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.
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.View post ↗
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 #GrowAGenerationofReadersView post ↗
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 ⬇️View post ↗
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 #AlcoholHarmView post ↗
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....View post ↗
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...View post ↗
🕊️ 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.View post ↗
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...View post ↗
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Expenses Breakdown
Total: £260,697. Rank: #217 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.
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
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£206,705
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£201,132
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£24,769
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£9,390
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£7,884
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£5,101
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2510 nights
£2,100
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,042
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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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