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

Staffing£141,391
Office£15,916
Travel£14,931
Accommodation£5,610

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,081 voters

Alliance
18,618 votes37.9%
Democratic Unionist Party
15,659 votes31.9%
Ulster Unionist Party
11,157 votes22.7%
Traditional Unionist Voice
2,186 votes4.5%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1,028 votes2.1%
Green Party Northern Ireland
433 votes0.9%

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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1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

4 votes · 9 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 21 Jan 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sorcha in Parliament

Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) maternity and (b) paternity pay for (i) one child and (ii) multiple child births.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to support the provision of (a) legal advice and (b) advocacy services to potential claimants under the Infected Blood Compensa

AnsweredCabinet Office4 Oct 2024

Pensions: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of defaulting self-employed people into pension savings.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Oct 2024

Blood Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with NHS England to develop (a) modelling of the blood cancer care workforce and (b) national standards for sta

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Blood Cancer: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) blood cancer clinical nurses employed and (b) vacant blood cancer clinical nurse specialist posts there are in the NHS; and what

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Medical Equipment: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Lord Darzi entitled Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what step

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking improve the disparities experienced by those from (a) ethnic minorities, (b) deprived backgrounds and (c) geographical

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Blood Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help improve patient understanding of self-monitoring of blood cancer and (b) increase funding for (i) sign-pos

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Blood Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) investigator-led and (b) commercially-sponsored clinical trials in blood cancer research

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Blood Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of participation in clinical trials for blood cancer; and whether he plans to take steps to

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024
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