Cat Smith MP
Labour
Lancaster and Wyre
F
Cat Smith is the Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£70,235
/ £93,904 annual
273 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£13,691
Procedure Committee · 273 days
£13,691
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£83,926
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Lancaster and Wyre
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-12-20 → 2017-07-19
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
2016-06-27 → 2021-11-29
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Young People and Voter Engagement)
2015-09-18 → 2016-06-27
Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Committee memberships
2015-07-06 → 2015-10-26
Women and Equalities Committee
2020-05-11 → 2024-05-30
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2021-09-15 → 2021-10-26
Elections Bill
2022-07-20 → 2022-09-07
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
2022-10-26 → 2022-11-02
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
2023-02-01 → 2023-02-08
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
2023-03-01 → 2023-03-07
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
2023-03-07 → 2024-05-30
Environmental Audit Committee
2023-03-22 → 2024-02-07
Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
2023-06-19 → 2024-05-30
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Petitions Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2024-02-21 → 2024-02-28
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-09-11 → present
Procedure Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2025-12-11 → present
Ecclesiastical Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
cat.smith.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 6001 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 6001 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01524 566 551
·
47 Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4SA
Website
Facebook
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APPGs (2026) · 11 active officership(s) · 12 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Electoral Reform
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Make Votes Matter · The Electoral Reform Society | 14 | 2024-06-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 9 | 2024-09-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | GK Strategy | 4 | 2026-03-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Work
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | British Association of Social Workers | 6 | 2024-05-27 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Uplands and Hill Farming
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2024-07-23 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 9 | 2024-05-27 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Christianity in the Holy Land
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Good Faith Partnership | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electoral Campaigning Transparency
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Fair Vote UK | 6 | 2023-06-26 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Epilepsy Action | 6 | 2023-06-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkrun
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2027-02-22 |
|
West Coast Main Line All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2027-02-08 |
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there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
56 / 109
53 missed (49%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£34,151
49% of £70,235 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£45,660
49% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£1,254
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+21.1 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
41 Aye(37.6%)
15 No(13.8%)
53 didn't vote(48.6%)
2026-04-22
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
294–61
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156
Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69–279
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
65
of 65 tabled
65 answered(100.0%)
11
departments
2026-09-01
Department of Health and Social Care
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Research
Answered
2026-06-22
Department of Health and Social Care
Huntington's Disease: Health Services
Answered
2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
Answered
2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
Answered
2026-04-15
Department of Health and Social Care
Bowel Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
Answered
2026-04-15
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuel Oil: Supply Chains
Answered
2026-03-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: National Security
Answered
2026-03-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Biodiversity
Answered
2026-03-02
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Sales
Answered
2026-02-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Armed Conflict
Answered
2026-02-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tropical Diseases: Disease Control
Answered
2026-02-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Answered
2026-02-09
Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Answered
2026-01-23
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Members: Correspondence
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Bill | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2023-03-21 | |
| Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill | Sponsored | Withdrawn | 2022-11-29 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.