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Cat Smith

Labour Lancaster and Wyre

Voting record

6
Voted for
0
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Cat Smith’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Cat Smith — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,723 of 2,376 (73%). Recorded in both lobbies (a deliberate abstention) 1 time.

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 Aye
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Cat Smith doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (2016-12-20 to 2017-07-19) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement) — Cabinet Office (2016-06-27 to 2021-11-29) Shadow
Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities — Government Equalities Office (2015-09-18 to 2016-06-27) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Cat Smith →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

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)

Health & social care

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Cat Smith yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Cat Smith has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£275,690.51 paid out to or for Cat Smith across 118 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Cat Smith’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £207,604.96 (2 claims)
Accommodation — £28,211.98 (23 claims)
Office Costs — £24,606.83 (83 claims)
MP Travel — £9,518.72 (4 claims)
Staff Travel — £3,706.34 (5 claims)
Dependant Travel — £2,041.68 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Business rates — £720.44, 2026-03-31 — WWW.LANCASTER.GOV.UK [200013613-9205]
Cleaning services — £150.25, 2026-03-30 — constituency office cleaning
Postage & couriers — £119.88, 2026-03-05 — ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD [200013613-3108]
Cleaning services — £143.00, 2026-03-04 — constituency office cleaning
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £517.38, 2026-02-22 — Landline
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-02-21 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £407.64, 2026-02-21 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £331.80, 2026-02-11 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Cat Smith →

Early Day Motions

Cat Smith has tabled 3 Early Day Motions on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 37 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Cat Smith personally tabled — not motions Cat Smith may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome — tabled 2026-06-22, 31 sponsors
Wild Roots Nature Fest 2026 — tabled 2026-06-15, 3 sponsors
Lancaster Day and investment in Lancaster City Museum — tabled 2026-06-15, 3 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Cat Smith is a listed officer of 5 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greenland — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Christianity in the Holy Land — Vice Chair
Declared funding: Good Faith Partnership (£19,501-21,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Park Homes — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkrun — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
West Coast Main Line All-Party Parliamentary Group — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Good Faith Partnership — about £20,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Christianity in the Holy Land).

Good Faith Partnership — about £20,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Cat Smith personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Cat Smith is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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