Written questions

Cat Smith

1,750 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Puberty Suppressing Hormones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting puberty blockers for the treatment of gender incongruence on the (a) physical and (b) mental health of young trans peo

21 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 25652 on Local Government: Elections, if he will survey returning officers on the number of completed postal vote packs that arrived

10 May 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ban alcohol advertising online.

10 May 2024 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with Alcohol Change UK on their research entitled The need for responsible alcohol delivery, published on 8 May 2024.

10 May 2024 · Home Office

Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the the potential merits of updating the Licensing Act 2003 to regulate online alcohol delivery services.

10 May 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of postal votes which arrived with returning officers after the close of polls on 2 May 2024.

8 May 2024 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the range of wildlife crimes which have notifiable status.

7 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leukaemia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve research into acute myeloid leukaemia.

1 May 2024 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce whether he plans to extend the seasonal agricultural workers scheme beyond December 2024.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Carers: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy for carers who work less than 16 hours a week to be eligible to access 30 hours of free childcare.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for children with SEND in Lancashire.

25 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Lancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the GP to patient ratio in Wyre.

12 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure hospitals develop treatment pathways for Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome patients at risk of starvation.

12 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure hospitals follow the NICE guidelines on Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.

20 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Holiday Parks: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living permanently in holiday park homes.

20 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Holiday Parks: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the potentially misleading marketing of homes on holiday parks as residential properties on consumers.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing interim payments to victims of sodium valproate.

14 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the mental health and wellbeing of student nurses in England.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether broadband access is classed as an essential utility.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help connect rural communities in Lancashire to broadband.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to increase the take up of social tariff broadband packages.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how she measures digital inclusion.