Information between 27th January 2026 - 8th March 2026
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 311 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 280 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287 |
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28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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Cat Smith speeches from: Business of the House
Cat Smith contributed 1 speech (68 words) Thursday 5th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Cat Smith speeches from: Representation of the People Bill
Cat Smith contributed 3 speeches (886 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Israel: Palestine
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Thursday 29th January 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Heads of Churches in the Holy Land on their (a) attendance at and (b) participation in the Israel-Palestine peace summit of 12 March 2026. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We will announce further details in the near future of the 12 March conference to help establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine, including attendees, and I thank the Hon Member for her constructive proposals. On her letter of 7 November 2025, I apologise for the delay in responding, and I will ensure that a reply is with her shortly. |
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Members: Correspondence
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Thursday 29th January 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will reply to the letter of 7 November 2025 on Christianity in the Holy Land from the hon. Member for East Wiltshire and the hon. Member for and Lancaster and Wyre. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We will announce further details in the near future of the 12 March conference to help establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine, including attendees, and I thank the Hon Member for her constructive proposals. On her letter of 7 November 2025, I apologise for the delay in responding, and I will ensure that a reply is with her shortly. |
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Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 11th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to introduce mandatory alcohol labelling requirements. Answered by Ashley Dalton In Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, the Government committed to strengthening and expanding on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for alcoholic drinks to display consistent nutritional information and health warning messages. The plan can be accessed online at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future My officials have recently completed a round of stakeholder engagement regarding the policy. We are working at pace to review all available and emerging data and evidence. This work will inform the development assessment of policy options that will be set out in formal consultation in due course. |
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Commodities: Health
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Tuesday 17th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to publish updated guidance on managing conflicts of interest between civil servants and Ministers in relation to unhealthy commodity industries. Answered by Ashley Dalton The Department already has established arrangements in place to manage conflicts of interest for both ministers and civil servants, including where these relate to engagement with representatives of unhealthy commodity industries. Ministerial conduct is governed by the Ministerial Code, which sets out requirements on the declaration and handling of ministers’ interests. Civil servants are bound by the Civil Service Code, and by departmental policies that set out how actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest must be identified, declared, and managed. The Department keeps its internal guidance under regular review to ensure it remains aligned with cross-Government standards and supports transparent and accountable decision-making. |
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Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 18th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a timetable for implementing redress recommendations from the Cumberlege Review and the Hughes Report. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department continues to take forward work to explore redress for those affected by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate, which includes recommendations made by the Patient Safety Commissioner in the Hughes Report. We recognise the importance of these issues for all those affected. This remains a cross-Government policy area involving multiple organisations, and given the complexity of the issues involved, it is important we get this right. A timetable for a response has not yet been finalised. I met with the Patient Safety Commissioner in December 2025, to discuss progress following the Hughes Report and have made clear the Department’s expectation of continued, proactive engagement with the Patient Safety Commissioner and key stakeholders. |
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Sodium Valproate
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 18th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates his Department has met with patient groups representing families affected by sodium valproate since January 2024. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The current Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health, Baroness Merron, the previous minister with responsibility for sodium valproate and pelvic mesh redress policy, held a roundtable with representatives of the sodium valproate patient groups in December 2024. Since then, I met with relevant stakeholders at various parliamentary events. I also met with the Patient Safety Commissioner in December 2025, to discuss progress following the Hughes Report and have made clear the Department’s expectation of continued, proactive engagement with the Patient Safety Commissioner and key stakeholders. |
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Sodium Valproate: Children
