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Katie Lam · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
343
of 504 possible
Attendance
68%
161 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
113
70 debates
Written Qs
88
88 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£224k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 53 claims
Interests
7
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 94 | |
| Economy | 66 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Employment | 28 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Pensions | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 26 | 11,025 |
| Crime | 24 | 9,814 |
| Immigration | 9 | 7,041 |
| Defence | 16 | 6,402 |
| Fiscal Policy | 11 | 5,405 |
| Cost Of Living | 11 | 4,695 |
| Agriculture | 7 | 4,551 |
| Social Care | 12 | 4,453 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is, as ever, a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. The power given to the Home Secretary by these regulations to suspend or discontinue asylum support in cases where … ImmigrationSocial CareLocal Government | 446 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Could the Minister give us a quantitative way in which we can judge whether that has been a success, so that we can decide whether further steps need to be taken? How many people c… ImmigrationSocial CareLocal Government | 52 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI was very sorry to hear the story that the hon. Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) shared. I will speak about a different aspect of the Bill: schools and admissions. Good sch… EducationTechnologySocial Care | 587 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentYesterday, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition and I both asked the Prime Minister whether he knew about Peter Mandelson’s role as a director at Sistema when he appoi… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 526 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillAs my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately)—my constituency neighbour—has repeatedly and effectively highlighted, the mandation power in this Bill is a … Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 498 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT9. The changes that the Government made in January to prioritise British graduates for NHS training places were very welcome indeed, but the current system of random allocation de… HealthLocal Government | 65 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Fuel DutyMy hon. Friend is giving an excellent speech as usual. Is she aware of analysis from the Taxpayers’ Alliance that says the average household will pay £40,000 in fuel duty over a li… Cost Of LivingTransportFiscal Policy | 72 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Transparency in Court ProceedingsIn February, the Government ordered Courtsdesk to delete the largest archive of court records in the country—an essential tool for transparency in the justice system. The Governmen… CrimeOther | 92 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Rural RoadsIt is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) for securing the debate. The condition… TransportLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 229 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Defending Democracy TaskforceThere is much to welcome in the Security Minister’s statement. I thank him for advance sight of it and, more broadly, for his update on the work of the defending democracy taskforc… CrimeMp PerformanceDefence | 660 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Finance (No. 2) BillSince the Government announced their tax raid on family farms, they have made numerous false claims about the policy and what it will mean for farmers. Raising the threshold, as th… Fiscal PolicyAgricultureEconomy Jobs | 250 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillWe have heard a great deal from Government Members about the necessity of these court reforms. They say that in order to tackle the backlog in our courts, we need to curb jury tria… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 450 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for securing this debate on such an important top… HealthLocal GovernmentHousing | 533 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ11. The Government’s proposed terms of reference for the inquiry into rape and grooming gangs are fatally flawed, as victims and survivors have pointed out. They will not address … DefenceCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 93 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | EngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I believe the Prime Minister has inadvertently misled the House. I seek your guidance on how to get him to correct the record for claiming that I s… DefenceCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 40 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury | 11 | 12.5% |
| Church Commissioners | 11 | 12.5% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 8 | 9.1% |
| Home Office | 7 | 8.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 6 | 6.8% |
| Cabinet Office | 5 | 5.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 5.7% |
| Ministry of Defence | 4 | 4.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC does not collect data on the number of wine producers claiming Small Producers Relief; and whether the Department plans to begin collecting such data to inform the evaluation of t… | Answered |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of business rate increases on the rural economy. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to disrupt organised crime groups engaged in the supply of illicit tobacco products. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential link between (a) organised crime groups facilitating illegal migration across the Channel, (b) organised crime groups engaged in the… | Answered |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in effectively managing (a) waste disposal, (b) water pollution and (c) other environmental and pu… | Answered |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) Government Departments, (c) agencies and (d) public bodies (i) have been assessed as redundant and (ii) are being prioritised for (A) merging and (B) closure. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many an what proportion of his Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of her Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) his Department and (b) its arms-length bodies. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK. | Answered |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) the Department and (b) its arms-length bodies. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 29 | 30,373 | 13.6% |
| Accommodation | 5 | 14,580 | 6.5% |
