Official portrait of Dr Lauren Sullivan

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Labour MP for Gravesham, since 4 July 2024

Dr Lauren Sullivan is the Labour MP for Gravesham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She is Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board.

Scorecard

87.5% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
503 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
72 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
10 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
96 Debates spoken in 12 written questions tabled

Ranked 58 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 Aye 287–150
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 Aye 284–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 Aye 291–144
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 Aye 288–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 Aye 287–149
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 Aye 297–147
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 Aye 298–152
21 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 293–155
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 Aye 292–158
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 Aye 294–61
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 Aye 294–156
20 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E Aye 293–159
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 Aye 248–139
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 Aye 259–136
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B Aye 254–144
15 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 Aye 256–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Aye 277–150
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Aye 271–95
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Aye 273–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Aye 275–159
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Aye 269–162
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Aye 276–155
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 269–103
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 278–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments Aye 247–21

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Gravesham Borough Council
Address of donor: Gravesham Borough Council, Civic Centre, Windmill St, Gravesend DA12 1AU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Free car parking in Gravesham Borough Council car parks when on constituency business, value £1,564
Date received: 25 September 2025 to 24 September 2026
Date accepted: 26 September 2025
Donor status: other (Local Authority)
(Registered 13 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Results UK
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel and subsistence, value £742.72
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 8 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit by MPs who Chair Global Health related APPGs to meet with global institutions working to end TB, malaria and HIV, improve immunisation coverage, and protect child health.
(Registered 29 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Gravesham Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 1 August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Date interest ended: 15 March 2025
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 25 November 2025)

On the register since 13 Feb 2026

Kent County Councillor, (unpaid since 1 August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Date interest ended: 15 March 2025
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 25 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Appointment as a Trustee of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 9 October 2025
(Registered 29 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Trustee of a CIO/CIC organisation called Northfleet Central. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

96 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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