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Division Votes
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 415 Noes - 98
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 346
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 338
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 340
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 47 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour No votes vs 47 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 416
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 356 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 330 Labour Aye votes vs 37 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 364 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 35 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Cat Smith voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54


Speeches
Cat Smith speeches from: Victory over Japan: 80th Anniversary
Cat Smith contributed 1 speech (85 words)
Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Cat Smith speeches from: Petitions
Cat Smith contributed 1 speech (241 words)
Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Cat Smith speeches from: Alcohol and Cancer
Cat Smith contributed 3 speeches (3,137 words)
Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care


Written Answers
Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on whether people receiving Personal Independence Payment would stay within the existing system in instances where their case is reviewed or renewed.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

As I set out in the House of Commons on 1 July 2025, this Government has listened to the concerns raised by Members from across the House regarding the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill would have amended the legal framework underpinning PIP assessments, specifically by changing the eligibility criteria through adjustments to the activities and descriptors used to determine entitlement.

In light of the concerns raised, I confirmed during the debate that we are going to remove clause 5 from the Bill in Committee.

(Hansard, 1 July, col 219)

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to consult on the potential merits of introducing mandatory standards for the labelling of alcohol products to include information on the risk of (a) drinking during pregnancy, (b) liver disease and (c) cancer.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In ‘Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, the Government has committed to strengthen and expand 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 is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future

Currently there is voluntary guidance on communicating the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking guideline, which recommends labels include info that to keep health risks from alcohol to a low level it is safest not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis, and to include a warning against drinking during pregnancy. The Department has commissioned a National Institute for Health and Care Research study on understanding the impact of alcohol calorie labelling on alcohol and calorie selection, purchasing, and consumption. This study is due to report in 2026.

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory health labelling on alcoholic drinks on public health.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In ‘Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, the Government has committed to strengthen and expand 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 is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future

Currently there is voluntary guidance on communicating the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking guideline, which recommends labels include info that to keep health risks from alcohol to a low level it is safest not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis, and to include a warning against drinking during pregnancy. The Department has commissioned a National Institute for Health and Care Research study on understanding the impact of alcohol calorie labelling on alcohol and calorie selection, purchasing, and consumption. This study is due to report in 2026.

Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children who are diagnosed with having an Autistic Spectrum Disorders also have a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. Information about the number of children diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder and a diagnosis of foetal valproate syndrome is not collected centrally.

Congenital Abnormalities and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children with a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome also have a diagnosis of (a) Spina Bifida, (b) neural tube defects, (c) Cardiac/heart malformations, (d) Kidney malformations and (e) cleft lip and/or palate.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. The information requested is not held centrally.

Independent Schools Inspectorate: Expenditure
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Thursday 17th July 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) running of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by that inspectorate in each financial year since March 2015.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department does not provide funding to the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and does not cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Monday 21st July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention of 27 March 2025 in the debate on Hughes Report: First Anniversary, Official Report, column 472WH, if he will publish (a) her letter and (b) the response from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Following the debate on Hughes Report: First Anniversary, I met and put on record my discussion with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health (Baroness Merron), who confirmed that the Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. The Department does not plan to publish the letter, and it did not require a response from Baroness Merron. This is a complex issue involving input from different government departments. The Government will provide a further update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Report.



Early Day Motions
Thursday 17th July

Freemen and freewomen of Lancaster in 2025

2 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House notes Lancaster City Council’s longstanding custom of admitting new Freemen and Freewomen of the city; further notes that traditionally the honour of becoming a Freeman or Freewoman carried a number of privileges including the right to pasture a limited number of beasts on the Marsh, to enter …
Monday 14th July

Pilling Jubilee Silver Band

2 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House congratulates the Pilling Jubilee Silver Band on the occasion of its 90th anniversary; recognises their outstanding achievement in placing third in the North West Regional Brass Band Championships and securing a place at the National Finals in Cheltenham in September 2025; celebrates the band as a shining …