| Staffing | 6 | 176,745 | 79.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,247 | 0.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 716 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 2 | 13,837 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 4 | 12,338 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 3 | 6,682 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 6 | 5,789 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 5,265 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 2,520 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,239 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 5 | 2,130 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 487 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 6 | 323 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 2 | 244 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 1 | 164 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent on constituncy property | 8,308 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-131] | 145 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011793-132] | 69 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 30 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-6224] | 15 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Postage costs for Royal Mail to deliver transport survey | 8,789 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 30 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] | 162 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Transport survey | 4,219 | Paid |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | ARCFORUM | 350 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Royal Mail door to door booking | 2,349 | Paid |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Glossy paper from Ryman for certificates | 11 | Paid |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | IM SUBS ILIFFE MEDIA | 27 | Paid |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 | Paid |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 | Paid |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 108 | Paid |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 | Paid |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Introductory letters to businesses and farmers | 5,978 | Paid |
| 04 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Recruitment Services &Costs | Advertising | 54 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)3 entries
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000
Date received: 26 February 2026
Date accepted: 26 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 February 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000
Date received: 14 November 2025
Date accepted: 14 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 November 2025)
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: The Knole Club
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 25 March 2025
Date accepted: 25 March 2025
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 22 April 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Guildford
(Registered 2 August 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital2 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: CC Technologies
Nature of business: Legal technology start-up
(Registered 2 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: The Katie Lam Company
Nature of business: Very small company that is the vehicle for my theatrical work.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 24 wards, 36 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddenden | Neil Bell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 552 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boughton Monchelsea Chart Sutton | Anne Dawes | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 599 | 02 May 2024 |
| Charing | Yvonne Janet Roden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 473 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coxheath Farleigh | Claire Louise Kehily | Green Party of England and Wales | 781 | 02 May 2024 |
| Coxheath Farleigh | Lottie Parfitt-Reid | Conservative and Unionist Party | 666 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cranbrook Sissinghurst Frittenden | Andy Fairweather | Conservative and Unionist Party | 917 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cranbrook Sissinghurst Frittenden | David Somers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 640 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cranbrook Sissinghurst Frittenden | Nancy Warne | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 843 | 02 May 2024 |
| Downs North | Geoff Meaden | Green Party of England and Wales | 348 | 04 May 2023 |
| Downs West | Larry Krause | Conservative and Unionist Party | 435 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goat Lees | Winston Russel Michael | Ashford Independent | 474 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hawkhurst Sandhurst Benenden | Beverley Sara Palmer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 846 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hawkhurst Sandhurst Benenden | Ellen Neville | Tunbridge Wells Alliance | 809 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hawkhurst Sandhurst Benenden | Tom Dawlings | Conservative and Unionist Party | 903 | 02 May 2024 |
| Headcorn Sutton Valence | Martin Crispian Tinniswood Round | Conservative and Unionist Party | 975 | 02 May 2024 |
| Headcorn Sutton Valence | Ziggy Trzebinski | Conservative and Unionist Party | 903 | 02 May 2024 |
| Isle Of Oxney | Johnny Shilton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 439 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kingsnorth Village Bridgefield | Ray McGeever | Ashford Independent | 273 | 04 May 2023 |
| Leeds Langley | Gary Cooke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 559 | 02 May 2024 |
| Leeds Langley | Gill Fort | Conservative and Unionist Party | 600 | 02 May 2024 |
| Loose Linton | Brian Eugene Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,307 | 02 May 2024 |
| Loose Linton | Simon David Wales | Liberal Democrats | 931 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marden Yalding | Claudine Jane Russell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,123 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marden Yalding | Grace Angela Couch | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,089 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marden Yalding | Michael Summersgill | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,120 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rolvenden Tenterden West | Kate Walder | Green Party of England and Wales | 444 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saxon Shore | Linda Lucille Harman | Ashford Independent | 593 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tenterden North | Ken Mulholland | Conservative and Unionist Party | 415 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tenterden South | Pam Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | 341 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tenterden St Michaels | John Link | Conservative and Unionist Party | 342 | 04 May 2023 |
| Upper Weald | Clair Bell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 392 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weald Central | Alan Pickering | Conservative and Unionist Party | 591 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weald Central | Jessamy Blanford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 569 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weald North | Kayleigh Brunder-Randall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 467 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weald South | Aline Hicks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 571 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weald South | David Ledger | Ashford Independent | 617 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 82,986 | Electorate 75,987 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 32.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 95.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 11.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.9% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.