Cat Smith

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help mitigate the national security risks identified in the nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national secu

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 8 of the Government's document entitled Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026, what steps she is takin

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether decision-making process on the proposed switch off the UK's digital terrestrial television will take into account the impact on low-income households, particularly in the North West of En

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she’s taking with Cabinet Colleagues to work with voluntary organisations, such as Girl guiding, to help ensure that girls’ voices are heard in the national consultation, Gro

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the review of pornography law will include differences between online and offline regulation in relation to children’s access to sexually explicit material.

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's review of the criminal law relating to pornography will consider the adequacy of existing age-verification and age-assurance measures in preventing children from accessing online pornogra

9 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish a review of the criminal law relating to pornography.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will commit to funding court-based sport facilities such as tennis and padel to support economies of scale and partner funding.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will support the development of covered tennis, padel and multi-sport facilities to facilitate year-round, all-weather participation.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for court-based sports facilities such as tennis and padel.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for covered tennis and padel facilities in Lancaster and Wyre constituency.

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the 10% commission payable on the resale of a park home, what financial data he plans to require park home site owners to provide that was not already covered i

23 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestine: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Israeli counterparts on preventing further military attacks on Palestinian higher education institutions.

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tropical Diseases: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) treatment and (b) elimination of neglected tropical diseases.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason recommendations for a sodium valproate redress scheme have not been implemented.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates his Department has met with patient groups representing families affected by sodium valproate since January 2024.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a timetable for implementing redress recommendations from the Cumberlege Review and the Hughes Report.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children who have (a) been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy and (b) received a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Commodities: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to publish updated guidance on managing conflicts of interest between civil servants and Ministers in relation to unhealthy commodity industries.

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to introduce mandatory alcohol labelling requirements.

23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will reply to the letter of 7 November 2025 on Christianity in the Holy Land from the hon. Member for East Wiltshire and the hon. Member for and Lancaster and Wyre.

23 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Heads of Churches in the Holy Land on their (a) attendance at and (b) participation in the Israel-Palestine peace summit of 12 March

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will visit Dr Sophie Nightingale at Lancaster University and her specialist lab investigating generative AI and its use to create sexual digital forgeries to discuss the contribution of that re

2 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of research by Dr Sophie Nightingale at Lancaster University into generative AI and its use to create sexual digital f

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions were issued for each drug categorised under the (a) (i) clonazepam and (ii) other benzodiazepines, (b) z-drugs, (c) antidepressants, (d) opioids, (e) pregabalin and (f) gabap

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Licensing Laws: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Questions 85811 and 85813, if he will publish all evidence received by the Licensing Taskforce (a) during meetings and (b) through written evidence or other

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Licensing Laws: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85812, whether he plans to introduce his Department's proposed reforms to alcohol licensing through (a) legislative changes to the Licensing Act 20

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Licensing Laws: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85808, if he will publish all responses received to the call for evidence on proposed licensing reforms.

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Licensing Laws: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85806, on what evidential basis his Department chose to issue a call for evidence rather than a consultation.

27 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether registered social workers will be eligible for the 5 year pathway to settlement for skilled frontline public service workers.