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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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
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation with trade unions representing bus workers was undertaken (a) prior to and (b) since the announcement of the free bus travel for children
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment has been undertaken for the free bus travel for children in August scheme.
Bus Services: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the free bus travel for children in August scheme will permit travel by minors unaccompanied by an adult.
LightAware
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with LightAware to discuss digital exclusion for light-sensitive people.
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the Children Commissioner’s recommendations from the report Police Powers and Children – Stri
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring police forces to have custody healthcare practitioners conduct child strip searches rather
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to ensure that children are only strip searched where there is an immediate risk of significant harm.
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to help ensure that all police use of force against children is limited to cases preventing significant harm to themselves or o
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring police forces to 1) inform the child’s legal parent or guardian prior to the strip search
Body Searches: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on a) multiple strip searches, b) the outcome, c) the reason, d) whether the outcome is linked, e) whether an officer of
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