At a glancePeter Lamb is a Labour MP for Crawley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 532 votes in Commons divisions (93% attendance), tabled 93 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Peter Lamb did not vote in 43. 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
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Crawley 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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Michelle Scrogham
Labour
100.0% · 383 of 383 shared votes
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Uma Kumaran
Labour
100.0% · 365 of 365 shared votes
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Angela Rayner
Labour
100.0% · 261 of 261 shared votes
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Darren Jones
Labour
100.0% · 208 of 208 shared votes
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Wes Streeting
Labour
100.0% · 208 of 208 shared votes
Votes least like
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Chris Philp
Conservative
1.8% · 6 of 339 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
2.0% · 6 of 297 shared votes
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
2.2% · 9 of 402 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
2.2% · 7 of 319 shared votes
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Jesse Norman
Conservative
2.3% · 8 of 349 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
- Institute of Directors - £3,750.00 (registered 18 Apr 2026)
Written questions
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support local journalism.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Juries
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will make an assessment on the potential to utilise the Government's Tell Us Once service to avoid the unnecessary issuing of jury notices to the recently deceased.
Answer · 23 Jul 2026
The jury summoning process has for decades relied on electoral registration data, provided to us by local authorities. This information is received on an annual basis, which means there can be (and are) instances where a death has occurred but has not yet...
Screening: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans exist for replacing outdated scanning machines as part of the programme for doubling capacity.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to investing in replacing outdated scanners. The 2025 Spending Review confirmed over £6 billion of additional capital investment over five years across new diagnostic, elective, and urgent care capacity. This funding will deliv...
General Practitioners: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent fraud by GP Consortia.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The Government takes fraud against the National Health Service very seriously and uses a range of measures to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud.We have a comprehensive Counter Fraud Strategy in place, supported by a coordinated, system-wide approach a...
Students: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students from lower-income backgrounds are able to afford to attend university.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
To improve affordability for disadvantaged students, we will future proof our maintenance loan offer by increasing maintenance loans in line with forecast inflation every academic year. Maintenance loans will increase by 2.71% in the 2026/27 academic year...
Health Services: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce barriers for adults on lower incomes attempting to access NHS care.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
National Health Services are free at the point of use for those ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, except for certain charges, such as NHS prescriptions in England and dental charges across the UK.Many schemes are available to help reduce barriers...
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote trade with nations in the European Union.
Answer · 30 Jun 2026
We have reset our relations with the EU and will continue engagement at EU level and bilaterally to build relationships that benefit Britain. While we have agreed with the EU the second Summit will not go ahead on 22 July as originally planned, we remain ...
Iran: Conflict Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support international efforts to deescalate tensions in Iran.
Answer · 26 Jun 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June.
Early day motions
| 15 Jul 2026 | Abuse Doesn't Fly campaign | 10 sig. |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Safety of university students | 8 sig. |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Crawley Town Football Club’s Community Foundation | 4 sig. |
| 3 Jun 2026 | 40th anniversary of Hawth Gymnastics | 4 sig. |
| 21 May 2026 | Steel import tariffs and further education colleges | 4 sig. |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 70th anniversary of Crawley's councils | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Employees Travelling Outside the UK: Expenses Rate
I take that fully on board. I am delighted that the hon. Member is here for this debate. There are cities in Europe where the situation is even more pronounced than in Amsterdam. In Budapest, the total residual rate set in 2013 and unch…
14 Jul 2026 Employees Travelling Outside the UK: Expenses Rate
I beg to move, That this House has considered expenses rates for employees travelling outside the UK. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I am calling on the Government to ensure that serious considera…
2 Jul 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
I very much welcome, as I am sure do most of colleagues on the Labour Benches, the Government’s actions so far on commonhold and leasehold, and I look forward to their further steps. Today, I would like to speak to the issue of property m…
23 Jun 2026 Green Book Wellbeing Guidance
I thank the Chancellor for her response. With the constantly growing evidence base behind it, wellbeing economics offers Governments an increasingly sophisticated means of supplementing conventional economics in decision making. It reveals…
23 Jun 2026 Green Book Wellbeing Guidance
6. Whether she plans to update the Treasury Green Book supplementary guidance on wellbeing. [R]
17 Mar 2026 Automated Enforcement Technology: Evidence
The Government are to be commended for the largest ever investment in police technology, including facial recognition to catch serious offenders, and a drone squad to crack down on waste crime. However, the rules around admissibility of so…
17 Mar 2026 Automated Enforcement Technology: Evidence
9. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing greater use of evidence from automated enforcement technology in trials.
