With reference to the Schools White Paper, what plans she has to safeguard local authority-run schools.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 7 May 2015
Catherine West.
Labour Party MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet.
Commons votes
315/521
60% attendance · top 79% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
390
across 87 debates · 59,041 words
Written Qs
85
80 answered · 5 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their councils.
Catherine West is the Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where West broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
29 Apr
Points of Order
“Condemned the stabbings targeting the Jewish community in Barnet and called for the House to unite behind the police investigation and bring perpetrators to justice.”
28 Apr
Food Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern Barnet
“Food bank usage is a symptom of wider hardship driven by rental costs; government should lift the freeze on local housing allowance and link it permanently to rents.”
23 Mar
Hatzola Ambulance Attack
“Four Barnet MPs deeply upset; thanks all emergency responders and interagency response; emphasises multi-party cross-constituency solidarity.”
10 Mar
Food Banks
“Supports government action on food banks and advocates that financial institutions, particularly the mutual sector, should play a role in helping families during the cost-of-living…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees West currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. West sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 17 | 20.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 17.6% |
| Home Office | 9 | 10.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 7 | 8.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 8.2% |
| Department for Education | 6 | 7.1% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 5 | 5.9% |
| Treasury | 4 | 4.7% |
Most recent.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in Sri Lanka regarding water pollution in Chunnakam; and what steps her Department has taken to support improvements in water quality in Sri Lanka.
Awaiting answer.
What steps is he taking to ensure that employment protections are adequate for the future, in the context of the potential for AI to replace some job roles.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out the meningitis B vaccination to all children born before 2015.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Payment: £1,489.80
Payment: £1,489.80
Received on: 5 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 6 January 2026) |
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement
Payer: Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia
(Registered 6 January 20… |
Type of land/property: Residential property (One bedroom appartment)
Type of land/property: Residential property (One bedroom appartment)
Number of properties: 1
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Interes… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 20 Jan 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 243,195 | 91.8% |
| Office Costs | 21,657 | 8.2% |
| Staff Travel | 189 | 0.1% |
| MP Travel | 7 | 0.0% |
| Total · 77 claims | 265,049 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for West on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hornsey and Friern Barnet | 28,535 | 58.7% | Won |
| 2019 | Hornsey and Wood Green | 35,126 | 57.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Hornsey and Wood Green | 40,738 | 65.4% | Won |
| 2015 | Hornsey and Wood Green | 29,417 | 50.9% | Won |
2024 — full result, Hornsey and Friern Barnet.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine WestWON | Lab | 28,535 | 58.7 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Hornsey and Friern Barnet →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 59,041 words
23 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
23 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
85 tabled · 80 answered
85 tabled · 80 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£265,049 · FY 24_25
£265,049 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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