Cat Smith’s voting in Parliament

Cat Smith is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Cat Smith sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Cat Smith generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Cat Smith’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Cat Smith’s full vote analysis page for more.

Cat Smith has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate 16 Oct 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the care plan for people harmed by Valproate during pregnancy in France in order to identify potential benefits that such a plan could bring to the UK.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate 16 Oct 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet with INFACT to discuss a care plan compensation package for people harmed by Valproate in pregnancy since 1973.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate 16 Oct 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of babies harmed by Valproate in pregnancy.

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Profile

Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @CatSmithMP
• https://facebook.com/catsmithmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Cat Smith campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Cabinet Office
• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Education
• Commonwealth: Young People
• Electoral Register
• Prisoners: Gender Recognition
• Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate
• Post Offices: Franchises

Currently held offices

• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (since 1 Nov 2016)
• Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs (since 27 Jun 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Ollerenshaw

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Cat Smith’s speeches
• Has received answers to 163 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 95.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 135 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Cat Smith’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)