At a glanceCat Eccles is a Labour MP for Stourbridge, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 313 votes in Commons divisions (54% attendance), tabled 126 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Cat Eccles did not vote in 262. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Stourbridge Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Paula Barker
Labour
100.0% · 296 of 296 shared votes
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Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour
100.0% · 276 of 276 shared votes
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Navendu Mishra
Labour
100.0% · 258 of 258 shared votes
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Steve Witherden
Labour
99.6% · 261 of 262 shared votes
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Ms Stella Creasy
Labour (Co-op)
99.6% · 251 of 252 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.9% · 1 of 115 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.5% · 3 of 195 shared votes
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Mark Pritchard
Conservative
1.7% · 3 of 178 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.8% · 4 of 222 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.9% · 4 of 206 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Israel between 25 May 2025 and 29 May 2025 (registered 9 Jul 2025)
Miscellaneous2
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 15 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1) (registered 18 Jul 2024)
- Trustee of Wollaston Village Hall. This is an unpaid role. (registered 18 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Health: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the consultation on the introduction of mandatory reporting and health targets for large food businesses.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The 10-Year Health Plan commits that by the end of this Parliament, we will introduce mandatory healthier food sales reporting for all large companies in the sector. We will also introduce new targets to increase the healthiness of sales.We intend to laun...
NHS: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Royal Mail delivery delays on NHS service delivery, including in Stourbridge constituency.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
No assessment has been made of the potential impact of postal delays on the timely delivery of referral letters between primary and secondary care. The monitoring of National Health Service patient correspondence, including appointment letters, is the res...
NHS: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS patients are not missing (a) appointments and (b) operations due to Royal Mail delivery delays (i) in the Stourbridge constituency and (ii) el
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
No assessment has been made of the potential impact of postal delays on the timely delivery of referral letters between primary and secondary care. The monitoring of National Health Service patient correspondence, including appointment letters, is the res...
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals are not subject to (a) penalties, (b) enforcement action, and (c) adverse decisions as a result of Royal Mail delivery delays affecting corresponde
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is not aware of any delays by the Royal Mail that are adversely impacting the delivery of the DVLA’s mail. Any processes which may be time bound already factor in delivery timescales to allow individuals suff...
Social Security Benefits: Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure current Royal Mail delays do not affect people's access to payments.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Department for Work and Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure current Royal Mail delays do not affect people's ability to comply with his Department's deadlines.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Social Security Benefits and State Retirement Pensions: Postal Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to ensure that recipients of Universal Credit, State Pension and other DWP support are not financially disadvantaged by delayed postal communications, including in Stourbridge
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The delays to Royal Mail delivery have not had an impact on DWPs ability to deliver its services. DWP has robust plans in place that will be invoked should disruption to service occur, these plans include extension of DWP deadlines that can be invoked to ...
Teplizumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the introduction of teplizumab contributes to reducing rates of diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis and inequalities in outcomes for people with type 1 di
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Teplizumab is a new treatment for people aged eight years old and over with stage 2 type 1 diabetes, before the onset of symptoms. Its introduction represents a significant development in the treatment of type 1 diabetes and requires new clinical pathways...
