Catherine Fookes

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Catherine Fookes is the Labour MP for Monmouthshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

472

Votes Cast

£211,272

Expenses 2024-25

3,338

Majority

41.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£211,272

Staffing£155,487
Office£24,926
Accommodation£18,043
Travel£12,469
Other£348

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,844 voters

Labour
21,010 votes41.3%
Conservative
17,672 votes34.8%
Reform UK
5,438 votes10.7%
Green Party
2,357 votes4.6%
Liberal Democrat
2,279 votes4.5%
Plaid Cymru
1,273 votes2.5%
Independent
457 votes0.9%
True & Fair Party
255 votes0.5%
Heritage Party
103 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

67

Written Questions

47

Oral Questions

116

Debates Spoken In

176

Speeches

472

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 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

School Governor, Monmouth Comprehensive School. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 25 July 2024)

Registered 25 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Smallholding jointly in my name, though I am not the landowner. (Registered 1 December 2024)

Registered 1 December 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Catherine in Parliament

Flood Control: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support recovery from flooding caused by Storm Claudia in Wales.

AnsweredWales Office25 Nov 2025

Health Services: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients living near the England-Wales border receive timely care after a cross-border referral.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce insurance premiums for homes at high risk of flooding.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Oct 2025

Human Trafficking: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure victims of sex trafficking are adequately safeguarded from being trafficked in the future.

AnsweredHome Office10 Oct 2025

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support Universal Credit claimants to become self-employed.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Oct 2025

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of access to work programmes for disabled people.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions8 Sept 2025

Money Laundering: Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of cash intensive businesses for money laundering.

AnsweredHome Office8 Sept 2025

Job Creation: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support the creation of graduate jobs.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions4 Sept 2025

Bats: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions he is taking to mitigate the potential impact of the built environment on bat populations.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs29 Aug 2025

Financial Conduct Authority

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the regulatory efficacy of the Financial Conduct Authority.

AnsweredTreasury29 Aug 2025
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