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 18th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children who have (a) been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy and (b) received a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department does not hold information regarding the number of children that have been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy, or those who have received a diagnosis of foetal valproate spectrum. The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England collects and quality assures data about people with congenital conditions and rare conditions across the whole of England. In the most recent official statistics on congenital conditions in England, the 2022 Congenital Condition Official Statistics Report, which contains information on congenital conditions detected in babies delivered in England between 1 January and 31 December 2022, as well as in previous publications of this series back to its inception in 2018, there were no foetus' or babies reported to have a diagnosis of fetal sodium valproate syndrome. It is likely that while some of the individual conditions, for instance neural tube defects, cardiac, oro-facial clefts, and/or limb difference, that can be associated with this condition are recorded on the register, the overarching diagnosis of fetal sodium valproate syndrome may not yet be registered because fetal sodium valproate syndrome may take more than a year after birth to be confirmed as a diagnosis, so the number reported in any year is the minimum level in the population. The National Disease Registration Service is assessing the feasibility and reliability of better ascertainment of fetal sodium valproate syndrome by linking the congenital condition register to primary care prescription data. |
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Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 18th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason recommendations for a sodium valproate redress scheme have not been implemented. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department continues to take forward work to explore redress for those affected by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate, which includes recommendations made by the Patient Safety Commissioner in the Hughes Report. We recognise the importance of these issues for all those affected. This remains a cross-Government policy area involving multiple organisations, and given the complexity of the issues involved, it is important we get this right. I met with the Patient Safety Commissioner in December 2025, to discuss progress following the Hughes Report and have made clear the Department’s expectation of continued, proactive engagement with the Patient Safety Commissioner and key stakeholders. I have also written to the Patient Safety Commissioner regarding further steps to be taken to improve the lives of those affected by valproate and mesh. A copy of that letter is attached. |
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Tropical Diseases: Disease Control
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) Wednesday 25th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) treatment and (b) elimination of neglected tropical diseases. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 February in response to Question 111786. |
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Tuesday 17th March Cat Smith signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 17th March 2026 17 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House marks World Social Work Day 2026 as an opportunity to celebrate the incredibly important role the social work profession holds within our society; recognises the support social workers provide to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances every single day; appreciates those who work in … |
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Monday 16th March Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th March 2026 Transition of rail workers into Great British Railways 14 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House welcomes and applauds the bringing into public ownership of the Train Operating Companies and their combination with Network Rail to create Great British Railways (GBR); believes that a just transition for railway workers into the new structures is vital to deliver a railway that works for everyone; … |
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Monday 8th December Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026 Driver-only trains on East West Rail 15 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House notes that rail operator Chiltern, which was appointed as the operator of the initial phase of East West Rail by the Department for Transport, has informed the rail unions of its intention to operate the route via Driver Only Operation (DOO); further notes that, under DOO, there … |
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Thursday 5th March Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026 Trade union de-recognition at GB Railfreight 19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House is concerned that employers are exploiting loopholes in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) process to de-recognise trade unions; condemns this practice which undermines good industrial relations; notes that workers in the privately owned and operated rail freight sector are regularly affected by … |
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Monday 9th March Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026 Industrial relations at Carlisle Support Services 16 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House commends the work of station staff employed by outsourcing company Carlisle Support Services who work on stations managed by publicly owned Northern Trains to collect revenue and operate station gatelines across the North; notes that these station staff work on the frontline of what will be Great … |
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Thursday 5th February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 92 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved … |
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Monday 26th January Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands 62 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely … |
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Monday 2nd February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation 57 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House believes that the use of filibuster tactics in the House of Lords to frustrate the majority will of the democratically elected House of Commons is unacceptable, including where the elected Commons has given its majority support to a Private Members’ Bill; further believes that the case for … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th March 2026 88 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba … |
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Monday 8th December Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 20 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) That this House expresses deep concern at the continuing impact on individuals and families affected by harm linked to prenatal exposure to sodium valproate; notes that the Patient Safety Commissioner published a report in February 2024 outlining options for a two-stage approach to potential redress for those affected; further notes … |
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Tuesday 20th January Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 Harm caused by exposure to sodium valproate 22 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East) That this House recognises the severe and avoidable harm caused to individuals and families by exposure to sodium valproate; notes the findings of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review First Do No Harm (2020), which identified serious failures in the regulation and prescribing of sodium valproate; further notes … |
