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Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

First elected: 8th June 2017

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

(since July 2024)

Shadow Minister (Defence)
3rd Feb 2022 - 30th May 2024
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]
14th Jun 2023 - 19th Jun 2023
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee
7th Jun 2023 - 12th Jun 2023
Firearms Bill
8th Mar 2023 - 15th Mar 2023
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
8th Mar 2023 - 15th Mar 2023
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
1st Mar 2023 - 8th Mar 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
7th Jan 2020 - 29th Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Fisheries, Flooding and Water)
30th Jul 2018 - 7th Jan 2020
Transport Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 29th Oct 2018


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Luke Pollard has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Gagan Mohindra (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Ministry of Defence
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Luke Pollard has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Luke Pollard

6th December 2021
Luke Pollard signed this EDM on Thursday 9th December 2021

Food insecurity

Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House recognises the horrific levels of food insecurity in the UK being experienced by approximately 11 million people; acknowledges the profound and devastating consequences of food insecurity on the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of people in our communities; notes with concern that the need for emergency food parcels …
49 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
6th December 2021
Luke Pollard signed this EDM on Wednesday 8th December 2021

Recognising the service of House of Commons staff member Will Conway

Tabled by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)
That this House wholeheartedly thanks Will Conway for his 28 years of service as a member of House of Commons staff; offers gratitude for his over two decades of service as the Branch Secretary of the GMB Union representing House of Commons staff; thanks him for his support and assistance …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Luke Pollard, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Luke Pollard has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Luke Pollard has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

3 Bills introduced by Luke Pollard


A Bill to prohibit the keeping of pump action firearms in homes, with exemptions for professional pest controllers and farmers; to make provision about medical requirements for holders of firearms certificates; to make provision about the disclosure of mental health concerns relating to holders of firearms certificates; to extend offences of stirring up hatred to cover hatred on the basis of sex or gender; to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in sentencing for violent crimes; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 6th May 2022

A Bill to prohibit the keeping of pump action firearms in homes, with exemptions for professional pest controllers and farmers; to make provision about medical requirements for holders of firearms certificates; to make provision about the disclosure of mental health concerns relating to holders of firearms certificates; to extend offences of stirring up hatred to cover hatred on the basis of sex or gender; to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in sentencing for violent crimes; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 20th July 2022

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Government to prepare a strategy for recycling out-of-service Royal Navy nuclear submarines and to report annually on progress, to consult on extending decommissioning powers in Part 1 of the Energy Act 2004 to include the recycling of Royal Navy nuclear submarines, and to publish estimates of the taxpayer liability associated with such submarines; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Luke Pollard has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament