Cat Eccles

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Cat Eccles is the Labour MP for Stourbridge, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

327

Votes Cast

£179,390

Expenses 2024-25

3,073

Majority

38.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£179,390

Staffing£123,076
Office£26,925
Accommodation£19,933
Travel£9,456

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,878 voters

Labour
15,338 votes38.5%
Conservative
12,265 votes30.8%
Reform UK
7,869 votes19.7%
Green Party
1,732 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,607 votes4.0%
Workers Party of Britain
1,067 votes2.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

131

Written Questions

22

Oral Questions

69

Debates Spoken In

94

Speeches

327

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 142No: 185

327 votes — page 9 of 14

3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 10 Jun 2025

3 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 2025

4 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

4 votes · 14 May 2025

4 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 7 May 2025

2 NO

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill

2 votes · 30 Apr 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Labour Friends of Israel Ltd

£2,600
Name of donor
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor
BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,600
Destination of visit
Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit
25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit
Delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats

Registered 9 July 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 15 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1) (Registered 18 July 2024; updated 29 October 2025)

Registered 18 July 2024; updated 29 October 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee of Wollaston Village Hall. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 July 2024)

Registered 18 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Cat in Parliament

Cats: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to update the 2017 Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats; and if she will meet with animal welfa

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2025

Allergies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for people needing urgent allergic care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2025

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Oct 2025

Planning Permission: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for Gateway (a) 2 and (b) 3 approvals under the Building Safet

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Oct 2025

Special Educational Needs: Finance and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that adequate (a) training and (b) funding is made available for schools to meet the needs of children with physical cha

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Sept 2025

NHS: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the operation of NHS Practitioner Health beyond March 2026.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Sept 2025

Doctors and Nurses: Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make his policy to introduce a Long service and good conduct medal for (a) doctors and (b) nurses.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Sept 2025

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that essential NHS staff in Band?2 and Band?3 roles are eligi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Sports: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 19 June 2025 entitled Game changer for the nation, if she will provide a breakdown of the £900 millio

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Aug 2025

Cycling: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of constructing an indoor Velodrome in Birmingham; and whether she plans to allocate fu

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport29 Aug 2025
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