Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the call for evidence on how gamebirds are reared in the gamebird sector.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Laurence Turner.
Labour Party MP for Birmingham Northfield.
Commons votes
461/521
88% attendance · top 9% of MPs
Party alignment
21%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
722
across 224 debates · 69,763 words
Written Qs
308
307 answered · 1 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in Reform UK-controlled territory.
Laurence Turner is the Labour MP for Birmingham Northfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Turner broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 | Yes | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 May
Employment Rights Act 2025
“Supports the Act's goals but questions whether a £500,000 fine cap creates disproportionate liability between large hostile employers and medium-sized trade unions, undermining the…”
20 Apr
Draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2026
“Welcomes the change as an important step to improve workforce diversity and address aging demographics, praising collaboration between government, industry, and unions including AS…”
26 Mar
Resident Doctors: Industrial Action
“Highlights the hypocrisy of the BMA offering its own staff only 2.75% while calling 3.5% for doctors a 'crushing blow'; characterises this as breathtaking inconsistency.”
5 Mar
Official History Programme
“Strongly welcomes the resumption of the Official History Programme after 100 years of providing valuable insights and calls for continued updates on commissioning progress.”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
@larry-turner.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 45 posts
Celebratory → warm, supportive
Labour Party45
Posts
39
Substantive
9
Labour Market
Most criticises
Reform 3
Conservative Party 2
Most supports
Labour 6
Labour government 3
Labour Party 2
Recent substantive posts.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | Housing | angry | “I used Business Questions to draw attention to the scandal of poor quality and poorly-regulated houses converted into Supported Exempt Accommodation (SEAs). Wh…” |
| 20 May | Transport | measured | “This is the sort of change that won't get the headlines, but it will make a real difference for the delivery of larger transport improvements” |
| 18 May | Labour Market | measured | “I believe that UCU and other HE unions would need to publish constituency membership figures. The ONS only estimates where the jobs are, rather than where peopl…” |
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Turner currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Turner sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 95 | 30.8% |
| Department for Education | 34 | 11.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 33 | 10.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 18 | 5.8% |
| Ministry of Justice | 16 | 5.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 15 | 4.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 14 | 4.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 13 | 4.2% |
Most recent.
When HS2 Ltd will next publish minutes of its board meetings.
HS2 Ltd Board minutes covering the period between August and November 2025 will be published by the end of May, following this week’s cost and schedule ranges announcement. HS2 Ltd Board minutes covering the period between December 2025 to …read full →
How many passenger rail delay minutes were attributed to trespassers in each year from 2020/21 to 2025/26.
The British Transport Police work in collaboration with the rail industry to minimise disruption to the network following a trespass incident. Their activity includes innovative new tactics such as the deployment of Beyond Visual Line of Si…read full →
With reference to the oral contribution of the Deputy Prime Minister, on 05 November 2025, Official Report, column 903, what recent progress his Department has made on ensuring that the NHS supports people with Friedreich’s Ataxia.
Following the oral question, the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety met with Jonathan Brash, his constituent, and Ataxia UK. Under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is working to impr…read full →
Register of interests.
Chair of the GMB Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Chair of the GMB Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 11 November 2024
(Registered 20 November 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 27 Nov 2024
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 126,066 | 75.6% |
| Office Costs | 20,087 | 12.0% |
| Accommodation | 18,841 | 11.3% |
| MP Travel | 1,054 | 0.6% |
| Staff Travel | 665 | 0.4% |
| Total · 125 claims | 166,713 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 2 Jun | What steps he is taking to accelerate the delivery of nuclear power projects. | Tabled | Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Birmingham Northfield | 14,929 | 39.6% | Won |
2024 — full result, Birmingham Northfield.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence TurnerWON | Lab | 14,929 | 39.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Birmingham Northfield →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 69,763 words
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
17 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
308 tabled · 307 answered
308 tabled · 307 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£166,713 · FY 24_25
£166,713 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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