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Cat Eccles

Labour - Stourbridge

3,073 (7.7%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 4th July 2024


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Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Cat Eccles has voted in 33 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(3 debate interactions)
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(2 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Ministry of Defence
(3 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
(1 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Cat Eccles has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Cat Eccles

10th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th November 2024

UN Special Rapporteur's report on atrocity crimes in Iran

 Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House welcomes the landmark Atrocity Crimes report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, published by the OHCHR in July 2024, which sheds light on grave human rights violations, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners; notes that the report states that …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 17
Labour: 15
Conservative: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
28th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 28th October 2024

Ticket offices and station staff

 Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge)
That this House notes that 31 October 2024 marks one year since the Conservative Government scrapped plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices and cut around 2,300 station staff jobs; commends the campaign led by the RMT union, alongside many groups including those representing disabled and older people, which resulted …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 9
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Cat Eccles, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.

Cat Eccles has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Cat Eccles has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Cat Eccles has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Cat Eccles has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting

Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
1 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Questions
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14th Oct 2024
Broadband: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to (i) require broadband companies to share underground infrastructure and (ii) help reduce disruption to residents ahead of the full fibre rollout.

We want operators to use existing underground ducts and share infrastructure, wherever possible. There are requirements on operators to share apparatus and to use underground lines where practicable; and there are regulations in place to support this.

The Government also published the Street Works Toolkit, which contains practical guidance for telecoms companies and highway authorities who coordinate street works in their area on how to keep disruption to a minimum.

I recently met with broadband operators to ask them to share infrastructure wherever possible, and I have been clear I am prepared to regulate if providers do not take action.

Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)