Cat Smith

Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs)

(since June 2016)

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement)

(since June 2016)

cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk / CatSmithMP

Select Committees

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since May 2020)

6 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)

Autism, First Do No Harm, Flood Prevention, Greenland, Transport Across the North, Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (88) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (481)

Commons Page Hansard Page Cat Smith (MP) Lancaster and Fleetwood (Constituency) Financial Disclosures Expense Claims

Debate information

To view all Cat Smith's debates Click here

Sparring Partners

Chloe Smith (Conservative) Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (53 debate interactions) View debates with Chloe Smith John Bercow (Speaker) (15 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (14 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Cabinet Office (172 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
Leader of the House (19 debate contributions) View Leader of the House debates
Department of Health and Social Care (16 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
View All MP Department Debates

Legislation Debates

Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 - Government Bill (27,233 words contributed) View Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Fisheries Act 2020 - Government Bill (2,806 words contributed) View Fisheries Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (2,568 words contributed) View Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
View All MP Legislation Debates

Significant Lancaster and Fleetwood Petitions

Highest Lancaster and Fleetwood signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	107 of 16,287 (0.66%)	Legislate to BAN leasehold houses & set ground rents of new-build flats to ZERO Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020
Open	50 of 10,479 (0.48%)	Add Bulgaria to list of countries you can visit without quarantine upon return. Gov Responded - 24 Nov 2020
Open	139 of 29,238 (0.48%)	Fully fund schools for Covid-19 costs and provide relief for loss of income Gov Responded - 7 Dec 2020
Open	50 of 11,541 (0.43%)	Reduce the minimum time required for ILR to 3 years for non-UK NHS workers
Open	71 of 17,876 (0.40%)	Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits. Gov Responded - 12 Oct 2020

Most Lancaster and Fleetwood signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	2,096 of 1,110,234 (0.19%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	867 of 568,950 (0.15%)	Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000 Gov Responded - 26 Jan 2021
Open	728 of 620,957 (0.12%)	Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020
Open	544 of 170,253 (0.32%)	Lower university tuition fees for students until online teaching ends Gov Responded - 30 Oct 2020
Open	524 of 427,424 (0.12%)	Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020

Current Signatures	Final Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
72,241 Petition Closed		Increase college funding to sustainable levels - all students deserve equality! Gov Responded - 25 Feb 2019 Debated on - 21 Jan 2019 View Cat Smith's petition debate contributions	10 Apr 2019 closed 1 year, 9 months ago
We call on the Government to urgently increase college funding to sustainable levels, including immediate parity with recently announced increases to schools funding. This will give all students a fair chance, give college staff fair pay and provide the high-quality skills the country needs.

Most recent EDMs signed by Cat Smith

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
22 Jul 2020	Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st September 2020 Town and Country Planning Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 755), dated 20 July 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 July 2020, be annulled.	18 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 15 Liberal Democrat: 3
6 Jul 2020	Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st September 2020 Enforcement Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 614), dated 19 June 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19 June 2020, be annulled.	18 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 18

View All Cat Smith's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

3 Urgent Questions tabled by Cat Smith

Date	Forum	Title
4 Jun 2019	Commons Chamber	EU Parliament Elections: Denial of Votes
10 Apr 2019	Commons Chamber	Voter ID Pilots
23 Apr 2018	Commons Chamber	Voter ID Pilots

Cat Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Cat Smith has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

2 Bills supported by Cat Smith

Automatic Electoral Registration (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Jo Stevens (LAB)

Registration of Marriage (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Caroline Spelman (CON)

481 Written Questions

(View all 481 questions)

Cabinet Office

(View all 165 questions)

Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Coronavirus Local Government: Elections Elections: Proof of Identity Census: Coronavirus Census: Coronavirus Census: Coronavirus Elections: Proof of Identity Ballot Papers: Visual Impairment Elections: Visual Impairment Elections: Travellers Elections: Travellers Elections: Ethnic Groups Polling Stations Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Proof of Identity Import Duties: Northern Ireland Elections: Advertising Elections: Proof of Identity Electoral Register VE Day: Anniversaries Elections: Proof of Identity Constituencies Constituencies Higher Education: Electoral Register Elections: Disability Electoral Register General Election 2017: Returning Officers Returning Officers: Fees and Charges Elections and Referendums: Campaigns General Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Freedom of Information Elections: Proof of Identity Constituencies Elections: Disclosure of Information Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad Elections: Proof of Identity Elections: Freedom of Information Electoral Register: Internet Candidates: Expenditure Electoral Register Local Government: Elections Electoral Register: Young People Ballot Papers Local Government: Elections Elections Elections: ICT Electoral Register Election Offences Election Offences: Fines Electoral Register European Parliament: Elections Voting Behaviour Living Wage: Young People Living Wage: Young People Polling Stations: Carers Local Government: Elections Politics and Government: Young People Polling Stations: Disability Polling Stations: Disability Electoral Register: Students Candidates General Elections General Elections: ICT Elections: Deposits Elections Elections: Complaints Candidates Polling Stations Ballot Papers Absent Voting General Elections Absent Voting Elections Electoral Register: Costs Returning Officers: Expenditure Electoral Register Local Government: Elections Electoral Register Voting Rights Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register Elections: Young People Electoral Register: Internet Electoral Register Voting Rights: Young People Electoral Register Electoral Register Politics: Education Elections: Finance Local Government: Elections National Democracy Week Local Government: Elections Local Government: Elections Local Government: Elections Poll Cards Elections Ballot Papers Elections: Disclosure of Information Elections: Campaigns Local Government: Elections Local Government: Elections Local Government: Elections National Democracy Week: Scotland British Nationals Abroad: Voting Rights Elections: Proof of Identity Absent Voting Electoral Register: Students Elections Returning Officers London Borough of Bromley (Identification in Polling Stations) Pilot Order 2018 Gosport Borough Council (Identification in Polling Stations) Pilot Order 2018 Swindon Borough Council (Identification in Polling Stations) Pilot Order 2018 Watford Borough Council (Identification in Polling Stations) Pilot Order 2018 Woking Borough Council (Identification in Polling Stations) Pilot Order 2018 Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register Returning Officers: Pay Polling Stations Elections: Disclosure of Information Elections: Finance Electoral Register Electoral Register Drugs: Death Elections: Finance Elections: Visual Impairment Returning Officers: Pay Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register: Gender Recognition Electoral Register Electronic Government Government Digital Service Elections: Finance Elections: Deposits Absent Voting Elections: Proof of Identity Local Government: Elections Elections: Disclosure of Information Elections: Fraud Candidates: Expenditure Candidates: Disclosure of Information Electoral Register: Homelessness Personation Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register Electoral Register Absent Voting Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad Electoral Register Referendums Electoral Register Election Offences Election Offences Electoral Register: Students Electoral Register: Students Electoral Register: Students Health Services: Trade Union Officials Zero Hours Contracts: Lancaster and Fleetwood

Department of Health and Social Care

(View all 79 questions)

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review Autism: Mental Health Services Autism: Telephone Services Females: Mental Health Services Mental Health Services: Internet Mental Health Services: Children and Young People Mental Health: Care Leavers Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review: Sodium Valproate Mental Health Services: Children and Young People Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review: Sodium Valproate Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Prescription Drugs Energy Drinks: Public Consultation Energy Drinks: Children Suicide: Helium Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs: Sodium Valproate Mental Illness: Prescription Drugs Hyperactivity: Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs Hyperactivity: Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs Addictions: Medical Treatments Drugs: Misuse Drugs: Mental Illness Drugs: Misuse Prescription Drugs: Misuse Prescription Drugs: Misuse Prescription Drugs: Misuse Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs Prescription Drugs Mental Health Services: Children and Young People Medicine: Education Mental Health Services: Lancashire Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Doctors' List of Patients Ovarian Cancer Ophthalmic Services: North West Autism General Practitioners General Practitioners General Practitioners: Insurance Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Congenital Abnormalities: Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate Pregnancy: Epilepsy Tonsils: Surgery Disability Aids Disability Aids Abortion NHS: Staff NHS: Staff Wheelchairs Wheelchairs Mental Health Services: Young People Abortion: Northern Ireland Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome NHS: Private Sector Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group Health: Young People Prescription Drugs: Misuse Prescription Drugs Drugs: Research NHS: Trade Unions NHS: Trade Unions NHS: Trade Unions Autism: Lancaster and Fleetwood Clinical Commissioning Groups Autism: Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups: Statistics

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

(View all 35 questions)

Youth Investment Fund Children and Young People: Coronavirus Businesses: Coronavirus Inland Waterways: Coronavirus Inland Waterways: Coronavirus Voluntary Work: Young People Voluntary Work: Young People Youth Services Voluntary Work: Young People Voluntary Work: Young People Voluntary Work: Young People Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff National Citizen Service Trust National Citizen Service Trust: Royal Charters Voluntary Work: Young People National Citizen Service Trust National Citizen Service Trust National Citizen Service Trust Voluntary Work: Young People National Citizen Service Trust National Citizen Service Trust National Citizen Service Trust Youth Services: Capital Investment Young People Voluntary Work: Young People Elections Voluntary Work: Young People Young People Youth Services: Capital Investment Voluntary Work: Young People European Youth Work Convention Voluntary Work: Young People Youth Services Youth Centres: Closures Youth Services

Department for Transport

(View all 29 questions)

Shipping: Discrimination Railways: North West Railways: Lancashire Railways: South East Driving: Licensing Taxis: Disability Taxis: Disability Driving: Licensing Bus Services Bus Services: Schools Bus Services: Schools Railways: Lancashire Northern: Rolling Stock Northern: Rolling Stock Roads: North of England Railway Stations: North West Taxis: Assistance Animals Railways: North of England Railways: North of England Shipping Shipping: Trade Unions Shipping Shipping Shipping Railways: Lancashire Trams: Concessions Railways: Lancashire Railways: Lancashire Rolling Stock: North West

Department for Work and Pensions

(View all 25 questions)

Kickstart Scheme Kickstart Scheme: Hearing Impairment Employment: Females Kickstart Scheme Employment: Young People Employment: Young People Employment: Young People Employment Schemes: Young People Employment: Young People Disability: Children Television: Licensing Employment Schemes: Young People Universal Credit Universal Credit Work and Health Programme Work and Health Programme Employment: Disability Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment: Appeals Personal Independence Payment: Motability Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment