The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Peter Lamb.

Labour Party MP for Crawley.

Peter Lamb
PlaceCrawley
Blueskydelivering4crawley.bsky.social
ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
482/521
93% attendance · top 3% of MPs
Party alignment
11%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
309
across 78 debates · 20,029 words
Written Qs
77
56 answered · 21 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

Peter Lamb is the Labour MP for Crawley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.482 divisions · most recent 23 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.

Taxation95
Economy87
Employment52
Crime & Policing45
Education39
Constitution and Democracy37
Welfare and Benefits30
Pensions25

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5No
vs party
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1No
vs party
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6No
vs party
§ 02Speeches.309 contributions · 78 debates · 20,029 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Local Government8,869
Fiscal Policy6,674
Environment4,737
Social Care4,517
Defence3,319
Housing3,152
Economy & Jobs3,084
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

17 Mar

Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme

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

1,001 words·Read
17 Mar

Automated Enforcement Technology: Evidence

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

105 words·Read
10 Mar

Local Government Reorganisation: South-east

Strongly opposed to reorganisation; argues Government lacks credible economic case, smaller unitary footprints do not save money, policy will harm 71 Labour constituencies, increas

2,707 words·Read
23 Feb

Local Government Reorganisation

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

306 words·Read
Showing 4 of 309·All 309 speeches
§ 03Public voice — Bluesky.last 60 days · @delivering4crawley.bsky.social

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.

@delivering4crawley.bsky.socialLast 60 days · 65 posts
Celebratory warm, supportive
Labour Party
65
Posts
48
Substantive
10
Education
Most criticises
Government 1
Most supports
Labour government 14
Government 6
Labour Government 4

Recent substantive posts.

WhenTopicToneExcerpt
24 MayCrimecelebratoryPeter Lamb MP Backs new Action to Tackle Knife Crime in Crawley
23 MayLabour MarketcelebratoryLocal MP Peter Lamb welcomes Government Action to Tackle Access to Work Backlog
22 MayEnvironmentcelebratoryPeter Lamb MP welcomes crackdown on rogue waste operators as Labour Government introduces toughest ever licensing reforms
Showing 3 of 48·All 48 substantive posts
§ 04Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

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.

CommitteeRoleType
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Lamb sits on one.

§ 05Written questions.77 tabled · 56 answered · 22 Oct 2024 → 29 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care1114.3%
Department for Work and Pensions1013.0%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office911.7%
Department for Education810.4%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government79.1%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport67.8%
Department for Business and Trade56.5%
Department for Transport45.2%

Most recent.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine on employment, absenteeism and economic inactivity.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

Whether the views of service users are taken into account in the design of mental health services.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

What plans he has for improving provision for people with eating disorders.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

Whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on cross-government support for people whose ability to work is affected by migraine.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 77·All 77 written questions
§ 06Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £133k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Institute of Directors
8 April 2026 to 13 May 2026

Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing110,71183.0%
Office Costs21,51616.1%
MP Travel6400.5%
Staff Travel5680.4%
Total · 61 claims133,437100%
Showing 4 of 61·All 61 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 07This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Lamb on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 08Electoral history.2 contests · 2019, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Crawley17,45338.2%Won
2019Crawley18,68037.4%Lost

2024 — full result, Crawley.

CandidateVotes%
Peter LambWONLab17,45338.2

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

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 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 20,029 words
10 Sept 2024 → 21 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
77 tabled · 56 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£133,437 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL