About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Catherine Fookes) represents you, and all of the people who live in Monmouthshire, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Monmouthshire

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Wales Office
• Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
• Children: Maintenance
• Question
• Housing Associations: Freedom of Information
• Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Currently held offices

• Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (since 4 Jun 2025)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 15 Oct 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Rolls
• Frederick Morgan
• Henry Somerset
• Frederick Morgan
• Henry Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Poulett Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Poulett Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Granville Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• William Williams
• Granville Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• William Williams
• Granville Somerset
• William Williams
• Granville Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Arthur Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Arthur Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• Arthur Somerset
• Charles Morgan
• James Rooke

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Great British Energy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 13 - Regulation of approved substances and devices for self-administration 13 Jun 2025

  I rise to support new clauses 20 and 21, and amendments 70, 71 and 92 to 95. They are all about the right people having the right powers at the right time, and they respect the devolution settlement for Wales. I am mindful of time, and therefore I am sorry but I will not take interventions. I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) for engaging so...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme 11 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on issuing payments under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.

• Written Answers — Wales Office: Question 11 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.

More of Catherine Fookes’s recent appearances

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