Cat Smith

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Citizen Service Trust: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on targeting recruitment of new board members for the National Citizen Service at young people; and when the next recruitment of board members for that service is due

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to report on its review into full-time youth volunteering; and what the reason is for the time taken to publish that report.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to respond to the Public Accounts Committee report of 14 March 2017, National Citizen Service, HC955, Session 2016-17; and what the reason is for the time taken

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young People: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that European Social Fund projects for training young people from disadvantaged groups and communities continue after the UK leaves the EU.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary Proceedings: Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions the Government has had with the BBC on broadcasting parliamentary proceedings on the radio.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Ballots

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2016 to HL6056, what progress the Government has made on implementing new regulations governing the conduct of parish polls; when the Governmen

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Educational Institutions: Electoral Registration Officers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that university governing bodies in England cooperate with electoral registration officers in local councils as required under section 13 of the Higher Education and

4 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Voting Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Council of Europe on the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that a blanket ban against prisoner voting contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 of

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to respond to Law Commission Electoral Law: An Interim Report, published in February 2016; and whether the Government plans to implement the Law Commission's recommendations to bring forward leg

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Association of Electoral Administrators

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the Association of Electoral Administrators' report, entitled Pushed to the absolute limit 2016 - the electoral year never to forget, published in September 2016; and what the reason

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that funding for Electoral Registration Offices reflects the scale of activity required to process electoral registration applications ahead of major polls.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the grounds for the requirement for council candidates to publish their home address on ballot papers.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of minutes of the (a) A democracy that works for everyone policy statement meeting of 21 June 2017, (b) Accessibility of Elections Group meeting of 21 June 2017, (c) Electo

4 Sep 2017 · Women and Equalities

Elections: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government Equalities office has had with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on efforts to address discrimination during election campaigns.

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Elections: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure statistics are collected on hate crime and abuse during elections.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which local authorities have expressed interest in conducting a voter ID pilot in polling stations at local elections in May 2018; and which forms of photo and non-photo ID will be tested in such pilots.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure electoral registration is joined-up with other public services.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a timetable for the introduction of online electoral registration in Northern Ireland.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when plans to publish analysis of the voter registration initiative trialled at Sheffield University; what criteria will be used to determine the success of that initiative; and what the reason is for the time t

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Voting Rights: EU Nationals

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on the automatic right of EU citizens resident in the UK to vote at elections to local authorities, devolved legislatures and the European Parliament of the UK leaving t

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) (No. 2) Order 2017

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government tabled the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) (No. 2) Order 2017 to replace the order introduced on 4 May 2017; what the cost of that replacement is; and what le

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the scale and administrative impact of duplicate registration applications for Electoral Registration Offices prior to future polls; what assessment the Government h

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Schools: Polling Stations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that schools and academies release premises for use as polling stations during elections.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Returning Officers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that a minimum of two months' notice is given to a returning officer when requesting copies of full election accounts and receipts.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that expenses claims submitted by electoral administrators are audited and settled within the same financial year in which the relevant poll was administered.

4 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Constituencies: Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Electoral Commission report of July 2017, Increases in the number of people on the electoral register since 2015, whether that increase will be included as a factor in boundary review propo

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to undertake an assessment of reasons for the increase in the number of employment and support allowance and personal independence payment appeals in the year ending March 2017.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit starts since 1 April 2017 were by individuals with an outstanding employment and support appeal.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit starts since 1 April 2017 were by recipients of employment and support allowance.

20 Jul 2017 · Leader of the House

Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Leader of the House, what plans she has for the parliamentary scrutiny of draft legislation.