Labour Party MP for Crawley.
Peter Lamb is the Labour MP for Crawley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Lamb broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 | No | vs party |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 | No | vs party |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 | No | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“Supports CARS as essential to prevent network capacity collapse by 2030, warning that failure to invest risks killing the south-east economy and undermining the returns from Gatwic…”
“Praised government investment in police technology and called for a review of admissibility rules such as the six-month crime rule to better enable enforcement against low-level cr…”
“Strongly opposed to reorganisation; argues Government lacks credible economic case, smaller unitary footprints do not save money, policy will harm 71 Labour constituencies, increas…”
“While sympathetic to the Secretary of State, questions the evidence base for reorganisation savings claims and warns that councils will face significant financial costs without cor…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May | Crime | celebratory | “Peter Lamb MP Backs new Action to Tackle Knife Crime in Crawley” |
| 23 May | Labour Market | celebratory | “Local MP Peter Lamb welcomes Government Action to Tackle Access to Work Backlog” |
| 22 May | Environment | celebratory | “Peter Lamb MP welcomes crackdown on rogue waste operators as Labour Government introduces toughest ever licensing reforms” |
Select, joint and other committees Lamb currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Lamb sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 11 | 13.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 13.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 9 | 11.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 10.1% |
| Department for Education | 8 | 10.1% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 6 | 7.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 5 | 6.3% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 5.1% |
With reference to his Department's joint White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, updated on 2 September 2025, when he plans to publish the evaluation of the trailblazers; and if he will set out the initial findings of the evaluation at this stage.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help achieve rental convergence in the social housing sector.
Awaiting answer.
Whether he plans to (a) collect and (b) publish data on the number of people whose work capability is affected by (i) migraine and (ii) related headache disorders.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on employment, absenteeism and economic inactivity.
Awaiting answer.
Institute of Directors 8 April 2026 to 13 May 2026 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 110,711 | 83.0% |
| Office Costs | 21,516 | 16.1% |
| MP Travel | 640 | 0.5% |
| Staff Travel | 568 | 0.4% |
| Total · 61 claims | 133,437 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Lamb on the published Order Paper this week.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter LambWON | Lab | 17,453 | 38.2 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Crawley →