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Cat Smith

Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre

Elected 2015-05-07

Constituency outline of Lancaster and Wyre with neighbours greyed
Lancaster and Wyre
£260.7K Expenses claimed · rank #217 of 650
£0 Donations received
2 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Recent Public Statements

Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Cat Smith on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

Bluesky
Congratulations @alanrenwick.bsky.social I look forward to seeing your work. Thanks to Meg Russell for her leadership and work, it’s been valuable to be able to learn from the unit’s work.
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Fantastic to see Saint Aidan's Church of England High School in my constituency taking part in the National Reading Champions Quiz! A great initiative from @literacy-trust.bsky.social and @alcs.co.uk to encourage and celebrate a love of reading in students. #NRCQuiz2026 #GrowAGenerationofReaders
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NEW: We recommend that call lists are not adopted by the House of Commons, as they are not an appropriate tool to improve certainty of timings over the parliamentary day. 📝 Read our report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm... Our chair @catsmithmp.bsky.social comments on our findings ⬇️
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Alcohol harm is a public health crisis, yet industry lobbying is blocking the action we know works. We must put people’s health before profits, protect children, and back evidence-based policy to reduce harm and ease pressure on our NHS. labourlist.org/2026/02/alco... #PublicHealth #AlcoholHarm
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Bluesky
Does the elections white paper go far enough? On 24 October, join @catsmithmp.bsky.social, @rosewhiff.bsky.social, Tom Hawthorn and David Howarth at our free, online event to consider if the government's plans are sufficient to ensure electoral integrity. Sign up 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo....
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Bluesky
We are delighted to welcome @catsmithmp.bsky.social as our newest Parliamentary Champion! We would like to thank Cat and we look forward to working with her. Read more here: www.actionforme.org.uk/cat-smith-mp...
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🕊️ Politically I’ve called out this genocide, called for peace. Practically I’m going to fundraise for amazing charities who do all they can to save lives.
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I’m running the Great Scottish Run for Medical Aid for Palestinians who do life saving work in unthinkable circumstances. As I set off, I’ve raised £4,903 for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. If you can, you can pledge your support here: www.justgiving.com/page/cat-smi...
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10 more recent statements available.

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £260,697. Rank: #217 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£206,755
Office
£13,031
Accommodation
£25,645
Travel
£15,267

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 210 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £526,697. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

51 items for review
  • £669 Single claim of £669.23 for Moving Fees (Agency fees) on 26/02/2025.
  • £24,769 Single claim of £24,769.36 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,042 Single claim of £2,041.68 for Rail (Dependant Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £9,390 Single claim of £9,390.02 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Advertising and contact cards (Office Costs) on 25/07/2024.
  • £686 Single claim of £686.13 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 10/04/2024.
  • £1,325 Single claim of £1,324.80 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 28/03/2025.
  • £541 Single claim of £540.82 for Landline phone & internet - rental & usage (Landline) on 28/11/2024.
  • £508 Single claim of £508.39 for Landline phone & internet - rental & usage (Landline) on 27/02/2025.
  • £5,101 Single claim of £5,100.55 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/08/2024.
  • £2,100 Single claim of £2,100.00 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £1,460 Single claim of £1,460.34 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £703 Single claim of £702.83 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 26/03/2024.
  • £659 Single claim of £658.70 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 26/04/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 13/02/2024.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/10/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 09/11/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 12/03/2024.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 12/12/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 12/09/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 09/01/2024.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/04/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 13/06/2023.
  • £2,004 Single claim of £2,004.16 for Rent (Accommodation) on 10/08/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £498,085

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£206,705
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£201,132
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£24,769
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£9,390
31/03/2024MP TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£7,884
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£5,101
31/03/2025Staff TravelHotel - LondonFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2510 nights
£2,100
31/03/2025Dependant TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,042
13/02/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
10/10/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
09/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
12/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
12/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
12/09/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
09/01/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
10/04/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
13/06/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
10/08/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
09/05/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004
11/07/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,004

Year on year

FY 23-24 108 claims £255,321
FY 24-25 75 claims £260,702
FY 25-26 27 claims £10,674

Travel

£26,806 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£54,277 paid across 2 nights.

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