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Cat Smith

Labour - Lancaster and Wyre

First elected: 7th May 2015


Liaison Committee (Commons)
18th Oct 2023 - 30th May 2024
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
11th May 2020 - 30th May 2024
Petitions Committee
18th Oct 2023 - 30th May 2024
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
19th Jun 2023 - 30th May 2024
Environmental Audit Committee
7th Mar 2023 - 30th May 2024
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
17th Apr 2024 - 24th Apr 2024
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
21st Feb 2024 - 28th Feb 2024
Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
22nd Mar 2023 - 7th Feb 2024
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
1st Mar 2023 - 7th Mar 2023
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
1st Feb 2023 - 8th Feb 2023
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
26th Oct 2022 - 2nd Nov 2022
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
20th Jul 2022 - 7th Sep 2022
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement)
27th Jun 2016 - 29th Nov 2021
Elections Bill
15th Sep 2021 - 26th Oct 2021
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
20th Dec 2016 - 19th Jul 2017
Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
18th Sep 2015 - 27th Jun 2016
Women and Equalities Committee
6th Jul 2015 - 26th Oct 2015


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Cat Smith has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Clive Betts (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Cat Smith has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Cat Smith

22nd May 2024
Cat Smith signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024

Farewell to Jurgen Klopp

Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House congratulates Jurgen Norbert Klopp on his outstanding nine years as Manager of Liverpool FC; celebrates his achievements in winning the UEFA Champions League in 2018-19, UEFA Super Cup in 2019, FIFA Club World Cup in 2019-2020, English Premier League in 2019-2020, in the Club's first Premier League …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
21st May 2024
Cat Smith signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024

Children's Hospice Week

Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes Children's Hospice Week 2024, celebrated from 15 to 21 May 2024 in partnership with Together for Short Lives; highlights that Children's Hospice Week is the only week in the year dedicated to raising awareness and funds for children's hospice and palliative care services across the UK, …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 4
Labour: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Workers Party of Britain: 1
Conservative: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Cat Smith, 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 Smith has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Cat Smith has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Cat Smith


A Bill to introduce a system of proportional representation for Parliamentary elections, for elections for directly-elected mayors in England, for local authority elections in England and for police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 24th March 2023

A Bill to introduce a system of proportional representation for local authority elections in England and for parliamentary general elections; to alter the methods used for electing the Mayor of London, for electing other directly-elected mayors in England and for electing police and crime commissioners in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 21st March 2023

Cat Smith has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament