Member of Parliament
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Labour MP for Gravesham
Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board
At a glanceDr Lauren Sullivan is a Labour MP for Gravesham, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board. They have cast 503 votes in Commons divisions (87% attendance), tabled 12 written questions and registered 6 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dr Lauren Sullivan did not vote in 72. 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
She is Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board.
Current roles
- Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill Committee since 25 Jun 2025
- Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board Other post since 4 Feb 2025
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Gravesham Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 485 of 485 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 482 of 482 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 479 of 479 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 460 of 460 shared votes
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Alan Strickland
Labour
100.0% · 457 of 457 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 271 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 307 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 282 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 301 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.5% · 5 of 337 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.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Gravesham Borough Council - £1,564.00 (registered 13 Oct 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Switzerland between 08 October 2025 and 09 October 2025 (registered 29 Oct 2025)
Miscellaneous4
- Gravesham Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 1 August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Kent County Councillor, (unpaid since 1 August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Appointment as a Trustee of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. This is an unpaid role. (registered 29 Oct 2025)
- Trustee of a CIO/CIC organisation called Northfleet Central. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to support local high streets.
Answer · 12 Dec 2025
This government is putting high streets at the heart of economic renewal through our Small and Medium Sized Business Plan and MHCLG's £5 billion Pride in Place programme which will support areas in both of my Honourable Friends' constituencies.At Budget, ...
Aviation: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade,? what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of consumer protection for customers using third party airline aggregators.
Answer · 18 Nov 2025
Third party airline aggregators operating in the UK are subject to consumer rights legislation.The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCCA) Act 2024 requires traders, including airline aggregators, to display prices inclusive of all taxes and un...
Environment Protection: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that magistrates’ courts hand down proportionate sentences for environmental crime.
Answer · 20 Oct 2025
Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the courts. Parliament has provided the courts with a broad range of sentencing powers to deal effectively and appropriately with offenders, including discharges, fines, community sentences, suspended sentenc...
Fly-tipping: Enforcement
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) amend legislation and (b) increase local authority enforcement powers relating to fly-tipping.
Answer · 20 Oct 2025
This Government has committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess that they have created. This will build on the sanctions already available for fly-tipping which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing of vehicles and prosecution th...
Gaza: Press Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance with international protections for journalists in the conflict in Gaza; and what steps he is taking to support internat
Answer · 17 Sep 2025
The UK strongly condemns all violence directed against journalists and media workers. Civilian reporters covering conflicts are afforded protection under international humanitarian law. We are therefore appalled by the extremely high number of fatalities,...
River Thames: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) improve water quality in the river Thames and (b) protect local wildlife from (i) plastic pollution and (ii) sewage discharges.
Answer · 30 Jun 2025
The Water (Special Measures) Act will enable the Environment Agency (EA) to build on its transformation in the way it regulates the water industry, enabling it to take faster, firmer action against poor performance. It will speed up civil penalties for le...
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the DVLA’s Drivers Medical Group in processing medical licence renewals; and what steps he is taking to improve service delivery for drivers wit
Answer · 30 Jun 2025
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) aims to process all applications as quickly as possible. However, driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated can take longer as the DVLA is often reliant on information fr...
Railways: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on improving rail connectivity in Wales.
Answer · 11 Jun 2025
We are working with Welsh government on a range of shared priorities, which includes rail connectivity.We are investing an historic £445 million into Welsh rail to right years’ of underfunding by previous governments and unleash Wales’ economic potential....
Early day motions
| 16 Jun 2025 | Allergy safety and equality in schools | 6 sig. |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Northfleet School for Girls award of the Lionesses Futures Fund Pitch | 4 sig. |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Retrospective awarding of the Humanitarian Medal | 9 sig. |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Elliott Holmes Memorial Fund | 6 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I thank the Minister for his statement. In Gravesham, we mostly advocated for option 5A and against options 1A and 4D. I welcome the decision to pursue 4B, as it is clear that the Government have listened to the calls for smaller communiti…
8 Jul 2026 National Youth Strategy
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) on securing this really cool debate, and I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financ…
30 Jun 2026 Support for Victims of Abuse
In Gravesham, I recently visited the new Maltings child contact centre hosted by the City Praise Centre in Chalk. It is the only one in north Kent, and provides a calm, safe place for parents to meet their children. It takes place on a Sat…
30 Jun 2026 Support for Victims of Abuse
7. What steps his Department is taking to support women and children who have experienced abuse to access support services.
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
The extension of closure orders to 12 months would be very welcome. There was a closure order a few years ago in Gravesham, but the shop was still selling illegal cigarettes and even hormone replacement therapy medication literally that da…
17 Jun 2026 Engagements
I associate myself with the Deputy Prime Minister’s remarks and pay tribute to Jo Cox. I also wish the England men’s team all the best tonight—may they follow the winning example of the Lionesses and the Scotland men’s team. Does my rig…
17 Jun 2026 Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 June.
1 Jun 2026 Child Sexual Offender Data
I thank the hon. Member for her bravery and for being an example for survivors. I pay tribute to her and all those who have experienced this abuse. There is hope, and they should reach out and have faith, but we need to make sure that the …
21 May 2026 Imprisonment of Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Iran
My hon. and learned Friend is making a powerful speech on behalf of his constituents. On the point of monitoring the welfare and health of the Foremans, with diplomatic relations as they are at the moment, does he agree that we must implor…
21 May 2026 Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) on bringing this topic to the Chamber, where it belongs. We need to keep the pressure on to ensure that survivors have a…
19 May 2026 Energy Security
I welcome the Government’s commitment, set out in the King’s Speech, to drive innovation in the energy sector and deliver clean and more secure energy for future generations. Gravesham is stepping forward to meet the challenge. The Northfl…
23 Apr 2026 UK Biobank Data
I thank the Minister for his statement. Fundamentally, this is valuable data, and it relies on trust. I therefore welcome UK Biobank’s actions in suspending the agreement with these researchers. Will the Minister provide a commitment and w…
16 Apr 2026 Business of the House
This Saturday, the streets of Gravesend will be filled with vibrancy and colour with the Vaisakhi celebration and religious procession through the town. British Sikhs, the cornerstone of whose faith is selfless service, have made such a po…
16 Apr 2026 Neuroscience and Digital Childhoods
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I welcome this new inquiry looking at children and young people’s device use. There is a growing feeling that there is a causation between screen use and poor mental health outcom…
19 Mar 2026 Online Harms
I welcome that intervention. Initially, action needs to be taken, but I am not sure whether a ban would be clearcut enough, because there are so many ways to get around it. How do we verify if a person is 16? The emphasis is being put on t…
19 Mar 2026 Online Harms
My apologies to the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom). I was speaking about “Inside the Rage Machine”. What people have witnessed is remarkable. The documentary makers found that serious exploitation cases wer…
19 Mar 2026 Online Harms
I thank the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Bedfordshire for securing this important debate. Online harms are systemic, they are scaled, and they are producing real-world consequences, as we have seen. Social media is now the environme…
17 Mar 2026 Meningitis Outbreak
I send my condolences to the families affected, and to all those who have lost young lives to meningitis in the past. I welcome the Secretary of State’s targeted vaccine programme, as well as the roll-out to deliver antibiotics at pace. Va…
12 Mar 2026 International Women’s Day
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to make it clear that, as per my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am a visiting research scientist—an unpaid position—at the Francis Crick Institute. I forgot to men…
12 Mar 2026 International Women’s Day
It is a privilege to speak in this debate. I pay tribute to the women and men here, and particularly to my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Dr Tidball) for her powerful and moving account, and for sharing her experien…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 21 Oct 2024 – 22 Jun 2026
- Crime and Policing Bill 20 Mar 2025 – 13 May 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dr Lauren Sullivan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dr Lauren Sullivan?
Dr Lauren Sullivan is a Member of Parliament representing Gravesham in the House of Commons. See Dr Lauren Sullivan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dr Lauren Sullivan represent?
Dr Lauren Sullivan sits as Labour. See Dr Lauren Sullivan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dr Lauren Sullivan represent?
Dr Lauren Sullivan is the Member of Parliament for Gravesham. See Dr Lauren Sullivan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dr Lauren Sullivan been an MP?
Dr Lauren Sullivan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Dr Lauren Sullivan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dr Lauren Sullivan?
Dr Lauren Sullivan has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dr Lauren Sullivan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.