Lewisham North / data
Vicky Foxcroft · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4005days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
438
of 504 possible
Attendance
87%
66 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
169
33 debates
Written Qs
58
56 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£281k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 120 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 97 | |
| Economy | 91 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 46 | |
| Education | 40 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 28 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 1 | — |
| Immigration | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 1,482 |
| Social Care | 4 | 1,318 |
| Health | 3 | 1,201 |
| Culture Community | 4 | 857 |
| Local Government | 1 | 848 |
| Labour Market | 2 | 184 |
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 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsQ10. Housing is one of the biggest issues in my constituency. Lewisham council is working hard to improve things, and is bringing its housing stock back in house. Non-decent homes … DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 89 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Could you send that in writing? | 6 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Giles, it is great to hear that it is your primary responsibility to ensure that you remove things and that you have teams looking for risks. On red versus blue, when did you first… | 50 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)What are you doing to make sure that under-13s are not using it? | 13 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)You might have acted on the initial posts, but you did not act on all the additional posts. I think you have already alluded to that in your evidence. | 29 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)What is that number as a percentage of the number of users? | 12 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)I understand why you do not want to describe the range of mechanisms, but would you share that with the Committee in private? Is that something we are allowed to ask for? | 32 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)The discussion on social media and the challenges with being able to ensure that young people under 16 are banned from it is quite timely. It links to what you are doing to make su… | 65 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)What is that number as a percentage of the number of users? | 12 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Could you send that in writing? | 6 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Fantastic. Go on, Rebecca. | 4 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)Giles, it is great to hear that it is your primary responsibility to ensure that you remove things and that you have teams looking for risks. On red versus blue, when did you first… | 50 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)As the MP for Lewisham North, this was a very big issue in my constituency. It was raised with me on the Thursday. Our schools were writing to parents, and we had police at all the… | 92 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)And has the number of removals been increasing? | 8 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338)The discussion on social media and the challenges with being able to ensure that young people under 16 are banned from it is quite timely. It links to what you are doing to make su… | 65 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 14 | 24.1% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 10 | 17.2% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 9 | 15.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 7 | 12.1% |
| Home Office | 7 | 12.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 10.3% |
| Treasury | 3 | 5.2% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 3.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of drug and alcohol addiction treatment services in a) Lewisham North constituency, b) London and c) England. | Pending |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a longitudinal study of people treated with puberty blocking medication prior to its ban in 2024 to identify any issues before beginning another trial. | Pending |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation from the Environmental Audit Committee's Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life report of 2019 to end the… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Final Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27, how much funding her Department has specifically provided for violence reduction units in the 2026-27 fina… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of A&E navigator programmes in reducing a) youth violence and b) exploitation of young people. | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Department has made any assessment of the link between the 1988 Furniture Regulations and the 323% elevated cancer rates among young firefighters cited in London Assembly's E… | Answered |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects RAND Europe to deliver the process evaluation and feasibility impact study of its Young Futures Panel pilots. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its communication campaign in informing landlords of changes in the Renters' Rights Act 2025. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow letting agents to submit data to the Private Rented Sector database on behalf of their landlords. | Answered |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on ensuring courts are ready for changes due to come into force as a result of the Renters’ Rig… | Answered |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Timms Review plans to engage with disabled people reliant on both personal independence payment and means-tested benefits. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the Local Power Plan funding will be directed to the GB Energy Community Fund. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the Local Power Plan funding will be made up of concessions loans. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many community energy schemes in England are projected to make up the Local Power Plan's target of supporting over 1,000 local and community projects to 2030. | Answered |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the terms of the concessional loans to community energy organisations will be, as announced in the Local Power Plan. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | 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 | 117 | 28,287 | 10.1% |
| Staffing | 0 | 251,688 | 89.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 685 | 0.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 6,015 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 4,600 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 20 | 3,539 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 13 | 2,027 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 2,021 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 27 | 1,439 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 19 | 1,045 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 4 | 638 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 2 | 416 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 256 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 10 | 250 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 180 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | HOO HOOTSUITE INC [200011726-8376] | 757 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,018 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-4090] | 25 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 177 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CANVA [***] [200011725-4376] | 100 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | DROPBOX [200011725-2989] | 96 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | printing of posters advertising forthcoming community events | 49 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] | 45 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | printing of a newletter for a local estate advertising forthcoming community events | 0 | Not Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | one off clearance or rubbish and removal of moss in the constituency office back yard | 300 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] | 45 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 17 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 173 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 17 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | AGA PRINT LTD | 26 | Paid |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] | 45 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING | 74 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] | 45 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 167 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 17 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
03 Feb 2026
Vice-Treasurer and Member of Executive Committee of Tribune Group of Labour MPs. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 November 2025
(Registered 2 February 2026)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath | Pauline Dall | Labour Party | 2,959 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Brockley | Ayesha Lahai-Taylor | Labour Party | 2,276 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brockley | Sian Eiles | Labour Party | 2,478 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brockley | Stephen Penfold | Labour Party | 1,937 | 05 May 2022 |
| Deptford | David Walker | Labour Party | 2,642 | 02 May 2024 |
| Evelyn | Hau-Yu Tam | Labour Party | 1,224 | 05 May 2022 |
| Evelyn | Rudi Schmidt | Labour Party | 1,233 | 05 May 2022 |
| Evelyn | Will Cooper | Labour Party | 1,524 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ladywell | Bill Brown | Labour Party | 1,930 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ladywell | Laura Cunningham | Labour Party | 2,151 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ladywell | Liz Johnston-Franklin | Labour Party | 1,950 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lewisham Central | Aliya Sheikh | Labour Party | 791 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lewisham Central | Edison Huynh | Labour Party | 876 | 05 May 2022 |
| New Cross Gate | Aisha Nicole Malik-Smith | Labour Party | 1,410 | 05 May 2022 |
| New Cross Gate | Liam Shrivastava | Labour Party | 890 | 05 May 2022 |
| Telegraph Hill | Joan Millbank | Labour Party | 2,777 | 05 May 2022 |
| Telegraph Hill | Luke Sorba | Labour Party | 2,139 | 05 May 2022 |
| Telegraph Hill | Paul Bell | Labour Party | 2,541 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 119,028 | Electorate 74,205 (2024) |
| Median age | 33 | years |
| Degree-educated | 54.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 49.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 34.9% | households |
| Private-rented | 31.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 33.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 65.7% | 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.