About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Katie Lam) represents you, and all of the people who live in Weald of Kent, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Weald of Kent

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Home Office
• Question
• Agriculture: Compulsory Purchase
• Sexual Offences

Currently held offices

• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (since 18 Nov 2024)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (12 Feb 2025 to 18 Mar 2025)
• Member, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee (23 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024)
• Member, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee (23 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Tackling Child Sexual Abuse 8 Apr 2025

  I thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. In January, the Home Secretary said that the Government would conduct five local inquiries into the rape gangs who have terrorised so many innocent children. More than three months since the Government announced those local inquiries, Tom Crowther KC, a barrister invited by the Home Office to help establish them, knows almost nothing...

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Housing Supply 7 Apr 2025

  What steps she plans to take to support house building in London.

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Housing Supply 7 Apr 2025

  Demand for housing is greatest in London, which is where the economy most needs new homes. Building in London means less pressure on commuting infrastructure and house prices in places like rural Kent, but the housing targets for London have been cut. The Government justify that by saying that London has “the biggest proposed percentage increase against delivery”.—[Official Report, 12...

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