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Lauren Edwards

Labour Rochester and Strood

Voting record

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Voted for
0
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Lauren Edwards’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Lauren Edwards — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 504 of 590 (85%).

13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Ayes 323, Noes 160 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 361, Noes 84 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 156, Noes 273 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Ayes 161, Noes 272 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 no vote recorded
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 294, Noes 108 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Ayes 322, Noes 179 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Ayes 320, Noes 105 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 165, Noes 327 no vote recorded
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Ayes 147, Noes 318 no vote recorded
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Ayes 143, Noes 318 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Ayes 311, Noes 152 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Ayes 312, Noes 151 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Ayes 310, Noes 150 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Ayes 308, Noes 153 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Ayes 310, Noes 155 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Ayes 92, Noes 403 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Ayes 106, Noes 321 no vote recorded
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 96, Noes 154 no vote recorded
10 Sep 2025 Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 362, Noes 87 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

No government or shadow front-bench post on file for Lauren Edwards — most MPs never hold one, so this is the normal state for a backbencher, not a gap in the data.

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Lauren Edwards →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Sky UK
Address of donor: Sky Central, Osterley, Middlesex TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Headingley, England vs Scotland (tickets valued £312 and estimated hospitality £88), value £400
Date received: 20 June 2026
Date accepted: 20 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 2247735
(Registered 27 July 2026)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: International Cricket Council (ICC)
Address of donor: Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai Sports City, Street 69, PO Box 500070 Dubai, UAE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket plus hospitality for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and India at Lord's Cricket Ground, value £500
Date received: 28 June 2026
Date accepted: 28 June 2026
Donor status: company
(Registered 27 July 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

Labour & Co-Operative Councillor for Rochester East and Warren Wood, (unpaid since August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
Date interest ended: 6 February 2025
(Registered 4 August 2024; updated 1 October 2025)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Lauren Edwards yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Lauren Edwards has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£157,686.57 paid out to or for Lauren Edwards across 190 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Lauren Edwards’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £107,905.53 (10 claims)
Office Costs — £46,308.64 (163 claims)
Accommodation — £2,883.69 (15 claims)
Staff Travel — £479.84 (1 claim)
MP Travel — £108.87 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Utilities — £100.82, 2026-04-15 — Water
Cleaning services — £105.60, 2026-04-10 — [***] [***] [***] [200013630-107]
Bought-in services — £135.00, 2026-04-10 — Administrative services
Cleaning services — £105.60, 2026-04-08 — [***] [***] [***] [200013630-108]
Cleaning services — £105.60, 2026-04-07 — [***] [***] [***] [200013630-109]
Utilities — £191.73, 2026-04-01 — Electricity
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £72.00, 2026-03-27 — ALL KENT COOLING LIMIT [200013613-13250]
Equipment - purchase — £869.05, 2026-03-27 — Other office equipment

Every claim on file for Lauren Edwards →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Lauren Edwards — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Lauren Edwards’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Lauren Edwards is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cricket — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Financial Markets and Services — Officer
Declared funding: Industry Advisory Group (£13,501-15,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and Employment — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Policy Connect (£39,001-40,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services — Officer
Declared funding: Chartered Insurance Institute Group (£15,001-16,500).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Policy Connect — about £39,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and Employment).

Policy Connect — about £39,750.50, 1 group
Chartered Insurance Institute Group — about £15,750.50, 1 group
Industry Advisory Group — about £14,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Lauren Edwards personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Lauren Edwards is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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