Katie Lam
Conservative Party
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Weald of Kent
MP Since
4 July 2024 (2 years, 3 months)
Role
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Status
active
Constituency: Weald of Kent
Katie Lam represents Weald of Kent in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 2 years, 3 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£209,251
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£176,745
Office
£30,373
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£2,133
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (8)
£38,500
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Lord Philip Harris
Individual · 15 Sept 2026
£2,500
Lord Philip Harris
Individual · 28 Aug 2026
£5,000
Lord Philip Harris
Individual · 17 Aug 2026
£2,500
Lord Philip Harris
Individual · 15 Jul 2026
£2,500
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Individual · 22 Jun 2026
£7,000
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Individual · 26 Feb 2026
£7,000
Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan
Individual · 14 Nov 2025
£7,000
The Knole Club
Unincorporated Association · 25 Mar 2025
£5,000
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 144 Aye, 244 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 135 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 85 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 262 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 151 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival
15 Jun 2026 · Result: 24 Aye, 37 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 167 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Recent Coverage (15)
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Katie Lam: Labour’s Budget won’t offer any real solutions
Labour, of course, don’t believe in any of this. They don’t think that people really own the things that they’ve earned, and they don’t beli…
ConservativeHome·28 Oct· View coverage →
LIVE: The Guido Fawkes Show
Today’s guests: Katie Lam – Shadow Housing Secretary. Scarlett Maguire – Founder & Director, Merlin Strategy. Watch along…
Guido Fawkes·14 Oct· View coverage →
TODAY: The Guido Fawkes Show LIVE at 5pm
Join us LIVE at 5pm on YouTube and X for the Guido Fawkes Show. Click here to subscribe to our channel so you never miss an episode… This we…
Guido Fawkes·14 Oct· View coverage →
Katie Lam: Our plan to get Britain building again
At last week’s Conservative Party Conference, Kemi laid out the clear dividing lines between us and Labour. They’ll always take more of peop…
ConservativeHome·14 Oct· View coverage →
Communities Secretary Rayner Has Not Engaged With Grooming Gang Inquiry Since Appointment
Angela Rayner has not held a single meeting about the grooming gangs inquiry since she was reappointed as Housing and Communities Secretary.…
Guido Fawkes·12 Oct· View coverage →
The Economy at Conference 2026
Andrew Griffith, Richard Fuller, Katie Lam and Julia Lopez take the stage in Birmingham
The post The Economy at Conference 2026 appeared fir…
ConservativeHome·6 Oct· View coverage →
Labour Rages After Tories Float Scrapping Ruinous Renters’ Rights Act
Labour is up for a fight after Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam proposed scrapping the Renters’ Rights Act. Labour populism versus sound p…
Guido Fawkes·5 Oct· View coverage →
Katie Lam: It seems hoping charities are honest about how donations are spent is now a leap of faith
Something has clearly gone badly wrong in the charitable sector. At the very least, charities should be transparent about what they’re doing…
ConservativeHome·30 Sept· View coverage →
Greens defend Zack Polanski's by-election campaign video spoken in Urdu
Tory shadow communities secretary Katie Lam branded the campaign video as ‘poisonous’
Evening Standard·15 Sept· View coverage →
Katie Lam: Britain is descending into anarcho-tyranny
People are fed up, and rightly so. We all deserve to live in a country where people who work hard and do the right thing are rewarded. Those…
ConservativeHome·2 Sept· View coverage →
Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle has refreshed the Conservative Party
Sacking Mel Stride and promoting new faces like Katie Lam – along with appointing a shadow Chancellor who believes in private enterprise, is…
City AM·1 Sept· View coverage →
Katie Lam: Devolution is just another way that Labour will tax you
He should fix our broken housing system, which makes it expensive and difficult for people to choose where to live, and stop creating absurd…
ConservativeHome·5 Aug· View coverage →
Katie Lam: The shabby Government ambiguity that lets Shabir, a child rapist, free to stay in the UK
The Home Secretary, for example, has the power to change the rules. Between Parliament’s absolute power, and the broad powers delegated to m…
ConservativeHome·8 Jul· View coverage →
‘Come off it!’ Michelle Dewberry stunned after Tory MP claims 'heating planet' causing small boat crossings
Michelle Dewberry was left stunned after Conservative MP David Reed claimed a “heating planet” was causing small boat crossings.
The heated…
GB News·30 Jun· View coverage →
Labour minister delivers shocking grooming gangs answer after Katie Lam demands vile rapists serve full sentences
Justice Minister Jake Richards has sparked fury after suggesting it should be viewed as a success that grooming gang perpetrators face jail …
GB News·30 Jun· View coverage →