Cat Smith

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much ringfenced funding will be provided to children’s hospices in each year from 2026-7 to 2029-30.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the research her Department has commissioned into tackling gaps in the scientific evidence on the potential impact of various catching methods for farmed poultry to co

9 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on bilateral water, sanitation and hygiene projects in each year between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the Israeli Government’s E1 settlement plan going ahead.

21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department subsidises inspections of independent schools undertaken by Ofsted.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention of 27 March 2025 in the debate on Hughes Report: First Anniversary, Official R

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Independent Schools Inspectorate: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided for the (a) running of the Independent Schools Inspectorate and (b) cost of inspections undertaken by that inspectorate in each financial year since March 2015.

27 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on whether people receiving Personal Independence Payment would stay within the existing system in instances where their case is reviewed or renewed.

20 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the health-related findings in the Institute of Alcohol Studies report entitled Spin the Bottle: How the UK

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of potential claimants for redress for valproate.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the debate of 27 March 2025 on Hughes Report: First Anniversary, Official Report,

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled children between the ages of 16 and 18 with a diagnosis of foetal valproate syndrome receive the full amount of care that was provided du

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled children with a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome between the ages of 16yrs old and 18 yrs old receive the full amount of care which was given d

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has met with Sanofi to discuss the topic of redress for people affected by Sodium Valproate in pregnancy since July 2024.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Congenital Abnormalities and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children with a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome also have a diagnosis of (a) Spina Bifida, (b) neural tube defects, (c) Cardiac/heart malformations, (d) Kidney malformations and (e)

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children who are diagnosed with having an Autistic Spectrum Disorders also have a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) GPs and (b) other healthcare professionals to distribute the pregnancy prevention program for people prescribed Sodium Valproate.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health and Prevention will meet the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre to discuss further safety issues to prevent avoidable harm from Sodium Valproate in

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has allocated funding for Valproate (a) financial redress and (b) interim payments.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure that people harmed by the drug Valproate in pregnancy will be fully compensated.

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing interim payments for people avoidably harmed by Sodium Valproate.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the four out of 10 cases of cancer which are preventable.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory health labelling on alcoholic drinks on public health.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to consult on the potential merits of introducing mandatory standards for the labelling of alcohol products to include information on the risk of (a) drinking during pr

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will place a priority on (a) recognising and (b) addressing the cancer risks associated with alcohol.

4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) recognise and (b) address the increased risk of developing cancer associated with alcohol consumption.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the announcement of 60% office-based attendance on staff wellbeing in her Department.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make assessment of the potential merits of flexible working in her Department.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of alcohol-interlocks on vehicles of people convicted of drink driving.

30 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish a new road safety strategy.