Catherine West

16 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services for adopted children and their families.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing: Medical Treatments and Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) ear wax removal services and (b) hearing test appointments on the NHS.

13 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Venezuela: Disaster Relief

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps she is considering to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela following the recent earthquake.

9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to the wider rollout of air conditioning on buses in response to recent extreme temperatures.

8 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the equitability of the shared ownership rent formulae.

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is he taking to help expand and maximise blue and green spaces in urban areas to improve climate resilience.

1 Jul 2026 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote music education in schools.

30 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce NHS waiting lists for transgender healthcare.

30 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Hospitality Industry: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations (2026) on the hospitality sector.

30 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the equality impact of the exemption for those providing healthcare services under section 1.3 of the Draft Conversion Practices Bill.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made and assessment of the potential impact of changes to the two child benefit cap on levels of food bank use.

29 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Chess

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing professional chess players to qualify for leave to remain in the UK under the a) International Sportsperson and b) Global Talent

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard the health and wellbeing of children in schools during periods of extreme heat.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum temperature threshold above which schools should not open.

15 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Refugees: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent those who attain refugee status from facing homelessness upon discharge from Home Office accommodation.

15 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Addictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the provision of addiction treatment in prisons.

11 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS dentists.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s report entitled The State of Emergency Medicine in England, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve patient safety and (b) red

8 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK businesses do not benefit from child labour in Bangladesh.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Cohabitation: Common Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to launch a consultation on cohabitation law reform.

2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid and International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) provide humanitarian aid and (b) promote compliance with international humanitarian law in Lebanon.

1 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the use of Artificial Intelligence for age-verification in Home Office applications will not increase incorrect decisions that could result in harm to children.

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Maintained Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, what plans she has to safeguard local authority-run schools.

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in Sri Lanka regarding water pollution in Chunnakam; and what steps her Department has taken to support improvemen

19 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps is he taking to ensure that employment protections are adequate for the future, in the context of the potential for AI to replace some job roles.

19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out the meningitis B vaccination to all children born before 2015.

28 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's consultation outcome entitled Changes to NICE regulations: cost-effectiveness threshold - consultation document, published on 3 March 2026, what assessment he has

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supply Chains: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to promote and enforce ethical business practices across global supply chains.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Supply Chains: Environment Protection and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department are taking to promote human rights and environmental due diligence in global supply chains.

23 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support pregnant women living in temporary accommodation.