Laura Trott

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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The Rt Hon Laura Trott is the Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Education.

1235

Votes Cast

£284,794

Expenses 2024-25

5,440

Majority

36.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£284,794

Staffing£263,056
Office£21,292
Travel£445

Year-on-Year

2024-25£284,794
2023-24£248,806
2022-23£221,203
2021-22£205,944
2020-21£174,564
2019-20£27,689

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,899 voters

Conservative
18,328 votes36.7%
Liberal Democrat
12,888 votes25.8%
Reform UK
9,341 votes18.7%
Labour
6,802 votes13.6%
Green Party
2,033 votes4.1%
Rejoin EU
298 votes0.6%
Social Democratic Party
209 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

125

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

53

Debates Spoken In

127

Speeches

289

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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1 AYE1 NO

Finance Bill Committee

2 votes · 11 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Finance Bill

2 votes · 27 Nov 2024

2 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee

2 votes · 12 Nov 2024

Financial Interests(12)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Lord John Nash

£30,000 political Staff Funding

£30,000
Name of donor
Lord John Nash
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£30,000 political Staff Funding
Donor status
individual

Registered 9 April 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Lord Philip Harris

£25,000

14 July 2025

£25,000
Name of donor
Lord Philip Harris
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,000
Date received
14 July 2025
Date accepted
14 July 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 18 July 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Sophie Smith

£10,000 political Staff Funding

£10,000
Name of donor
Sophie Smith
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000 political Staff Funding
Donor status
individual

Registered 23 March 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Lord Fink

£10,000

5 June 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Lord Fink
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Date received
5 June 2025
Date accepted
5 June 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 11 June 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Lord Agnew

£10,000

20 November 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Lord Agnew
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Date received
20 November 2025
Date accepted
20 November 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 28 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Laura in Parliament

Curriculum and Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for publishing the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment review.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

Universities: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on universities.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

Universities: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how much the increase to employers National Insurance contributions will cost universities.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the judicial review of her decision to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Free

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 9707 on Tax Avoidance, when she will provide an update on her policy on the Loan Charge.

AnsweredTreasury30 Oct 2024

Special Educational Needs: Swanley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, UIN HCWS150, if the proposed new special educational needs school in

AnsweredDepartment for Education24 Oct 2024

Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to respond to the consultation entitled The licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England which closed on 2 Septem

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2024

Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce a criminal offence to prosecute individuals who create sexually explicit deepfakes.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice21 Oct 2024

Local Plans: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Chapter 12, Paragraph 7, of her Department's consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Plann

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2024

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing the revised National Planning Policy Framework.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government8 Oct 2024
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