | ROYAL NAVY'S AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT CAPABILITY | 23 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I know that my hon. Friend represents a large number of constituents who work at Defence Equipment and Support at Abbey Wood, and who do so really well. In the DIP, we have set out our support for the whole team effort between civilians an…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Food security is national security. Although farmers do not wear the uniforms of our men and women in the armed forces, they are equally as vital in making sure that we can protect our national security. One of the reasons that we are inve…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My hon. Friend knows that this south-west lad is a big fan of supporting the north-east industry to grow and create more opportunities. I will be very happy to meet with her and other north-east colleagues to look at what opportunities are…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My hon. Friend’s constituency is going to receive not just support via the £50 million Wales defence growth deal or the deep space advanced radar capability programmes at Cawdor barracks, but help for small and medium-sized enterprises in …
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
We are increasing defence spending—that is what the Labour party is doing in government. Look at what Reform has been doing: one of its politicians was accepting bribes from Russia. I do not accept what the hon. Lady is saying. We are incr…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I can confirm that it is a 10-year plan. One reason that we set out the first four years in detail is that we can see the technologies that we are purchasing in those years. We know that we will be making spends in drone technologies and a…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The Prime Minister asked all Departments to step up to support the cross-Government mission to close asylum hotels. The Ministry of Defence has done so, making available a number of sites that we no longer use for military purposes. I am v…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Harlow was centre of my thinking when it came to increasing defence spending. My hon. Friend and I have recently spent time talking about the brilliant defence companies that are based in his constituency. Having growth in defence spending…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The hon. Member will know that the Labour Government were elected on a manifesto containing a triple lock for our nuclear deterrent—not only maintaining the continuous at-sea deterrent and the new submarines, but providing all the upgrades…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
If the right hon. Gentleman is talking about a salary of up to £1 billion, he is cosplaying as the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), isn’t he? Seriously, we are the third-largest cash spender in NATO. At the spending review next year…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
We inherited a situation where the north-east was the region with the lowest Ministry of Defence spend in the country and we have made it a mission to increase defence spending in the north-east. We have an incredible talent pool in the no…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The defence investment plan clearly sets out our intention to buy up to 12 SSN-AUKUS submarines. Their delivery is conditional on the improvements in productivity that we are working with BAE Systems to deliver at Barrow, not just in workf…
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Mr Speaker, if it takes three of them to take on one of me, keep it coming. We are working with the Netherlands to develop a joint capability, and our ambition is for the first ship to enter service in the 2030s.
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
After the last Government tied up HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, never planning to send them to sea again, this Labour Government are bringing back amphibious ships. We are working with the Netherlands to develop a joint capability, and our a…
6 Jul 2026 Royal Navy Surface Fleet
My hon. Friend really is the Member of Parliament for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, as she is determined to champion it so frequently. She will have seen in the defence investment plan our commitment to the new generation of fleet solid suppo…
6 Jul 2026 Royal Navy Surface Fleet
It is unlike the SNP to be so positive about defence, isn’t it? The Type 83 and Type 32 were PowerPoints—there was no budget attached to them. That is why in the defence investment plan we set out a plan for a common combat vessel and a hy…
6 Jul 2026 Royal Navy Surface Fleet
I say seriously to the House that my hon. Friend has been an incredible advocate for Rosyth. I have met him on a large number of occasions, and he has been absolutely determined to talk not just about the potential of Rosyth, but about the…
6 Jul 2026 Royal Navy Surface Fleet
As the Member of Parliament for Devonport, where we not only base-port but refit Type 23s, I know that many of those ships that have given decades of service are no longer able to provide the capabilities we need. That is why we are accele…
6 Jul 2026 Royal Navy Surface Fleet
The defence investment plan sets out plans for a more lethal and larger Royal Navy, based on the hybrid model. Despite a lack of investment in docks and late ordering of ships under the previous Government, I can confirm that the Royal Nav…
23 Jun 2026 Defence Spending and Readiness
I am still not going to give way to the hon. Gentleman. My hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) made a good point about numbers versus capabilities. I have responded to a number of urgent questions and debat…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) · Ministry of Defence 9 Jul 2024 – 6 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Defence) · Ministry of Defence 3 Feb 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 7 Jan 2020 – 29 Nov 2021
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Fisheries, Flooding and Water) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 30 Jul 2018 – 7 Jan 2020
Committee memberships
- Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 4 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2024
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] 14 Jun 2023 – 19 Jun 2023
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 7 Jun 2023 – 12 Jun 2023
- Firearms Bill 8 Mar 2023 – 15 Mar 2023
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill 8 Mar 2023 – 15 Mar 2023
- Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 1 Mar 2023 – 8 Mar 2023
- Transport Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 29 Oct 2018
Previous seats
- Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport · Elected 2 times 8 Jun 2017 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 7 May 2015
- South West Devon 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 2749
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
13 Frankfort Gate, Plymouth, PL1 1QA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Luke Pollard, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Luke Pollard?
Luke Pollard is a Member of Parliament representing Plymouth Sutton and Devonport in the House of Commons. See Luke Pollard's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Luke Pollard represent?
Luke Pollard sits as Labour (Co-op). See Luke Pollard's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Luke Pollard represent?
Luke Pollard is the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport. See Luke Pollard's official Parliament profile.
How long has Luke Pollard been an MP?
Luke Pollard has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 1 month. See Luke Pollard's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Luke Pollard?
Luke Pollard has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Luke Pollard's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.