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Laura Kyrke-Smith.

Labour Party MP for Aylesbury.

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PlaceAylesbury
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Commons votes
465/526
88% attendance · top 9% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
239
across 158 debates · 30,006 words
Written Qs
113
107 answered · 6 pending
Dispatch
7 Jun 2026

Labour Party MP in Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled territory.

Kyrke-Smith's most visible recent work has been local rather than parliamentary. She secured a Best Start Family Hub for Aylesbury — confirmed in March 2026 after sustained lobbying since her 2024 election — and won £216,633 in government investment for Buckinghamshire family services. Her most distinctive parliamentary effort is "Sophie's Law", a proposal to end the postcode lottery in perinatal mental health provision, introduced following a friend's death after pregnancy. That personal motivation translates into active advocacy: she has spoken in parliament on the issue and pushed for a specific legislative fix rather than a general aspiration.

Her voting participation, at 88%, sits above the Commons average. She has voted with Labour on every recorded occasion — a 100% party-line record with no rebel votes — backing the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, the King's Speech programme, and opposing Conservative amendments to the Armed Forces Bill on SEN portability and single living accommodation. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low scores on parliamentary scrutiny and pro-business measures, reflecting the overall Labour voting pattern. Her deviations from the party average are modest; she votes slightly more cautiously than Labour colleagues on assisted dying, sitting closer to the restrictive end on both access and safeguards.

Her 179 speech contributions spread across defence, the economy, social care, and health — a broad rather than specialist footprint. She holds no committee seats, which limits her formal scrutiny role. Recent local news coverage is dominated by crime stories unconnected to her directly; where her name does appear, coverage is positive, focused on constituency wins. No significant critical coverage is recorded in the available data.

Background

Laura Kyrke-Smith is the Labour MP for Aylesbury, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.465 divisions · most recent 11 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Economy84
Taxation82
Employment44
Crime & Policing38
Education35
Constitution and Democracy33
Pensions25
Welfare and Benefits24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Kyrke-Smith broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.239 contributions · 158 debates · 30,006 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Health14,101
Social Care12,764
Economy & Jobs6,898
Defence6,479
Culture Community5,651
Education5,064
Local Government4,650
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

19 May 2026

Knife Crime Strategy

Welcomes the Government's strategy but emphasises that tackling poverty and lack of opportunity for young people are essential to addressing the root causes of knife crime.

140 words·Read
22 Apr 2026

Aylesbury United Football Club

Calls on the government to support Aylesbury United Football Club's return to a home ground in the constituency, emphasizing the club's vital community role and 20-year displacemen

338 words·Read
20 Apr 2026

Best Start Family Hubs

Welcomes the programme and highlights mental health and social connection benefits for parents in her Aylesbury constituency.

93 words·Read
12 Mar 2026

Parental Rights at Work

Welcomes government progress but highlights the specific hardship faced by kinship carers who receive minimal paid leave, requesting government action to improve their support.

116 words·Read
Showing 4 of 239·All 239 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Kyrke-Smith holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.113 tabled · 107 answered · 4 Oct 2024 → 29 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Education1815.9%
Department of Health and Social Care1715.0%
Home Office1513.3%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office119.7%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs98.0%
Department for Work and Pensions98.0%
Department for Transport87.1%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government76.2%

Most recent.

29 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

Whether she has conducted a recent review of licensing conditions applied to commercial breeders of animals for use in scientific procedures.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of welfare conditions for dogs bred at establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

In what proportion of rail‑related criminal investigations CCTV footage was requested but could not be used due to issues including image quality, equipment failure and insufficient coverage.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

What assessment she has made of trends in the level of variations in CCTV quality, coverage and functionality across train operating companies and rail infrastructure providers.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 113·All 113 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.3 declared interests · £199k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
11 March 2026 to 3 June 2026
Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH
Name of donor: Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH Address of donor: Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany Estimate of the prob…
Director of IRC UK Trading Limited.
Director of IRC UK Trading Limited. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Mar 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing165,67183.3%
Office Costs28,48914.3%
Accommodation2,4091.2%
MP Travel2,1101.1%
Staff Travel2150.1%
Total · 165 claims198,894100%
Showing 5 of 165·All 165 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily
DateItemTypeDepartment
Mon 8 JunWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain on skilled, legal migrants resident in the UK.TabledHome Office
Mon 8 JunTopical slot — question of Kyrke-Smith’s choice on the day.TopicalHome Office
§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Aylesbury15,08130.2%Won

2024 — full result, Aylesbury.

CandidateVotes%
Laura Kyrke-SmithWONLab15,08130.2

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Aylesbury

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 9 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 30,006 words
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
113 tabled · 107 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£198,894 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL