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Cat has 110 Hansard debate appearances and 76 parliamentary questions on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

46

Speeches

63

Questions

29

Interventions

0

Answers

1

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Environment / Climate 10 appearances
Transport 8 appearances
NHS / Health 5 appearances
Housing 5 appearances
Democracy / Parliament 4 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Late Payments 15 Oct 2026 2
Late Payments 15 Oct 2026 2
Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support 13 Oct 2026 1
Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support 13 Oct 2026 1
Wildfires: UK-Welsh Government Co-operation 13 Oct 2026 1
Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support 13 Oct 2026 1
Wildfires: UK-Welsh Government Co-operation 13 Oct 2026 1
Wildfires: UK-Welsh Government Co-operation 13 Oct 2026 1
Speciality Steel UK 14 Sept 2026 1
Speciality Steel UK 14 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

64

Written

12

Oral

64

Answered

76

Total

Most questioned departments

Department of Health and Social Care 23 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 11 questions
Department for Education 7 questions
Department for Transport 7 questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 4 questions
Prime Minister 4 questions
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 3 questions
Department for Business and Trade 3 questions

Most active question topics

Transport 7 questions
Education 6 questions
NHS / Health 6 questions
Benefits 5 questions
Defence 3 questions

Recent questions

Question
Press: Regulation 9 Oct 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Independent Press Standards Organisation 9 Oct 2026 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Animal Experiments: Dogs 15 Sept 2026 Home Office
What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments to small businesses. 15 Sept 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
NHS Trusts: Recruitment 11 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Emergencies: Mobile Phones 10 Sept 2026 Cabinet Office
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling 9 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Israeli Settlements: Sanctions 9 Sept 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
What steps he is taking through penalties to help tackle the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes. Withdrawn 9 Sept 2026 Ministry of Justice
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 September. 3 Sept 2026 Prime Minister

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Activity FAQs

How active is Cat Eccles in parliamentary debates?

Cat Eccles has made 139 contributions across 110 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Cat Eccles asked?

Cat Eccles has tabled 76 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 64 written and 12 oral. The Commons average is 121 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.