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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2 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

2 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

2 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

2 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 27 Apr 2026

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 28 July 2026 to question 17814, whether her Department has (a) met with Kent County Council and (b) concluded whether their Commu

Department for Education15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on how many state-funded schools in England require female pupils to wear a hijab as part of their school uniform.

Department for Education7 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a state-funded school may require a pupil of primary-school age to wear religious clothing as part of its uniform without the express consent of th

Department for Education7 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what protections are in place to ensure that pupils of (a) no religion and (b) a religion other than that of a faith school are not required to wear religi

Department for Education7 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted has a role in assessing whether a state-funded school's uniform policy is consistent with the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) school's obligat

Department for Education7 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to state-funded schools on the circumstances in which a pupil may decline to wear religious clothing required by a sc

Department for Education7 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the her Department has taken to establish whether individuals convicted of serious people-smuggling offences overseas are present in t

Home Office28 Aug 2026

Southeastern: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of new metro rolling stock for the southeastern network on performance and costs.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Jul 2026

Schools: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Kent’s Communities of Schools model complies with her Department's guidance.

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Jul 2026

Pupils: Meningitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether school children who have been in a classroom, dining hall, shared areas with someone who now has confirmed meningitis are being offered a)antibioti

AnsweredDepartment for Education19 Mar 2026
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