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Division Vote (Commons)
1 Jul 2026 - Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 80 Noes - 281
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Jul 2026 - Employment Tribunals - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 107
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q9. Too many people are waiting too long for NHS mental health care, with over 6,000 adults waiting up to two years. In Sunderland, grassroots organisations like the wonderful Betsy Jenny café are providing support to our community, but they cannot substitute for timely, NHS-funded care. As the Government consult …..."
Lewis Atkinson - View Speech

View all Lewis Atkinson (Lab - Sunderland Central) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 264 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 94
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 267 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 93
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 261 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 94
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 160
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2026 - Customs - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 160
Written Question
Domestic Abuse
Wednesday 24th June 2026

Asked by: Lewis Atkinson (Labour - Sunderland Central)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation addressing coercive and controlling behaviour in respect of capturing patterns of such behaviour occurring within groups, organisations or closed communities.

Answered by Natalie Fleet

We know that controlling and coercive behaviour (CCB) is a particularly insidious form of abuse and recognise the long-term emotional and psychological distress it can cause.

Controlling or coercive behaviour is an offence in the Serious Crime Act (2015). The statutory definition of domestic abuse, contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, explicitly recognises controlling or coercive behaviour as a form of domestic abuse. The Act extended the coercive or controlling behaviour offence to ex-partners and families who do not live together. This offers protection to victims who are experiencing CCB from a family member they do not live with or post-separation abuse from an ex-partner.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduced a statutory definition of ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA). Once in force, this will explicitly recognise that controlling or coercive behaviour can take place within a HBA context. The definition stipulates that the perpetrator(s) and the victim must be known to one another in person. This includes those that are personally connected but also wider community members who might be perpetrating the abuse.

The government has set out our view on the implementation of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, including CCB, in “Domestic Abuse Act 2021: post-legislative scrutiny”, which is published on Gov.UK.

Division Vote (Commons)
23 Jun 2026 - Puberty Blockers - View Vote Context
Lewis Atkinson (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 112 Noes - 283