Early Day Motions Signed
Tuesday 15th July
Cat Smith signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

UK-based medical charities in Palestine

68 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, Glia, Doctors Without Borders and the British Red Cross; commends volunteers for these charities, whose Palestine-based staff take huge personal risks to provide medical aid so crucial to a Gazan …
Monday 14th July
Cat Smith signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025

End of Alcohol Awareness Week

6 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes the end of Alcohol Awareness Week, which took place from 8 to 13 July 2025; highlights the theme of alcohol and work where around 10 million people regularly drink alcohol in ways that can harm health and wellbeing; underlines the affects of alcohol use, from headaches …
Monday 7th July
Cat Smith signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 7th July 2025

Safe Inside Prisons Charter

21 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That this House notes with alarm the rising levels of violence against prison staff, which again have reached record highs after briefly dipping during the pandemic lockdowns; further notes with alarm the toxic culture of unacceptable behaviour within HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) identified by the Rademaker Review into …



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21 Jul 2025, 10 p.m. - House of Commons
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21 Jul 2025, 10 p.m. - House of Commons
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Parliamentary Debates
Victory over Japan: 80th Anniversary
75 speeches (14,678 words)
Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Mentions:
1: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport) Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith), who spoke about her grandfather, who was awarded - Link to Speech

Alcohol and Cancer
31 speeches (11,146 words)
Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) for setting the scene expertly with all the detailed information - Link to Speech
2: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) on securing it, and I thank the Backbench Business - Link to Speech
3: Lorraine Beavers (Lab - Blackpool North and Fleetwood) Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) for securing this incredibly important debate. - Link to Speech
4: Danny Chambers (LD - Winchester) Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) securing this important debate.We vets often treat liver disease - Link to Speech
5: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) for securing this important debate during Alcohol - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Report - 3rd Report - Status of independent Members of Parliament

Procedure Committee

Found: Current membership Cat Smith (Labour; Lancaster and Wyre) (Chair) James Asser (Labour; West Ham and Beckton

Monday 21st July 2025
Report - 2nd Report - Proxy voting: Review of arrangements introduced in Session 2024-25

Procedure Committee

Found: Current membership Cat Smith (Labour; Lancaster and Wyre) (Chair) James Asser (Labour; West Ham and Beckton



Bill Documents
Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: REPORT STAGE Wednesday 23 July 2025 18 _NC21 Cat Smith ★.

Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 - large print
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _NC21 Cat Smith ★.

Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 9 July 2025 - large print
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith Alex Sobel Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Clive Efford Dawn

Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 9 July 2025
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Not called_20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith Alex Sobel Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Clive Efford

Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at as at 9 July 2025
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith Alex Sobel Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Clive Efford Dawn

Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith Alex Sobel Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay

Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025 - large print
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith Alex Sobel Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay

Jul. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025 - large print
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith .

Jul. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith .

Jul. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025
Universal Credit Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _20 Debbie Abrahams Cat Smith .

Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Darren Paffey Freddie van Mierlo Rebecca Paul Mr Louie French Andrew Rosindell Leigh Ingham Cat Smith




Cat Smith - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 21st July 2025 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 KCB KC MP, Prime Minister
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Tuesday 28th October 2025 6 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 10th July 2025
Written Evidence - House Administration
IMP0010 - Status of independent Members of Parliament

Status of independent Members of Parliament - Procedure Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Written Evidence - Sheffield Hallam University
EVO0016 - Electronic voting

Electronic Voting - Procedure Committee
Monday 21st July 2025
Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP, Prime Minister

Liaison Committee (Commons)
Monday 21st July 2025
Report - 2nd Report - Proxy voting: Review of arrangements introduced in Session 2024-25

Procedure Committee
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Report - 3rd Report - Status of independent Members of Parliament

Procedure Committee
Friday 22nd August 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Prime Minister relating to his appearance before the Committee on 21 July 2025, dated 12 August 2025

Liaison Committee (Commons)