About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Chris Ward) represents you, and all of the people who live in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @chriswardmp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Natural Gas: Storage
• Malnutrition: Older People
• Taxis: Licensing
• LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict

Recent appearances

• SEND Provision: South-east England — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] 15 Jul 2025

  I thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing the debate. I agree with much of what he and so many others have said. The fact that we all have similar stories from our constituencies underlines the scale of the challenge. In my constituency, one in five children receives some form of SEND support, and one in 12 has an EHCP. That is far above both the Sussex and...

• LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme 9 Jul 2025

  I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I also thank the Minister, who I know is personally invested in and has been a champion on this issue. He has the respect of the House and, more importantly, of the veterans concerned. I am concerned about the pace of the scheme. One of my constituents, who is a veteran, wrote to me to say that he is 77 and has prostate cancer, two brain tumours, heart...

• LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme 9 Jul 2025

  I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I also thank the Minister, who I know is personally invested in and has been a champion on this issue. He has the respect of the House and, more importantly, of the veterans concerned. I am concerned about the pace of the scheme. One of my constituents, who is a veteran, wrote to me to say that he is 77 and has prostate cancer, two brain tumours, heart...

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