Crawley / data
Peter Lamb · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
662days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
465
of 504 possible
Attendance
92%
39 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
245
53 debates
Written Qs
54
52 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£133k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 61 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 95 | |
| Economy | 87 | |
| Employment | 52 | |
| Crime & Policing | 45 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Policy | 6 | 5,412 |
| Local Government | 8 | 5,208 |
| Environment | 4 | 3,234 |
| Social Care | 5 | 2,892 |
| Crime | 5 | 2,594 |
| Defence | 6 | 2,409 |
| Health | 5 | 2,171 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 1,741 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6MPs voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Diego Garcia Military Base Bill. The Lords had added Amendment 6 t… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5MPs voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment that would have required the government to publish the full inflation-adjusted costs of pay… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1MPs voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment to the Diego Garcia/British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. Lords Amendment 1 would have added… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)The premise is that ultimately, regardless of whether or not a Minister is aware of something that is happening within their Department, they are still accountable for it and have … | 33 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Regardless of whether or not you were aware of them? | 10 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)The premise of individual ministerial responsibility is that Ministers are responsible for everything that happens in their Department, regardless of whether or not they are direct… | 27 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)The term that I have heard used throughout my time doing two degrees in politics is “individual ministerial responsibility” but I am happy to take any term within that. | 29 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)So the convention that Ministers are not only responsible for their own actions but those undertaken by those underneath them in the structure no longer remains a part of the UK co… | 32 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Yes. | 1 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Given the changes being made to the standards regime and the goal to address some of these issues of public confidence, is this something we could potentially have the Cabinet Offi… | 48 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)It still affects public confidence in the system. Is there a reason you can think of why we would not want former Ministers to be able to be investigated where there had been some … | 37 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)If we do have these areas where former Ministers are still held to account, does that mean that the Prime Minister has the ability, if he chose, to modify the code to enable former… | 39 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)It was recently reported that the Independent Adviser can only investigate a current Minister. It cannot investigate a Minister who is suspended or resigned. Where is that rule set… | 30 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)That would mean that the only context that the severance payment might be required to be repaid would be for a breach around those rules? | 25 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)The Government have changed the guidance, so if a Minister has breached the code or is subsequently found to have breached the code, they are expected to pay back their three-month… | 46 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)If you know you have done wrong in the role and you are about to be found out, you are best off to resign because you will get a severance payment? | 31 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)What do you understand by the term “individual ministerial responsibility”? | 10 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 899)Consequences have not been absent for a while now from the system. What role do the Government envisage EIC playing in standards at the local level? | 26 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 8 | 14.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 13.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 9.3% |
| Department for Education | 5 | 9.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 4 | 7.4% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 7.4% |
| Home Office | 4 | 7.4% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 2 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Licensing Reform Programme's call for evidence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on society of rapid alcohol delivery services. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that future people that attend university will not have the repayment thresholds for their student loans altered after taking them out. | Pending |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international counterparts on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo. | Answered |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether criminal investigations have been undertaken on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Warm Homes Plan on levels of fuel poverty in Crawley constituency. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the reduction in Crawley Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre's opening hour… | Answered |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to regulate drop-off charges at airports. | Answered |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's financial assessment and underlying data of the costs and savings of Local Government Reform. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the HAF programme’s impact on reducing child food insecurity and supporting families during school holidays. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure sustainable, inflation-linked funding for the holiday activities and food programme. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to expand eligibility for the HAF programme to include children from low-income families not currently in receipt of free school meals. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of protests in the Iranian cities of Tehran and Yasuj; and what steps sh… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, within Crawley constituency in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, what is the total amount resulting from (a) deductions and (b) sanctions applied to Universal Credit… | Answered |
| 05 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department uses wellbeing metrics in the context of policy development. | Answered |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the announcement made on 16 October 2025 regarding the extension of funding to Trailblazer areas under the Get Britain Working programme, what assessment his Department has made… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 52 | 21,516 | 16.1% |
| Staffing | 1 | 110,711 | 83.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 640 | 0.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 568 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 21 | 10,386 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 9 | 5,296 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,382 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 1,618 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 1,000 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 13 | 630 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 168 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 2 | 26 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 1 | 8 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 1 | 3 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 501 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | -1,001 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Bin liners, wipes, kitchen gloves, [200011792-289] | 8 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 8 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 5 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Phone call to Banner - personal mobile [200011792-293] | 17 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 6,600 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 979 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-9053] | 2,963 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,978 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,006 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 357 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 92 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 510 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 97 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 26 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Banner March 2025 | 22 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 13 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewbush North Broadfield | Michael Jones | Labour Party | 920 | 02 May 2024 |
| Broadfield | Kiran Khan | Labour Party | 979 | 02 May 2024 |
| Furnace Green | Duncan Crow | Conservative and Unionist Party | 919 | 04 May 2023 |
| Gossops Green North East Broadfield | Esther Barrott | Labour Party | 914 | 02 May 2024 |
| Ifield | Benazir Yianni | Labour Party | 1,046 | 02 May 2024 |
| Langley Green Tushmore | Shelly Bushnell | Labour Party | 772 | 02 May 2024 |
| Maidenbower | Imtiaz Khan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,606 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Northgate West Green | Sue Mullins | Labour Party | 1,188 | 02 May 2024 |
| Pound Hill North Forge Wood | Nick Hilton | Labour Party | 1,236 | 02 May 2024 |
| Pound Hill South Worth | Thomas Bidwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,099 | 02 May 2024 |
| Southgate | Dipesh Jitendra Patel | Labour Party | 924 | 02 May 2024 |
| Three Bridges | Atif Nawaz | Labour Party | 1,274 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tilgate | Olu Adeniyi | Labour Party | 732 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 118,491 | Electorate 75,569 (2024) |
| Median age | 37 | years |
| Degree-educated | 27.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 73.4% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 57.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 22.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.0% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.