Cat Smith

6 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Video Recordings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department deleted the film entitled May: The Rewind, published on the 10 Downing Street Twitter account on 2 June 2023, on the same evening that it was published; and whether he plans to (a)

6 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Video Recordings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many hours of staff time were involved in (a) designing, producing and editing the video footage, music and graphics and (b) drafting and recording the voiceover used in the film entitled May: The Rewind, pu

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2023 to Question 185610 on Energy Bills Rebate, when officials will complete this work; and when groups without a permanent address will know whether they can

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children who qualify for free school meals but (a) cannot physically attend school due to long-term medical conditions and (b) cannot eat meals provided by schools be

25 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: HappyOrNot

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for April 2023, what training and development services were provided by Happy or Not Ltd for £1,794; and for what

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing free transport to and from school for all children.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport and Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the affordability of (a) transport to school and (b) school uniform for families that are not eligible for support for those costs.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of children who do not participate in (a) school trips and (b) residentials due to financial constraints; and if she will make an assessment of the pote

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for climate adaptation is directed to countries that need it most.

17 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on ensuring that people without a permanent address can access the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people affected by neurological conditions have access to appropriate (a) treatment and (b) support.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of levels of public support for the Illegal Migration Bill among young people.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Cosmetics: Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department allows licenses for animal testing of cosmetic ingredients to be issued in certain circumstances.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the independent panel reviewing relationships and sex education will include a trauma specialist.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the review of relationships and sex education will consult families of adopted children on the content of relationships education.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the review of relationships and sex education will seek to improve relationships education for children who have been adopted.

9 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend the Mental Health Act to ensure a patient cannot be assessed for detention under the Mental Health Act by a doctor with an outstanding complaint against them in relation to their c

9 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates: Photographs

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of applications for Voter Authority Certificates that were rejected because the photograph submitted did not meet the required sta

5 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Mental Health Act to ensure that a patient cannot be assessed for detention by a doctor who has an outstanding complaint ag

27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget is spent on community musculoskeletal services.

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he plans to spend on improving musculoskeletal health to reduce worklessness in the next five year]; and what aspects of musculoskeletal health he plans to spend that funding on.

27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Treatment Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing independent sector provision for elective recovery on health inequalities.

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to help support people to find suitable work, in the context of changes to thresholds for Universal Credit.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of (a) online competition, (b) rising costs and (c) licensing requirements on pet shops.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent online retailors selling pets in breach of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons his Department has reduced the budget for active travel.

25 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include plans to increase the number of rheumatology (a) consultants and (b) clinical nurse specialists in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

24 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for the Patient Safety Commissioner for Valproate producing the lifetime costings of caring for a disabled child affected by sodium valproate.

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the use of administrative detention by Israel against Palestinians.

20 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the treatment of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons.