Cat Smith

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Fleetwood Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reopen the Poulton-le-Fylde to Fleetwood railway line.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS dental fees will increase in April 2024.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in NHS dental charges in April 2023 on patients on low incomes who are not eligible for free dentistry.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letters of 1 February and 8 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood on the draft Mental Health Bill, with reference ZA49048.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on discussions with the Patient Safety Commissioner on the costings for compensation for people who have been harmed by Valproate.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether residents of houseboats in marinas are eligible for the Park Homes Warm Home Discount Scheme.

29 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle the hunger crisis in East Africa.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has had recent discussions with young climate activists.

23 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled one year on from the backlog recovery plan: what next for NHS waiting lists, published in February 2023, what assessment he has ma

23 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 162208 on Surgical Hubs, how many of the surgical hubs (a) are going through accreditation (b) have been refused accreditation and (c) have recei

23 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many surgical hubs are in operation; and what the timescales are for future rollouts of those hubs.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to help ensure that people with arthritis can stay in work.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of schools with medical conditions policies which are accessible to parents and carers in line with their statutory duties under Children and Families Act

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of his Department's answers to written questions have been identical in this Session.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165286 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make an estimate of how many and what proportion of Black people (a) have applied and

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165285 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make an estimate of (a) how many of people will apply for a voter authority certifica

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165282 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make an estimate of (a) how many and what proportion of applications for voter author

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165280 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make an estimate of the number of eligible voters who may be unable to vote at pollin

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165273 on Local Government: Elections, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of voter ID measures on the number of mino

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165272 on Local Government: Elections, if he will publish guidance on the criteria by which a photographic ID is deemed recognisable of

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March to Question 165270 on Local Government: Elections, and with reference to Tables 1 and 7 of the guidance on Elections Act New Burdens funding method

21 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Lancaster and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people receive Section 95 Asylum Support in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

21 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 95 Asylum Support, in the context of the cost-of-living crisis.

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Student Wastage

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increases in the cost of living on university student dropout rates.

21 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the National Education Union on offering teachers an above inflation pay rise.

21 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing asylum seekers to work on (a) the economy and (b) the level of job vacancies.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Freight: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to help support disabled drivers in the haulage industry.

20 Mar 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to amend the Equality Act 2010 to require employers to make reasonable adjustments for people with a disability visiting a premises for work purposes.

17 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Emergencies: Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to expand Ofcom's definition of emergency organisation to include the national power cut and electricity network safety service.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to helping students with the cost of living.