Sam Rushworth
Labour - Bishop Auckland
6,672 (16.5%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
6 APPG memberships (as of 7 May 2025)
Climate, Nature and Security, Extraordinary Rendition, Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services, Men and Boys' Issues, Rural Services, T-LevelsDivision Voting information
Sam Rushworth voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour No votes vs 234 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 275
Sam Rushworth voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 200 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279
Sam Rushworth voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 127 Labour No votes vs 206 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239
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.
Department Debates
(18 debate contributions)
(18 debate contributions)
(8 debate contributions)
(7 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,240 words contributed)
(650 words contributed)
(92 words contributed)
(67 words contributed)
Bishop Auckland Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 154,099 signatures (0.32%)
of 65,966 signatures (0.22%)
of 54,231 signatures (0.21%)
of 62,155 signatures (0.21%)
of 154,099 signatures (0.32%)
of 229,632 signatures (0.20%)
of 256,882 signatures (0.17%)
of 240,061 signatures (0.14%)
Petition Closed
Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media
Gov Responded - 17 Dec 2024 Debated on - 24 Feb 2025 View Sam Rushworth's petition debate contributionsclosed 2 weeks, 4 days ago
We believe social media companies should be banned from letting children under 16 create social media accounts.
Petition Closed
Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
Gov Responded - 5 Dec 2024 Debated on - 10 Feb 2025 View Sam Rushworth's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 week, 5 days ago
We think that changing inheritance tax relief for agricultural land will devastate farms nationwide, forcing families to sell land and assets just to stay on their property. We urge the government to keep the current exemptions for working farms.
Latest EDMs signed by Sam Rushworth
Humanitarian aid into Gaza
Tabled by: Adnan Hussain (Independent - Blackburn)That this House calls on the United Nations, alongside the Security Council, to take urgent action to facilitate humanitarian aid access to Gaza, in light of the statement by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs that 14,000 babies will die in Gaza if aid supplies do not get in …
(Most recent: 22 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Commemorating 200 years of the modern railway
Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)That this House celebrates the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened on 27 September 1825, marking the beginning of the modern railway era; notes that this was a transformative innovation, born in Britain, which rapidly spread across the globe, connecting places, people, ideas and fundamentally transforming the fabric …
(Most recent: 22 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Sam Rushworth, 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.
Sam Rushworth has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Sam Rushworth has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Sam Rushworth has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
1 Bill co-sponsored by Sam Rushworth
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Faraday Battery Challenge funds battery related research, development of battery materials and technologies, and encourages investment into the UK’s world-class battery facilities.
An example of investment into UK facilities is the Advanced Materials Battery Industrialisation Centre (AMBIC), due to open in Q2 2025. AMBIC will provide innovation capability for the synthesis and processing of battery materials right through to the prototyping of commercially attractive batteries. The £12 million facility will bring together scalable and commercially relevant equipment into one entity to fast-track battery materials development.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects, including the Darlington to Weardale line, are now being considered as part of preparations for the Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)