Cat Smith

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on confidence in the postal system for (a) applications to vote and (b) postal votes.

7 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Lancaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains her Department's policy to build a new hospital in Lancaster.

7 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make provision for compensation to those affected by sodium valproate in the forthcoming Budget.

7 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is to respond to the Patient Safety Commissioner's report entitled Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 Februa

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Lancaster and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists are taking on new patients in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentistry in Lancashire.

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to establish a patient care pathway for postural tachycardia syndrome.

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome since 2019.

1 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Lancaster-Morecambe Railway Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the economic impact of electrifying the railway line between Lancaster and Morecambe.

18 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 January 2024 on Women’s Health Strategy update, HCWS192, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research challenge fund will fund research

4 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the reopening of (a) Blackpool and (b) Preston magistrates’ courts.

4 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of open magistrates courts in Lancashire.

20 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK Visas and Immigration is meeting its service standard for processing student visa applications as of November 2023.

20 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of student visa applications have not been renewed since 1 June 2023.

20 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process (a) student visa and (b) student sponsor license applications.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Further Education and Higher Education: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff working in higher and further education settings have had information gathered on them as part of investigations into their political views; and how much money from the p

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Research and Innovation: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, who authorised the reported gathering of information on (a) the political views and (b) related social media posts of members of the UKRI EDI board; and how much money from the public p

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Further Education and Higher Education: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information officials in her Department have gathered on (a) the political views and (b) related social media posts of staff working in higher and further education settings; and h

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Further Education and Higher Education: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information Special Advisors in his Department have gathered on (a) the political views and (b) related social media posts of staff working in further and higher education settings

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UK Research and Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will publish all correspondence between (a) her, (b) Ministers or (c) officials in her Department and officials at UKRI between 30 October and 2 November.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department had with (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in (A) No. 10 Downing Street and (B) the Cabinet Office before issuing her letter

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support young people with arthritis to transition from child to adult health services.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve support for children with arthritis.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that schools follow the statutory guidance entitled Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school, published on 1 S

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) with the Secretary of State for Education and (b) through the Major Conditions Strategy to improve support for children with health conditions in schools.

9 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of children who are living with a long-term health condition.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to increase public awareness of the Priority Services Register.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions her Department has had with charities that support disabled people with energy costs.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions her Department has had with energy suppliers on ensuring that disabled households are supported with the cost of energy.

19 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Rifles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the SA80 assault rifle with an alternative rifle.