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
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 42,598 voters
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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4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
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
Financial Interests(2)
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Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2024)
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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
Clean Energy
What steps he is taking to work with his European counterparts on cross-border energy projects to achieve clean power in the UK by 2030.
Local Government: Reorganisation
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, when she plans to communicate decision
Local Government: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how existing local authority third party contracts for the new unitary authorities with end dates beyond the proposed vesti
New Businesses: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of British Business Bank funding is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs by sector.
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review the adequacy of apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rates for accurately capturing learner outcomes.
Apprentices: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the provision of apprenticeships in AI.
Growth and Skills Levy: ICT and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Growth and Skills Levy enables people to retrain in (a) technology and (b) digital skills.
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review compulsory functional skills requirements for apprentices who do not hold a GCSE or Level 2 equivalent qualification in Englis
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of functional skills requirements on access to apprenticeships; and what the cost of Functional Skills
Civil Servants: Mental Health
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support good mental health among civil servants.
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