Chris Ward

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Chris Ward is the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office).

421

Votes Cast

£203,111

Expenses 2024-25

9,663

Majority

44.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£203,111

Staffing£158,826
Office£29,229
Accommodation£11,572
Travel£3,485

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,686 voters

Labour
17,893 votes44.0%
Conservative
8,230 votes20.2%
Green Party
7,997 votes19.7%
Liberal Democrat
3,949 votes9.7%
Independent
1,833 votes4.5%
Social Democratic Party
784 votes1.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

22

Written Questions

11

Oral Questions

51

Debates Spoken In

239

Speeches

421

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Dementia: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of dementia training for adult social care staff on improving quality of life for (a) individuals wi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making food and nutrition assessments a statutory requirement in discharge care plans

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Feb 2025

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to enforce taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regulations.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Feb 2025

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) taxi and (b) private hire journeys either (i) start or (ii) finish within licensed vehicle areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Feb 2025

Malnutrition: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of food poverty on trends in the level of malnutrition in over 65-year-olds in Sussex in

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Feb 2025

Malnutrition: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of people aged over-65 who are malnourished in Sussex in the last (a) 12 mo

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Feb 2025

Malnutrition: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the NHS of providing treatment for malnutrition to people over 65-years old in Sussex in the last (

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Feb 2025

Prostate Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the development of a clinical policy relating to the use of abiraterone acetate as a first-line treatment for men

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Nov 2024

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the eligibility rules for free school transport.

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Oct 2024

Natural Gas: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department issues guidance on handling hazardous materials when developing former gasworks sites.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Oct 2024
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