At a glanceJen Craft is a Labour MP for Thurrock, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 478 votes in Commons divisions (83% attendance), tabled 35 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Jen Craft did not vote in 97. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill Committee since 25 Jun 2025
- Health and Social Care Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Thurrock Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 465 of 465 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 457 of 457 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
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Alan Strickland
Labour
100.0% · 438 of 438 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 437 of 437 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 260 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 297 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 291 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 276 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 317 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Family members engaged in third-party lobbying1
- Alastair Craft employed as Lobbyist (registered 29 Jul 2024)
Shareholdings1
- Shares in Cavendish Consulting Limited (registered 28 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Internet: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help protect children online.
Answer · 19 Mar 2026
Protecting children online is a top priority. The Online Safety Act brought in some of the strongest protections for children globally.We have already taken steps to build on these by introducing new priority offences and tackling intimate image abuse and...
Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she provides to secondary schools on the identification of speech and language needs in children entering the school from primary education.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
To ensure teachers can support children before needs escalate, we will develop National Inclusion Standards that set out evidence-informed tools, strategies and approaches for educators to draw on to identify and support children and young people with add...
Department of Health and Social Care: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to question 91186, what steps he will take to engage with BSL signers to assess the suitability of products which use Artificial Intelligence approaches t
Answer · 22 Jan 2026
The Department is aware of a number of emerging products that use artificial intelligence (AI) to support translation into British Sign Language (BSL). While the Department and its arm’s‑length bodies are not currently developing or deploying such tools, ...
Sign Language: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 91065, what engagement she has undertaken with BSL signers regarding Artificial Intelligence approaches to British Sign Language.
Answer · 23 Jan 2026
We are currently researching the artificial intelligence tools that are available on the market and what they can provide for users. Once this research has concluded, we will engage with British Sign Language signers which will help inform next steps.
Sign Language: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 91065, what tools have been or are being assessed to deliver Artificial Intelligence approaches to British Sign Language.
Answer · 23 Feb 2026
The department has predominantly looked at text to British Sign Language translation tools, reviewing information from the main players in this field, Signapse, Robotica and Silence Speaks and engaging with our primary supplier for generative articifical ...
Sign Language: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 91065, for what identified needs is she considering whether Artificial Intelligence approaches to British Sign Language might form a solution.
Answer · 23 Jan 2026
The department is currently assessing what artificial intelligence tools have been developed in this space. Once we have assessed the landscape, we will reach out to relevant stakeholders to discuss whether the tools we have identified can solve those pro...
Department for Transport: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question 91075, how much has been spent on the display of (1) on-screen human interpreters and (2) artificial intelligence creations of British Sign Language at rai
Answer · 9 Feb 2026
The Department and its public bodies have not yet directly taken steps to develop or use artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to British Sign Language. However, as described in both our Transport artificial intelligence action plan - GOV.UK and our DfT...
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Sign Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 91062, what projects involving the use of AI to create accessible content with regards to?British Sign Language have been approved
Answer · 26 Jan 2026
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), including Innovate UK, has a portfolio of over £1 billion in AI research and innovation, with a further £1.6 billion allocated across 2026/27 to 2029/30. UKRI’s AI investments build broad, foundational technologies that ...
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 NHS Buildings: Extreme Heat
On a visit to Basildon hospital last week, I was told by staff how dealing with the unprecedented demand due to the heatwave was compounded by working in a building that is fundamentally unfit to cope with extreme heat, not least with A&am…
8 Jul 2026 NHS Corridor Care
My local hospital, Basildon university hospital, is in the 40th worst trust for delivering hospital care. Does my hon. Friend agree that not having the right community equipment, such as community disability aids and home adaptations, can …
30 Jun 2026 Culture, Media And Sport
Many colleagues have spoken about the importance of sports, activity and physical health, and how it is not just a nice to have or an add-on, but something that is absolutely vital if we are to deliver our goals, particularly on creating a…
30 Jun 2026 National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
I very much welcome the report and Baroness Amos’s work to highlight the failings across our maternity system. It is pure and utter medical misogyny that has led us here. The value that we place on the lives and experiences of women has be…
29 Jun 2026 Northern Ireland Office
Many Members across the House have spoken about the financial situation in Northern Ireland. My hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) spoke very well about the impact that it has on the lives of people in Northern Ireland. …
22 Jun 2026 Children of Military Families: Educational Support
This morning I had the honour of taking part in the flag raising ahead of Armed Forces Day in Thurrock in my home patch. I reflected that while the impact of service is one of pride, there is also a big impact on the families of the men an…
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
I agree with my hon. Friend. The lack not only of Reform UK Members but—other than the shadow Minister—of Conservative Members is disgraceful and a real shame. Labour Members are trying to make positive change to bring communities together…
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
That is indeed shocking and very short-sighted. The real issue in my area is that our council is under intervention, so its ability to plan and take enforcement action, and to put planning conditions on town centres to better reflect wh…
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate. I also congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Leigh and Atherton (Jo …
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
In my patch in Thurrock, we unsurprisingly do not have a lot of London tourist tat shops, which are synonymous with dodgy directors changing hands every few weeks. We do, however, have a number of really suspect home goods shops, which sel…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I find that quite unusual, as, having travelled on privatised trains for a number of years, I am very familiar with dirty, unreliable trains, and GBR will finally unite rail and the networks to e…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
I completely agree. We have waited since the inception of the railways for them to be accessible. As anyone who, like me, is a bit of a rail geek and enjoys a trip on a stream train of a weekend will know, railways in the past were not des…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
This Bill represents a once-in-a-generation chance to create a simpler, more effective and more accountable railway. I am pleased that c2c, which serves my constituents in Thurrock, was one of the first operators to come under public owner…
9 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
Last week the Supreme Court overturned the previous Cheshire West judgment on the Mental Capacity Act 2005, throwing the sector that cares for people with learning disabilities and/or autism into what it has called “chaos”. There is signif…
4 Jun 2026 Pride Month
As a fellow Essex MP, I too was shocked by the decision taken by Essex county council on displaying Pride and LGBT+ material in libraries. Today I learned that, unfortunately, it appears that my own council of Thurrock, which is now run by…
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
The hon. Member is making an excellent point. I hope he will forgive me for adding another ask to his list. In assistance and drivers for home-to-school transport for disabled children—particularly those who have autism or neurodiversity—c…
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) on securing this debate. I will focus my remarks on home-to-school transport for SEND children and young p…
2 Jun 2026 Points of Order
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 21 May, during business questions, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) asked a question relating to the murder of my constituent Henry Nowak. At the time, the case against his mur…
2 Jun 2026 Murder of Henry Nowak
I pay tribute to my constituent, Henry Nowak, a bright young man at the start of a life that held so much promise. The turnout at his funeral and the outpouring of community support show that he had an impact well beyond his young years. I…
1 Jun 2026 Health Bill
My hon. Friend is completely right. One of the biggest issues with delivering care for children in the SEND system and for disabled children more widely is the lack of join-up between the various services that they should be able to acc…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Mental Health Bill [HL] 9 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
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Constituency office
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Jen Craft, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Jen Craft?
Jen Craft is a Member of Parliament representing Thurrock in the House of Commons. See Jen Craft's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Jen Craft represent?
Jen Craft sits as Labour. See Jen Craft's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Jen Craft represent?
Jen Craft is the Member of Parliament for Thurrock. See Jen Craft's official Parliament profile.
How long has Jen Craft been an MP?
Jen Craft has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Jen Craft's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Jen Craft?
Jen Craft has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Jen Craft's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.