Catherine West

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the membership of her Department's working group for key partners in the leisure centre and swimming pools industry.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) public and (b) private leisure centre and swimming pool operators on the support required by that sector.

25 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many companies from (a) Russia, (b) India and (c) China that supply arms and equipment to the Myanmar military have been sanctioned by the UK.

24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps with international allies to help prevent the Myanmar military from receiving proceeds generated by the Myanmar mining industry.

24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the number of UK-trained former members of the Afghan National Security and Defence forces who have been killed since the wit

24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) the US Government and (c) global financial institutions on the level of Chinese debt in the g

24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: EU External Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Union and (b) European Union member states on regional stability and European presence in the Indo-Pacific.

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Welsh Government and (c) leaders of devolved areas in England on the use of (i) Ch

23 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Languages

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of of 17 January 2023 to Question 122197 on Cabinet Office: Mandarin Language, if he will make it his policy to introduce a record of the foreign language proficiency of officials in (a) h

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education and (b) officials in that Department on potential links between the UK higher education s

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asia: BBC World Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the BBC World Service in supporting the free press in (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) China.

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has offered support to the Government of Bangladesh to support a free and fair election in that country.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help customers redeem lost, delayed or unclaimed repayment energy vouchers.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on lost, delayed or unclaimed energy vouchers for prepayment meter customers.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to ban energy suppliers from forcibly switching households having difficulty paying energy bills onto energy prepayment meters.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on vulnerable households being required by energy companies onto prepayment energy meters.

19 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Taiwan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential impact on th

18 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cervical Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve diagnosis times for cervical cancer, (b) reduce backlogs for specialist referral for patients with suspected cervical cancer and (v) reduce waiting times for

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Household Support Fund for families unable to pay energy bills after March 2023.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount on households in receipt of disability benefits who were ineligible f

16 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on hospitality for (a) Ministers in his Department, (b) UK Government Ministers and (c) ministers of foreign governments visiting the UK in

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Mail: Ofcom

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he made the adequacy of Ofcom's regulatory powers for scrutinising Royal Mail's performance.

16 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his regional counterparts on taking steps to help tackle internal repression in Myanmar.

16 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) European and (ii) regional counterparts on the supply of components for the manufacture of weapons to Myanmar.

16 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Singapore

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Singaporean counterpart on the position of Singapore as a transit hub for (a) raw materials and (b) potential weapons component

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independent Payments for terminally ill applicants.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment applications were processed within his Department's service standard of 12 weeks in (a) 2019-2020, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current wait time is between submitting an application for Personal Independent Payment and receiving a decision.

13 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119176 on Hong Kong: Migrants, whether the Minister will hold these discussions personally.

12 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asia-Pacific Region: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of his Department's operating and frontline diplomacy expenditure has been attributed to the Asia/Pacific region in each year since 2010.