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

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

AnsweredHome Office17 Dec 2024

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

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Dec 2024

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.

AnsweredHome Office17 Dec 2024

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

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero16 Dec 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Dec 2024

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

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Dec 2024

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

AnsweredTreasury2 Dec 2024

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.

AnsweredTreasury12 Nov 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero6 Nov 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Oct 2024
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