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

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that low-income (a) victims of domestic abuse, (b) victims of sexual abuse by someone in the home and (c)

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Aug 2025

Diabetes and Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of GLP1 medication.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Aug 2025

Fraud: Internet and Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle scams perpetrated (a) by telephone and (b) online.

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to introduce legislation to implement the commitments outlined in the Government’s response to the consultation entitled Child Maint

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Aug 2025

River Severn: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the River Severn Partnership and Streetwave's Mobile Coverage Survey.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Aug 2025

Driving Tests: Monmouthshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the availability of practical car driving tests in Monmouthshire.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport29 Aug 2025

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of (a) HGV driving test slots and (b) HGV driving test examiners.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport30 Jun 2025

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK ODA spending supports women and girls internationally.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Jun 2025

Immigration: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of making changes to Ukraine visa schemes to facilitate routes to settlement.

AnsweredHome Office30 Jun 2025

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of HMRC phone line performance.

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2025
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