The Verdict
Occasionally remembered what they promised. More often, remembered what the whip told them. The voting record captures both.
Subject Grades
How Cat scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Follow the Money
What Cat claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£3k
🇮🇱Israel and Palestine
Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
£3kName of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,600
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats
(Registered 9 July 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 25 November 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 15 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
(Registered 18 July 2024; updated 29 October 2025)
Trustee of Wollaston Village Hall. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 18 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Cat's Expenses
124 individual claims totalling £193,011.31 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Hospitality & Late Nights £454
6 claims
Hospitality: £453.69
£5k
6 claims
Hotel - London: £1,767.63
Hotel - London: £1,404.98
Hotel - London: £928.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £636.98
Staffing(7 claims)£123,826.13
Payroll(1)£118,825.13
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£118,825.13
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Bought-in services(2)£1,525.00
23 Dec 2024Caseworker support
£1,225.00
17 Nov 2025Communications Cover for the Communications Officer
£300.00
Training - staff(2)£450.00
13 Oct 2025Training for the Communications Officer
£300.00
21 Nov 2025Training for staff member
£150.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£26.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£26.00
Office Costs(93 claims)£39,796.77
Equipment - purchase(21)£9,631.74
20 Mar 2025Letter inserter machine for constituency office
£5,015.04
7 Feb 2025Office furniture for constituency office
£1,080.00
23 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7114]
£959.98
12 Mar 2025CURRYS ONLINE [200012248-0]
£666.98
28 Feb 2025International Women´s Day Awards for 10 constituents
£275.00
12 Mar 2025CURRYS ONLINE [200012248-1]
£259.00
23 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7116]
£235.83
29 Oct 2025SP GORILLA GAZEBO
£199.99
14 Mar 2025VIKING [200011725-5746]
£141.47
6 Mar 2025VIKING [200011725-2307]
£119.02
23 Oct 2024Two office cabinets for the constituency office
£60.00
23 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7115]
£59.99
21 Mar 2025SOSTRENE GRENE [200011725-5410]
£34.90
5 Aug 2024CURRYS MERRYHILL
£33.96
24 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-8336]
£24.57
4 Oct 2024TOOLSTATION LTD
£18.06
2 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
£14.40
24 Sep 2024Extension cable for constituency office
£12.99
Rent(7)£9,591.72
14 Nov 2024[***]Faster Payment Form - First Rent Payments - [***]
£3,591.72
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,500.00
Stationery & printing(24)£5,859.64
16 Jul 2025CHEAPESTPRINTONLINE
£948.95
18 Jul 2025CHEAPESTPRINTONLINE
£881.00
21 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£399.07
21 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£399.07
21 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£399.07
21 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£324.82
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£200.40
11 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
11 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
11 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£184.99
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£184.99
11 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£162.41
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£150.00
3 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£150.00
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
16 Jul 2025CHEAPESTPRINTONLINE
£105.00
9 Jul 2025Fan for the constituency office
£54.99
13 Mar 2025VIKING [200011725-5253]
£29.77
Software & applications(7)£4,505.87
18 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
6 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
6 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
10 Mar 2025Communications software
£199.99
Postage & couriers(5)£4,481.13
18 Jul 2025ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO
£3,578.47
3 Oct 2025ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD
£466.80
14 Oct 2024ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD
£423.60
19 Dec 2024ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD
£7.80
5 Mar 2025ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD [200011725-3241]
£4.46
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(7)£1,975.20
1 Apr 2025Phone charges for the constituency office
£1,303.20
7 Nov 2024Phone bill for constituency office - Nov 2024
£192.00
13 Feb 2025Constituency phone bill for February 2025
£96.00
18 Dec 2024Phone bill for constituency office - Dec 2024
£96.00
21 Jan 2025Constituency phone charges
£96.00
27 Feb 2025Constituency office phone bill - Feb 2025
£96.00
18 Mar 2025Constituency phone bill - March 2025
£96.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(12)£925.60
28 Feb 2025No description
£185.00
15 Oct 2025No description
£100.00
17 Oct 2025No description
£88.80
19 May 2025No description
£75.00
10 Dec 2024No description
£70.00
27 Aug 2024No description
£60.00
21 Nov 2024No description
£40.00
21 Mar 2025No description
£20.00
29 Aug 2024No description
£10.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£900.00
11 Dec 2024HIVE SUPPORT LTD
£900.00
Training - staff(1)£750.00
13 Jun 2025Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control Training in the constituency office
£750.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£642.00
24 Oct 2024Phone equipment constituency office & phone bill - Oct 2024
£642.00
Hospitality(6)£453.69
10 Mar 2025Hospitality for constituency based event
Not paid: Not claimable
19 May 2025Hospitality for constituency based engagement event on SEND
£105.00
28 Feb 2025Hospitality for constituency based event
£65.00
4 Dec 2024Refreshments for constituency event held on 5 December
£51.89
8 Feb 2025Hospitality for constituency based event held on 8 February
£22.00
8 Feb 2025Hospitality for a constituency based event held on 8 February
£10.75
Insurance - contents(1)£80.18
23 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7113]
£80.18
Accommodation(11 claims)£19,932.84
Rent(8)£18,165.21
5 Sep 2024[***] - First month´s rent -
£2,650.00
10 Dec 2024No description
£2,650.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-384.79
Hotel - London(3)£1,767.63
3 Sep 2024house sitting
5 nights
£853.00
6 Aug 2024working in parliament
4 nights
£518.20
6 Aug 2024working in parliament
2 nights
£396.43
Staff Travel(10 claims)£5,272.83
Rail(2)£3,209.54
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,406.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£802.68
Hotel - London(1)£928.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£928.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£636.98
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
8 nights
£636.98
Mileage - car(2)£274.87
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£217.13
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£57.74
Subsistence(2)£152.14
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£88.68
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£63.46
Other public transport(1)£38.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£38.50
Parking(1)£32.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£32.80
MP Travel(3 claims)£4,182.74
Rail(2)£2,777.76
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,619.92
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£157.84
Hotel - London(1)£1,404.98
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,404.98
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Cat tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Hospitality
Hospitality for constituency based event
Reason: Not claimable
10 Mar 2025
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stourbridge: The Real Impact
The people Cat was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
4,994
Children in poverty
29.9% of children locally
6,571
Fuel poor households
16.04% of households locally
32%
Constituents who rent
14.7% private, 17.4% social
11,565
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
192
Asylum seekers housed locally
20 in hotels · 7.9% of constituents born outside UK
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024