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Monday 23rd February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 NHS access to medical cannabis for children with drug-resistant epilepsy 33 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower) That this House notes the law change of 2018 which allows the prescription of medical cannabis under the direction of specialist doctors; recognises that this law change was in large part achieved by the campaigning efforts of Hannah Deacon on behalf of her then 6 year old son Alfie Dingley … |
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Monday 23rd February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Funding for fire and rescue services 48 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House supports the Fire Brigade Union’s calls for urgent investment in the UK’s fire and rescue service and has heard their warning that cuts kill; expresses deep concern that proposed cuts and chronic underfunding that have hollowed out the UK’s fire and rescue services leaving communities without adequate … |
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Monday 23rd February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan 70 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, … |
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Thursday 12th February Cat Smith signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 14 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House congratulates Kendal Farmers Market on being awarded the Great British Small Outdoor Market of the Year 2026; recognises that this achievement reflects the immense dedication and hard work of the farmers, producers and traders; notes the market’s vital role in serving the town and wider community; and … |
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Tuesday 6th January Cat Smith signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Marking the 60th anniversary of the University of the Air White Paper 39 signatures (Most recent: 6 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) That this House marks the 60 years since the publication of the White Paper, “University of the Air”, which paved the way for the creation of The Open University; celebrates the legacy of Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge, who was the driving force behind the paper; recognises the impact … |
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Wednesday 25th June Cat Smith signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 85 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but … |
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Monday 26th January Cat Smith signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th January 2026 British forces on the front line in Afghanistan 56 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme) This House expresses its sincere gratitude to all members of the British armed forces who served on the front line in Afghanistan with courage, bravery and skill; mourns the loss of the 457 personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in Afghanistan serving freedom, decency and our … |
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5 Mar 2026, 11:31 a.m. - House of Commons " Cat Smith. Lancashire County Council's consultation on the closure of care homes and adult day centres is now closed and the decision lies with " Cat Smith MP (Lancaster and Wyre, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 noon Cabinet Office Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Prime Minister's Question Time - Main Chamber Cat Smith: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. John Lamont: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Debbie Abrahams: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Darren Paffey: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Marie Tidball: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Tonia Antoniazzi: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Jon Trickett: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Allison Gardner: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Harriett Baldwin: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Matt Turmaine: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Caroline Voaden: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Sarah Edwards: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. David Burton-Sampson: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Gareth Thomas: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. Peter Fortune: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 March. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Representation of the People Bill
262 speeches (37,568 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire) Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) said, we must have, at a minimum, a cap on donations and a - Link to Speech |
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Hughes Report: Second Anniversary
67 speeches (14,111 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lizzi Collinge (Lab - Morecambe and Lunesdale) Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith), who has worked with In-FACT for many years on this - Link to Speech |
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Procedure committee
7 speeches (1,234 words) Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Lee Dillon (LD - Newbury) Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith), on this occasion. - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence received from Mr Speaker, regarding sub judice resolution, dated 20 March 2025. Procedure Committee Found: Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, to Cat Smith MP, Chair of the Procedure Committee, dated 20th March 2025, refers |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Report - 5th Report - Elections within the House of Commons Procedure Committee Found: Current membership Cat Smith (Labour; Lancaster and Wyre) (Chair) James Asser (Labour; West Ham and Beckton |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Report - 4th Report – Call lists Procedure Committee Found: Current membership Cat Smith (Labour; Lancaster and Wyre) (Chair) James Asser (Labour; West Ham and Beckton |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Table Office relating to Written Parliamentary Questions, dated 9 September and 20 October 2025. Procedure Committee Found: Yours sincerely, Cat Smith MP Chair of the Procedure Committee Response from the Table |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 2 p.m. Procedure Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd March 2026 2 p.m. Liaison Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Prime Minister At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP - (Prime Minister) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |