At a glanceLauren Edwards is a Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 489 votes in Commons divisions (85% attendance), tabled 50 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Lauren Edwards did not vote in 86. 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
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Rochester and Strood 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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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 478 of 478 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 472 of 472 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 469 of 469 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 465 of 465 shared votes
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Chris Vince
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 461 of 461 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 270 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 151 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 347 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 303 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 288 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.
Miscellaneous2
- Labour & Co-Operative Councillor for Rochester East and Warren Wood, (unpaid since August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (registered 4 Aug 2024)
- Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Strategic Defence Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to implement the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
Implementation of all 62 recommendations is moving forward at pace, and in the last year, we have made significant progress. To support warfighting readiness, we launched the Military Intelligence Services, Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit and the Defenc...
Community Health Services: Rochester and Strood
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to community-based healthcare in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Answer · 14 Apr 2026
This government has made clear that one of the essential shifts to get the NHS back on its feet is from hospital to community. Our ambitions for neighbourhood health are one key area to enable this essential shift. Neighbourhood Health will improve access...
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Defence Housing Strategy; what the total planned investment is for upgrading military accommodation; and how many service homes are expected to benefit in R
Answer · 26 Mar 2026
We have begun the biggest transformation of Armed Forces housing in a generation. The Department is in the early stages of delivering the recommendations of the Defence Housing Strategy and we will publish our implementation plan in due course. The plan i...
Beer: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce a guest beer agreement in England.
Answer · 12 Mar 2026
My Honourable friend is a real champion of local breweries, especially Moot Brewery in Halling, which she visits regularly and knows produces excellent beer. The government fully recognises the importance of independent breweries and pubs, and we are comm...
Financial Ombudsman Service
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to establish service standards to improve the effectiveness of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS); and pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 77954 on Financial Ombuds
Answer · 12 Mar 2026
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) sets itself performance targets in its annual Plans and Budgets publication. Ensuring timely outcomes is one of the FOS’s main priorities for 2025-26, as outlined in its annual Plans and Budget publication on 1 April ...
Pre-school Education: CCTV
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will give an update on her progress of appointment of an expert advisory group for the development of CCTV guidance for the early years sector.
Answer · 4 Feb 2026
The ‘Early years foundation stage’ statutory framework requires early years providers to have safeguarding policies that address the use of mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices with imaging and sharing capabilities. Decisions about install...
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of delivering compensation in line with the Parl
Answer · 22 Jan 2026
As the Secretary of State set out on 11 November 2025, we are retaking the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. The process to retake the decision is underway and it is important that the government give...
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement UIN HCWS1044 on Pensions Update of 11 November 2025, what information his Department holds on the reasons that the findings of the 2007 research report did not le
Answer · 26 Jan 2026
The Secretary of State announced in his oral statement of 11 November 2025 that we will retake the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on State Pension age. This was because findings from a 2007 report had not been drawn to ...
Speeches in the chamber
9 Jul 2026 Waste Crime Action Plan
I really welcome the three-pronged strategy in the Government’s waste crime action plan—focused on prevention, enforcement and remediation—and I welcome the small number of recent and really significant illegal waste sites, which the Minis…
9 Jul 2026 Waste Crime Action Plan
10. What progress she has made on implementing the waste crime action plan.
15 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
I thank the Minister for his comments about Grenfell. I welcome the legislation that the Government have introduced to lower the voting age to 16, and to make it easier for people to register to vote, but has he considered the benefits for…
15 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
15 Jun 2026 Acoustic Design Planning Requirements: Workplaces
Sownd Certification is the UK’s first accreditation for spaces that are audio-inclusive and comfortable for neurodivergent people, spaces such as Oscar Acoustics innovation centre in my constituency. Will the Minister meet me to discuss th…
15 Jun 2026 Acoustic Design Planning Requirements: Workplaces
7. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of acoustic design requirements for workplaces in the planning system.
10 Jun 2026 Engagements
Q3. Flexible and co-working spaces play an important role in regenerating town centres such as mine in Rochester and Strood. They bring more people to our high streets to spend money in our local shops and support our local economies. B…
27 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
Can the Minister provide an update on the action plan to ensure that lessons are learned from the way that changes to the state pension age were communicated to women born in the 1950s?
15 Apr 2026 Engagements
The Prime Minister was right to resist us being drawn into an ill-conceived war in the middle east with apparently no clear plan for how it may end. Despite the welcome cost of living support that he referenced in his statement on Monday, …
15 Apr 2026 Engagements
Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 April.
14 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
The James Williams healthy living centre recently opened in Chatham town centre in my constituency. It means that more of my constituents can receive care closer to home, rather than travelling to the other end of Medway to visit the hospi…
13 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T3. I welcome the action that the Government are taking to improve the reporting and transparency of political donations from unincorporated associations in the Representation of the People Bill. Since 2010, 97% of donations from such b…
26 Mar 2026 Gurkha Veterans
I thank the hon. and gallant Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas) and the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating this really important debate. My constituency of Rochester and Strood has a long and proud history and association…
17 Mar 2026 Youth Unemployment
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. As someone who represents an area where more than 90% of businesses are SMEs, I particularly welcome the financial incentives for SMEs to take on young apprentices in the key industries of …
12 Mar 2026 Business of the House
May we have a debate on the recent Valuation Office Agency changes to business rate classifications for flexible and co-working spaces? The agency says that it is just following case law, but the changes could have significant implications…
12 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
I add my voice to that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) in calling on the Government to publish the review of market access for small breweries as soon as possible. I was delighted that Moot Brew b…
11 Mar 2026 Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
Before I became a Member of Parliament, I worked for the CWU at the time of Royal Mail’s privatisation, and I am sad to say that much of what we feared would happen has come true. Residents in Grain in my constituency reported receiving no…
10 Mar 2026 High Street Businesses: Tax Changes
The Government’s business rate relief package for pubs has been hugely welcome, but other high street businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors are struggling. Will the Minister consider increasing the small business rate r…
9 Mar 2026 Unemployment
Net migration has fallen to the lowest level since 2021, which will have a significant impact on our labour market and economy if we do not train and support unemployed people in the UK into jobs in key sectors. What steps is the Secretary…
5 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
Earlier this week, those of us on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Office on the significant issues with the administration of the civil service pension scheme—issues that are pl…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] 5 Mar 2025 – 20 Mar 2025
Expenses
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lauren Edwards, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Lauren Edwards?
Lauren Edwards is a Member of Parliament representing Rochester and Strood in the House of Commons. See Lauren Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Lauren Edwards represent?
Lauren Edwards sits as Labour. See Lauren Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Lauren Edwards represent?
Lauren Edwards is the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood. See Lauren Edwards's official Parliament profile.
How long has Lauren Edwards been an MP?
Lauren Edwards has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Lauren Edwards's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Lauren Edwards?
Lauren Edwards has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Lauren Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.