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

Staffing£107,396
Office£25,638
Travel£589
Accommodation£164

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,598 voters

Labour
15,403 votes36.2%
Conservative
12,473 votes29.3%
Reform UK
9,966 votes23.4%
Green Party
2,427 votes5.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,894 votes4.5%
Workers Party of Britain
245 votes0.6%
Heritage Party
190 votes0.5%

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 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

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

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

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence21 May 2026

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Mar 2026

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;

AnsweredMinistry of Defence23 Mar 2026

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

AnsweredTreasury5 Mar 2026

Beer: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce a guest beer agreement in England.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade5 Mar 2026

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Jan 2026

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Jan 2026

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

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jan 2026
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