Laura Trott
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Sevenoaks · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Opposition Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6898
Email: laura.trott.mp@parliament.uk
Website
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenoaks | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Sevenoaks | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
Voting participation
312th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 125 | 53.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 146 | 45.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 152 | 76.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 241 | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 205 | 81.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 176 | 92.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 946 | 88.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 317 | 50.2% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
378th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 61 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 125 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 68 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 62 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 80 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Health and Social Care Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 229th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2019
- – Became MP for Sevenoaks
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2023
- – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2024
- – Became MP for Sevenoaks
- – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Constituency: Sevenoaks
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.