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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3 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
3 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
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 9 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
2 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
2 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
2 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(2)
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Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2024)
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
Counter-terrorism: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of referrals made to the Prevent programme in relation to people from (a) Rochester and Stroo
Research: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the total value of investment made in research and development in the (a) public and (b) private se
Banks: Vandalism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on tackling?vandalism of bank branches.
Clean Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to ensure that (a) cross-border energy projects and (b) the GridLink interconnect
General Practitioners: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of General Practitioners in rural communities.
Special Educational Needs: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve training for teachers to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in (a) mainstream and (b) s
Financial Services: Euro
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 13971 on Financial Services: Euro, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate against the risk of th
Financial Services: Euro
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with her European Union counterparts on the future of EU denominated clearing in the UK beyond June 2025.
Environment Protection: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on establishing the Office for Clean Energy Jobs; and when he plans to publish its terms of reference.
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Buses Bill would make local authority trade companies eligible to bid for bus franchises.
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