Written questions

Catherine West

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that recruitment targets for religious education teachers are met.

23 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March to Question 165469 on Prisons: Electronic Government, how a constituent can contact the Money-to-prisoner Compliance Team to report a suspected fraud.

23 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March 2023, how many people wil

22 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of children in London who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.

22 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of children in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity

22 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of adults in London who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.

22 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of adults in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency who were tasered by the Metropolitan Police from January 2022 to January 2023 by (a) age and (b) ethnicity.

22 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the likelihood of the use of tasers by the Metropolitan Police causing (a) temporary and (b) permanent injury.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether the £63 million funding for swimming pools and leisure centres will be available to centres with charitable s

14 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BGI Group: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) five eyes counterparts on the activities of BGI Group; and if the Government will make an assessment of the po

14 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of fraud protection on gov.uk to send money to someone in prison system.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the launch of the Social Housing Complaint Campaign, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Housing Ombudsman's caseload; and what additional re

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the launch of the Social Housing Complaint Campaign, what the current average waiting time is for residents raising cases with the Housing Ombudsman.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on mental health safety for students.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Private Life

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to (a) document and (b) ban relationships between staff and students.

10 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Smoke Alarms

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require homes in England to have interlinked smoke alarms.

10 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on the operation of free and fair elections in that country.

9 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the standard waiting time is for a grant of probate; and what steps he is taking to reduce that waiting time.

9 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Credit Unions: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy statement by the Prudential Regulation Authority entitled CP7/22 – Credit Unions: Changes to the Regulatory Regime, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the

9 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Prudential Regulation Authority

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority on the potential merits of making an assessment of the proposal for a 50 per cent cap on interest-bearing deferred shares.

9 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Credit Unions: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prudential Regulation Authority's consultation paper entitled CP7/22 – Credit Unions: Changes to the Regulatory Regime, published 21 September 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary comprehensive schools in England have provided swimming classes to students as part of the 2022-23 curriculum.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the impact of (a) funding and (b) rises in costs on trends in the levels of closure of local swimming pools.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on funding for swimming pools and leisure centres.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to undertaken an audit of the condition of pool facilities in England.