17 Mar 2026 Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. This issue has been on my radar for a very long time. I used to be the leader of the local authority in Crawley, and we have been aware for many years that the capacity limitations…
10 Mar 2026 Local Government Reorganisation: South-east
On a point of order, Mr Vickers. Regarding my earlier breach, I just want to apologise to you and to the Chamber for referring to my right hon. Friends the Members for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner) and for Leeds West and Pudsey (Rache…
10 Mar 2026 Local Government Reorganisation: South-east
There are three areas, and social care is one of them. The finances of upper-tier authorities have been totally compromised, initially by the costs of social care, where we have still not taken decisions all these years after the Dilnot re…
10 Mar 2026 Local Government Reorganisation: South-east
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. Local government is an area of great interest to me. I did my master’s dissertation on models for English devolution; I have worked at the UK’s leading think-tank on devolut…
10 Mar 2026 Local Government Reorganisation: South-east
Is the hon. Gentleman astounded, as I am, that the majority of that debt is with the public works loan board, which sits underneath the Treasury. Where was the Treasury when that debt was being allowed to accumulate?
4 Mar 2026 Ministry of Defence
Does my hon. Friend accept that part of the reason for the difference in defence spending is that those nations’ security is at much more immediate risk than that of the UK? If we are going to maintain a leading role and ensure the securit…
24 Feb 2026 Topical Questions
Crawley A&E’s closure was accompanied by a commitment to a 24-hour urgent treatment centre, a commitment that the trust is now breaking. Can the Minister meet me to discuss how local services can be preserved and improved?
23 Feb 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
Immediately, yes. Given that poor advice has previously been given by the Department to the Secretary of State, is it not time to pause and reconsider the evidence base for local government reform?
23 Feb 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I have great respect for the Secretary of State; I believe that he is one of the finest Ministers on this Government’s Front Bench, and I have great sympathy for him. The reality is that at times, we have all been presented with advice tha…
27 Jan 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform
This package of measures will transform the lives of thousands of my constituents. On fleecehold, residents in Forge Wood are paying thousands of pounds for services that other constituents receive for free. Can the Minister confirm that h…
21 Jan 2026 Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026
I would be delighted to have a different system in place. In fact, I spent many years as a local authority leader, lobbying the last Government to try to do anything on that front to resolve a system that, frankly, is still Elizabethan in …
21 Jan 2026 Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I am here replacing another Member. When they told me the subject, I said, “Great! It is the first time I have ever actually known something about the subject.” They said, “For …
20 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
T10. What action are the UK Government taking to support Tamils in seeking justice for past and current injustices?
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Full parliamentary career
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Contact & offices
01293 420564
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
7-8 The Courtyard, East Park, Crawley, RH10 6AG
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Peter Lamb, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Peter Lamb?
Peter Lamb is a Member of Parliament representing Crawley in the House of Commons. See Peter Lamb's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Peter Lamb represent?
Peter Lamb sits as Labour. See Peter Lamb's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Peter Lamb represent?
Peter Lamb is the Member of Parliament for Crawley. See Peter Lamb's official Parliament profile.
How long has Peter Lamb been an MP?
Peter Lamb has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Peter Lamb's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Peter Lamb?
Peter Lamb has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Peter Lamb's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.