Cat Smith
MP since 7 May 2015
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Cat Smith is the Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
1722
Votes Cast
£260,697
Expenses 2024-25
9,253
Majority
44.9%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£260,697
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 43,008 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
221
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
47
Debates Spoken In⚑
88
Speeches⚑
404
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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1722 votes — page 3 of 69
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
7 AYEPension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
7 votes · 15 Apr 2026
5 AYECrime and Policing Bill
5 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
5 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(2)
Visits outside the UK
the Good Faith Partnership LLP
£1,324
Visits outside the UK
the Good Faith Partnership LLP
- Name of donor
- Good Faith Partnership
- Address of donor
- 128B The Street, Rustington, Littlehampton BN16 3DA
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- The cost of flights (£1,324) and accommodation (£450) were met by the Good Faith Partnership LLP, which provides the Secretariat to the APPG of which I am an Officer, value £1,774
- Destination of visit
- Israel and Palestine (Jerusalem & the West Bank)
- Dates of visit
- 6 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
- Purpose of visit
- To meet with heads of churches, healthcare providers and policy analysts specialising in freedom of religion or belief
Registered 29 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
London Marathon Events Ltd
Nominal values of the hospitality given as I ran London Marathon 2025 for a local charity. London Marathon Start line Hospitality: £200. Finish line hospitality half day: £150
27 April 2025
£200
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
London Marathon Events Ltd
Nominal values of the hospitality given as I ran London Marathon 2025 for a local charity. London Marathon Start line Hospitality: £200. Finish line hospitality half day: £150
27 April 2025
- Name of donor
- London Marathon Events Ltd
- Address of donor
- 190 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Nominal values of the hospitality given as I ran London Marathon 2025 for a local charity. London Marathon Start line Hospitality: £200. Finish line hospitality half day: £150, value £350
- Date received
- 27 April 2025
- Date accepted
- 27 April 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01528489
Registered 29 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Cat in Parliament
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much ringfenced funding will be provided to children’s hospices in each year from 2026-7 to 2029-30.
Poultry: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the research her Department has commissioned into tackling gaps in the scientific evidence on the potential impa
Development Aid: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on bilateral water, sanitation and hygiene projects in each year between 2020-21 and 2024
Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the Israeli Government’s E1 settlement plan going ahead.
Private Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department subsidises inspections of independent schools undertaken by Ofsted.
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention of 27 March 2025 in the
Independent Schools Inspectorate: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) running of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by that ins
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on whether people receiving Personal Independence Payment would stay within the existing system in instances where their case is
Alcoholic Drinks: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the health-related findings in the Institute of Alco
Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health and Prevention will meet the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre to discuss further safety iss
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