Lauren Edwards
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Lauren Edwards is the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
489
Votes Cast
£133,786
Expenses 2024-25
2,930
Majority
36.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£133,786
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 42,598 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
50
Written Questions
31
Oral Questions
52
Debates Spoken In⚑
64
Speeches⚑
489
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 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026
3 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(2)
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- Date interest arose
- 5 July 2024
- Date interest ended
- 6 February 2025
Registered 4 August 2024; updated 1 October 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Lauren in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to implement the Strategic Defence Review.
Community Health Services: Rochester and Strood
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to community-based healthcare in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Defence Housing Strategy; what the total planned investment is for upgrading military accommodation;
Financial Ombudsman Service
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to establish service standards to improve the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS); and pursuant to the Answer o
Beer: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce a guest beer agreement in England.
Pre-school Education: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will give an update on her progress of appointment of an expert advisory group for the development of CCTV guidance for the early years sector.
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the potential
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what information his Department holds on the reasons t
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes on 1950s-born women living in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Construction: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure adequate workforce capability to deliver (i) infrastructure and (ii) construction projects, in t
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