Catherine Fookes

Labour MP for Monmouthshire

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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.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Labour MP for Monmouthshire

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

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Topics of interest

  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Department for Transport
  • Treasury
  • Department for Science
  • Innovation and Technology
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
  • Children: Maintenance
  • Housing Associations: Freedom of Information
  • Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
  • Hearing Impairment: Children

Currently held offices

  • 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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • EU Trading Relationship — [Sir Jeremy Wright in the Chair] 24 Apr 2025

    It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin). The post-Brexit trade deals delivered by the previous Conservative Government have just been appalling. They have not worked well for Wales. We have been flooded with New Zealand lamb—and, as we all know in this room, Welsh lamb is of course the best-tasting...
  • EU Trading Relationship — [Sir Jeremy Wright in the Chair] 24 Apr 2025

    At my recent business roundtable in Monmouthshire, I spoke to Tri-Wall, a business that exports to the EU. Instead of sending one lorryload of its goods to different countries all across the EU, it now has to send a different lorry to every country, which really increases its costs. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need closer alignment to avoid that kind of problem?
  • Sewage 23 Apr 2025

    We have had a wonderful surf around the UK’s rivers, lakes and seas this afternoon. Every single one of us in this House will have a waterway in our constituency, and we have all had to endure the worst impacts of the 14 years of negligence and failure that almost killed some of our rivers. The Wye and the Usk, which run through my constituency, are two fantastic examples of waterways that...

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