Cat Smith MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Wyre is Cat Smith (Labour), MP there since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Cat Smith as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 11 December 2025 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| Procedure Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | 20 December 2016 | 19 July 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement) | Cabinet Office | 27 June 2016 | 29 November 2021 |
| Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 21 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Petitions Committee | 18 October 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 18 October 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 19 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research | 22 March 2023 | 7 February 2024 |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 7 March 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] | 1 March 2023 | 7 March 2023 |
| Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill | 1 February 2023 | 8 February 2023 |
| Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill | 26 October 2022 | 2 November 2022 |
| Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill | 20 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Elections Bill | 15 September 2021 | 26 October 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d584a8a98588.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Cat Smith: Visits outside the UK (1). The most recent was registered on 29 October 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Israel between 06 October 2025 and 09 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To meet with heads of churches, healthcare providers and policy analysts specialising in freedom of religion or belief
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-06
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-09
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG on Christians in the Holy Land
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Cat Smith's office spent £206,755 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £201,169. Office costs came to £13,031 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £206,754.96 | £201,169.14 | £217,537.91 |
| Office costs: spent | £13,030.74 | £14,564.57 | £25,465.27 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,644.59 | £25,258.74 | £2,965.75 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £15,266.74 | £11,549.75 | £15,274.70 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £912.15 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Lancaster and Wyre CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Executive Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (casual), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Cat Smith is recorded voting in 415 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 41 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 224 written questions have been tabled by Cat Smith, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Treasury; Department for Transport; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department of Health and Social Care; and others.
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any request for funding for an interim redress payment for those affected by sodium valproate has been submitted to his Department by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has had conversations with Rail Delivery Group about railcard users being able to store railcards on digital wallets.
Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will include plans to restore natural habitats in England’s next National Adaption Programme.
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has costed compensation for people impacted by sodium valproate.
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that funding is available for research into Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
Birds of Prey: Rodenticides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides found in birds of prey in England in the last ten years.
Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the views of rewilding and nature recovery experts when drafting the Wildfire Action Plan.
Administration of Justice: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support autistic people in the justice system.
Administration of Justice: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to support people with dyslexia in the justice system.
Development Aid: Tropical Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to research carried out by Dr Steven Hall and Dr Stefanie Menzies at Lancaster University, whether his Department has plans to invest in snakebite research, in …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 bde233efc07c. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Cat Smith.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 9,253 for Cat Smith in Lancaster and Wyre in July 2024, from 19,315 votes on a turnout of 57.5%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Lancaster and Wyre figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.