Katie Lam
Conservative - Weald of Kent
8,422 (16.6%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(since November 2024)3 APPG memberships (as of 28 Mar 2025)
British Sign Language, Classics, Woods and Trees1 Former APPG membership
Wine of Great BritainDivision Voting information
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
(19 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
(15 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(97 debate contributions)
(20 debate contributions)
(6 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(10,965 words contributed)
(955 words contributed)
(476 words contributed)
Weald of Kent Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 19,756 signatures (5.64%)
of 115,230 signatures (0.46%)
of 35,340 signatures (0.39%)
of 153,523 signatures (0.32%)
of 93,381 signatures (0.25%)
of 19,756 signatures (5.64%)
of 115,230 signatures (0.46%)
of 153,523 signatures (0.32%)
of 233,326 signatures (0.21%)
Latest EDMs signed by Katie Lam
Social Security
Tabled by: Rishi Sunak (Conservative - Richmond and Northallerton)That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 869), dated 22 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 August 2024, be annulled.
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 75
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Katie Lam, 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.
Katie Lam has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Katie Lam has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Katie Lam has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
1 Bill co-sponsored by Katie Lam
Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Richard Holden (Con)
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Home Office holds information on all notifiable crimes, including sexual offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales and their investigative outcomes. The extent of the data held in each case will depend on what information has been collected by the police as part of their investigation.
Statistics on the outcomes of cases are routinely published by the Ministry of Justice, and contain breakdowns of convicted offenders by age, gender, ethnicity, police force area and type of offence. This can be assessed via their outcomes by offence data tool available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Questions
(View all Katie Lam's MHCLG questions)The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash-terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25. The majority of this funding is un-ringfenced and can be used by local authorities on local priorities, including transport spending.
On average, places with a significant rural population will receive almost a 6% increase in their Core Spending Power next year, and no council will see a reduction in their Core Spending Power.
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
My Department has no plans to compulsorily purchase land in Kent or in the Weald of Kent constituency.
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)