Sorcha Eastwood
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Sorcha Eastwood is the Alliance MP for Lagan Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
67
Votes Cast
£177,849
Expenses 2024-25
2,959
Majority
37.9%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£177,849
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 49,081 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
297
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
76
Debates Spoken In⚑
109
Speeches⚑
67
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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2 AYE1 NORenters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
17 Dec 2024
4 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
Financial Interests
No registered interests found.
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sorcha in Parliament
Armed Forces Covenant
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty on the work of his Department.
Journalism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a judge-led public inquiry into the surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland by MI5.
Visas: Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an all-island working visa for the island of Ireland.
Visas: Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with his Irish counterpart on the potential merits of creating an all-island working visa.
Visas: Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking discussions with her Irish counterpart on establishing an all-island wo
Motor Insurance Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings of the Motor Insurance Taskforce have taken place; and when the next meeting will take place.
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the interaction between Housing Benefit and Universal Credit on the ability of young people
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the Housing Benefit and Universal Credit interaction on young pe
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the Housing Benefit earnings disregard from £5 to £57 for young people living
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the Housing Benefit taper rate from 65 per cent to 55 per cent on young people l