About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Cat Smith) represents you, and all of the people who live in Lancaster and Wyre, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre

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

Also represented Lancaster and Fleetwood

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @catsmithmp.bsky.social
• @CatSmithMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Cabinet Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Elections: Proof of Identity
• Electoral Register
• Local Government: Elections
• Voluntary Work: Young People
• Prescription Drugs

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Procedure Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Procedure Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (19 Jun 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (22 Mar 2023 to 7 Feb 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 7 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill Committee (26 Oct 2022 to 2 Nov 2022)
• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (20 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (15 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (20 Dec 2016 to 19 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement (27 Jun 2016 to 29 Nov 2021)
• 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

• Ben Wallace
• Hilton Dawson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Ballot Secrecy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Elections Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (4 out of 32)

Recent appearances

• “For Women Scotland” Supreme Court Ruling 22 Apr 2025

  I am very conscious that I represent many trans, intersex and non-binary constituents, and that the representations made to me in my office over the past few days have had a very clear message that they are feeling particularly victimised and quite scared for their own safety. Some are trans women and some are trans men, who seem to be very much lost from this debate. The one thing that...

• “For Women Scotland” Supreme Court Ruling 22 Apr 2025

  I am very conscious that I represent many trans, intersex and non-binary constituents, and that the representations made to me in my office over the past few days have had a very clear message that they are feeling particularly victimised and quite scared for their own safety. Some are trans women and some are trans men, who seem to be very much lost from this debate. The one thing that...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Tennis 24 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme she plans to spend on (a) tennis and (b) padel facilities in each of the next three years.

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