At a glanceNatasha Irons is a Labour MP for Croydon East, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 498 votes in Commons divisions (87% attendance) and tabled 40 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Natasha Irons did not vote in 77. 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
- Health Bill Committee since 11 Jun 2026
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Croydon East 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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Andy Slaughter
Labour
100.0% · 462 of 462 shared votes
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Matthew Pennycook
Labour
100.0% · 454 of 454 shared votes
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Kevin McKenna
Labour
100.0% · 450 of 450 shared votes
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Pam Cox
Labour
100.0% · 447 of 447 shared votes
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Claire Hughes
Labour
100.0% · 443 of 443 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.3% · 1 of 303 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 228 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 331 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 287 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 153 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.
Written questions
Domestic Abuse: Information Sharing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of information-sharing frameworks in enabling victims of domestic abuse to be notified if their abuser enters the United Kingdom; and whether steps will b
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this government. This is why we have made it our mission to halve levels of VAWG in a decade, using every lever available to us. Information sharing can help to safeguard victims or potential v...
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to support additional needs for school pupils up to the age of 16, in
Answer · 5 Jun 2026
In the 2026/27 financial year, 11% (£5.6 billion) of the schools national funding formula (NFF) has been allocated through deprivation factors, and 18.1% (£9.2 billion) has been allocated for additional needs overall. The total amount of funding allocated...
Free School Meals: Secondary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in year 10 were eligible for free school meals by constituency in 2024-25.
Answer · 28 Apr 2026
The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is published annually in the Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics accredited official statistics here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-cha...
Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16 to 19 education; and what assessment she has made of the po
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
The national funding formula (NFF) for school pupils up to age 16 reflects additional needs of pupils, including economic disadvantage, low prior attainment, English as an additional language and pupil mobility. In the 2026/27 academic year, £5.6 billion ...
Internet: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc
Answer · 12 Mar 2026
Ofcom considers age assurance to be highly effective when it meets particular criteria for technical accuracy, robustness, reliability and fairness, and has set out guidance on which methods meet that criteria. Ofcom will publish reports on age assurance ...
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to incorporate Ofcom’s findings on the role of app stores in protecting children from harmful content into the Government’s consultation on children’s use o
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the (a) timetable and (b) resourcing for its work on the role of app stores in children’s access to harmful content.
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...
Young Futures Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.
Answer · 26 Feb 2026
This Government is dedicated to improving the lives of young people; that is why we launched the National Youth Strategy and the Young Futures Hubs programme - to ensure they have safe spaces to go and meaningful things to do. Our eight early adopter area...
Early day motions
| 4 Nov 2025 | Suicide prevention on railways | 15 sig. |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Croydon High School all-girls satellite launch | 2 sig. |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Recognition for World War I servicemen affected by PTSD | 6 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
9 Jul 2026 Health Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
My hon. Friend is making powerful comments. I was struck by his argument that we need to focus more on what we do in communities. In Croydon East, a community diagnostic centre has opened, which is important because people in my community …
8 Jul 2026 National Youth Strategy
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) for securing this important debate. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on youth affairs, I know the importance of services for young people, and I welcome t…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I declare an interest: I worked for a public service broadcaster and my husband still does. I say as somebody who understands the sector a bit that it is not just about public service but about recognising Britishness on our screens and in…
15 Jun 2026 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I would like to thank the young people in my constituency from Ark Blake Academy, Oasis Academy Arena and Oasis Academy Shirley Park for meeting me to share their views on how to keep them safe online. They were clear that they wanted acti…
3 Jun 2026 Engagements
Q3. I am proud that, after decades, this Labour Government are putting passengers before profit by bringing Greater Thameslink Railway, Southern and Gatwick Express into public ownership. The previous Government shelved plans to unblock…
2 Jun 2026 Milburn Review: Interim Report
This is not just about work; this is about what it means to grow up as a young person in this country and meeting the ambitions of young people like those in my community in Croydon East. The Government have already announced a number of m…
29 Apr 2026 Engagements
Q8. With £158 million in fair funding, £20 million of Pride in Place funding for New Addington and funding for new trams, this Labour Government are finally giving Croydon the backing that it needs. Building a Croydon for all starts with…
14 Apr 2026 Knife Crime
I thank the Minister for her tireless work and campaigning on this issue, both in this place and in our community of Croydon. I know that this moral mission is personal to her, but given her experience, does she agree that tackling knife c…
17 Mar 2026 Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme
I completely agree. We have to look at economic investment and infrastructure in broad terms. The fact that local plans can unlock local growth corridors and be key to local areas should be included in the assessment of the validity of the…
17 Mar 2026 Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme
I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. As the Minister will know, this is the second time that I have se…
11 Mar 2026 Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) for securing this urgent question. In my constituency, we have had a massive uptick in complaints about not only letters being delivered late, but priority service not …
26 Feb 2026 Business of the House
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Coloma Convent girls’ school in my constituency, where students are campaigning on the vital issue of debt relief for developing countries and what this nation can do about it. They highlighted the s…
25 Feb 2026 Student Loan Repayment Plans
On that point about making an economic choice, we are talking about the creative industries, which are worth hundreds of billions of pounds to our economy. Ensuring we have a diverse voice and qualified people in those jobs and having acce…
25 Feb 2026 Student Loan Repayment Plans
Will the hon. Member give way?
25 Feb 2026 Student Loan Repayment Plans
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing the debate. The system that the current Government have inherited, after years of failure on the iss…
25 Feb 2026 Student Loan Repayment Plans
I have enjoyed the perks of being an elder millennial, graduating in 2004 as a plan 1 student. The retrospective changing of the threshold, burdening plan 2 students with debt, is unbelievable, as is linking interest to the retail price in…
24 Feb 2026 Online Harm: Child Protection
I wanted to intervene on the point about principles, content and responsibility. I worked for Channel 4 before I came to this place, and we were regulated by Ofcom. Channel 4 did not create its own content, but was responsible for the edit…
24 Feb 2026 Online Harm: Child Protection
I am new to this place and clearly still learning, but I am wondering why, in that case, measures on designing out at source the harms that the hon. Member is talking about were watered down in the Online Safety Bill. She is absolutely rig…
24 Feb 2026 Online Harm: Child Protection
I sincerely thank the hon. Lady for giving way. When we talk about the consultation, it is not necessarily about seeking consensus in this place; it is about seeking consensus with parents and children, and with people outside this place. …
24 Feb 2026 Online Harm: Child Protection
I thank the Minister for the decisive action that he took over the recent Grok incident. Given the scope of the consultation and the fact that we are talking about online harms, I want to flag the issue we have around content on YouTube, w…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill 12 Nov 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
- Mental Health Bill [HL] 9 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 6733
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
43 Blackhorse Lane, Croydon, CR0 6RT
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Natasha Irons, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Natasha Irons?
Natasha Irons is a Member of Parliament representing Croydon East in the House of Commons. See Natasha Irons's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Natasha Irons represent?
Natasha Irons sits as Labour. See Natasha Irons's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Natasha Irons represent?
Natasha Irons is the Member of Parliament for Croydon East. See Natasha Irons's official Parliament profile.
How long has Natasha Irons been an MP?
Natasha Irons has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Natasha Irons's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Natasha Irons?
Natasha Irons has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Natasha Irons's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.