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Catherine West

Labour Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting record

5
Voted for
0
Voted against
4
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 Catherine West’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Catherine West — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,747 of 2,376 (74%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas Ayes 108, Noes 297 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans Ayes 88, Noes 266 No
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 No
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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

Catherine West 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
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2024-07-09 to 2025-09-06) Government
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020-09-02 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2020-04-10 to 2020-09-02) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2015-09-18 to 2017-06-29) Shadow

Declared financial interests

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

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Payer: Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia
(Registered 6 January 2026)
Payment: £1,489.80
Received on: 5 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 6 January 2026)

Education
4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotels, food, and transport, value £4,738
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To take part in the 14th UK-China Senior Leadership Forum, as a member of the UK delegation.
(Registered 5 June 2026)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (One bedroom appartment)
Number of properties: 1
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Interest held: from 25 September 2025
Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse.
(Registered 25 September 2025)

Written questions to government

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

Business costs (IPSA)

£270,568.65 paid out to or for Catherine West across 100 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 Catherine West’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 — £243,595.44 (3 claims)
Office Costs — £26,777.20 (94 claims)
Staff Travel — £189.05 (2 claims)
MP Travel — £6.96 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Training - MP — £59.90, 2026-02-25 — Language training
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £50.00, 2026-02-09
Training - staff — £400.00, 2026-02-05 — Training session for all staff
Equipment - purchase — £249.00, 2026-02-04 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Stationery & printing — £64.86, 2026-01-28 — Banner February 2026
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £80.00, 2026-01-13
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £64.00, 2025-12-12
Stationery & printing — £226.39, 2025-11-27 — Ink Cartridges

Every claim on file for Catherine West →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Catherine West — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Catherine West’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Catherine West 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 Swimming — Vice Chair
Declared funding: Swim England (£3,001-4,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Burma — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases — Chair & Registered Contact
Declared funding: Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) (£13,500); Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) (£13,500); Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) (£2,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mongolia — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) — about £27,000.00 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases).

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) — about £27,000.00, 1 group
Swim England — about £3,750.50, 1 group
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) — about £2,500.00, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Catherine West personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Catherine West 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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