Early day motions
| 6 Jan 2026 | Parliamentary screening of The Removed and historic forced adoptions | 42 sig. |
| 20 Nov 2025 | National ban on street-racing | 28 sig. |
| 18 Nov 2025 | New private capital in the NHS in the Autumn Budget | 48 sig. |
| 8 May 2025 | National Operating Department Practitioner Day | 18 sig. |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Ticket offices and station staff | 28 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Regional Accents and Social Mobility
That point made me think about the fact that a lot of regional dialects and accents have been lost over the years simply because people have moved away or been forced to tone them down. That is another reason why it is important to embrace…
15 Jul 2026 Regional Accents and Social Mobility
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this morning, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for securing this debate, and for hosting the excellent recent event on regional accents. Yester…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
Does the hon. Member recognise that it is not unusual for NESO to issue emergency measures? There are normally peaks and troughs during the day, such as when people come home from work, put the kettle on and turn on the air-conditioning. N…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing this important debate. I recently attended a screening of the national emergency briefing in …
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
On the hon. Member’s point about mental health, does he recognise that a number of treatments for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and norepinephrine reup…
13 Jul 2026 State of Climate and Nature
This weekend, many people have heard from their water suppliers, who are urging them to conserve water due to high demand, but there have been no new reservoirs built for over 30 years and there is little uptake of grey water systems. Does…
8 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q14. Stourbridge is famous for many things: the glass industry, Jude Bellingham—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”]—Robert Plant and, most importantly, the Stourbridge shuttle, the UK’s shortest railway line at just 0.8 miles, or 1.3 km for t…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
During the heatwave a fortnight ago, I was contacted by the head of Oldswinford primary school in my constituency, who felt that the Government’s advice on keeping the building cool for children did not adequately reflect the challenges. I…
7 Jul 2026 Draft West Midlands Combined Authority (Key Route Network) (Amendment) Order 2026
If I may bring us back to the West Midlands Combined Authority and the relevance of this delegated legislation, I think I am the only Member on the Committee who represents the west midlands, and the absence of this change has meant that w…
2 Jul 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
Even before coming to this place, as a local councillor I dealt with so many issues relating to leasehold property management and unadopted estates. A notable example is the Doulton Brook estate in my constituency, a mixed freehold and …
2 Jul 2026 Historical Forced Adoption
I add my thanks to the Prime Minister for this long overdue apology from the Government for the historical forced adoptions in mother and baby homes across the country. It is something that I have campaigned for since coming to this place.…
1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition
Does the shadow Minister recognise that this is not necessarily about the amount of remuneration, but the risk of corruption and the types of employment that have been mentioned by many Members in this debate?
1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this timely and important debate. I know how hard he has worked on this issue over a number of years…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
In 2026, the question is no longer whether we act on the climate crisis, but how fast we do so. Most people accept the science, which shows that the Earth’s average surface temperatures have increased significantly over the past century. I…
23 Jun 2026 Support for Industry
I welcome the decisions taken by the Chancellor and Government colleagues to revise the electric vehicle targets for 2030, following representations from the industry, unions and MPs. Targets are really great, but they need to match capa…
23 Jun 2026 Support for Industry
12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support industry.
17 Jun 2026 Steel Tariffs
May I add my voice to that of other Black Country Members? On behalf of Stourbridge, Brierley Hill and Netherton, I am grateful to the Minister and the Department for Business and Trade for their ongoing engagement with me and local busine…
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
My hon. Friend is right. I hear a lot from local shopkeepers that they are afraid to raise their concerns with the police for fear of being attacked. It is absolutely right to make it as easy as possible for the public, who are as frustrat…
17 Jun 2026 High Street Shops: Illicit Activity
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. In March, the excellent work of Dudley trading standards officers was highlighted in a Channel 4 documentary in which officers uncovered links to organised crime and signs of child e…
15 Jun 2026 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
In February 2023, Leo Johnson from Stourbridge died by suicide at the age of 19. His mother Jane remembers him as excited and energetic to start his life, and his passion for scuba diving fuelled his decision to study oceanography at the U…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 13 May 2025 – 14 May 2025
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 6 Nov 2024 – 13 Nov 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Cat Eccles, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Cat Eccles?
Cat Eccles is a Member of Parliament representing Stourbridge in the House of Commons. See Cat Eccles's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Cat Eccles represent?
Cat Eccles sits as Labour. See Cat Eccles's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Cat Eccles represent?
Cat Eccles is the Member of Parliament for Stourbridge. See Cat Eccles's official Parliament profile.
How long has Cat Eccles been an MP?
Cat Eccles has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Cat Eccles's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Cat Eccles?
Cat Eccles has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Cat Eccles's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.