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.

504

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

32

Oral Questions

53

Debates Spoken In

101

Speeches

504

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

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 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

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

2 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

2 votes · 2 Jun 2026

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

Unemployment: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the causes of economic inactivity related to poor health.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Aug 2025

Mental Health: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to reopen Senior Mental Health Lead training grants.

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Aug 2025

Mental Health: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to extend mental health education in schools to (a) colleges and (b) post-16 institutions.

AnsweredDepartment for Education29 Aug 2025

Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement recommendation 1 of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel national review into safeguarding children with disabilitie

AnsweredDepartment for Education9 Jun 2025

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding through the growth and skills levy will employers be able to spend on non-apprenticeship training.

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 May 2025

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to (a) providers and (b) employers on the growth and skills levy.

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 May 2025

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish guidance on funding rules and criteria for the Growth and Skil

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 May 2025

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Growth and Skills Levy effectively reduces skills gaps identified by Skills England.

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 May 2025

Local Government: Risk Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether she plans to provide (a) addit

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government29 Apr 2025

Government Departments: Information Sharing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to share data between Departments on matters that affect trends in the level of the cost of living.

AnsweredCabinet Office29 Apr 2025
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