Catherine West

12 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Mandarin Language

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Office officials have professional working proficiency in Mandarin.

12 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with regional partners on the strength of ISIS-K in Afghanistan.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Numeracy: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has held with the provider of the Multiplication Tables Check programme to offer an access adaptation for Year 4 students who require additional time through a Education Health a

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to mark Gypsy, Roma, Traveller history month in schools in June 2023.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Traveller Movement entitled Exploring why Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children experience the school to prison pipeline and how it can be interrupted, published in August 2022,

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle racism towards Gypsy, Roma, Traveller communities in schools.

11 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: DNA

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to protect genetic data of civil servants from potential security threats posed by surveillance technology companies.

11 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

National Security: Genomics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Genomic Surveillance on UK national security.

11 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the government’s new resilience framework focuses on the genomics industry in the context of the Government's strategic approach to economic and societal

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

BGI Group: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of whether there are potential national security implications of allowing Beijing Genomics Institute Group to operate in the UK.

11 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Security Group’s recommendation to protect government’s systems, people and estate from Chinese surveillance technology companies applies to genetic surveillance companies, including Beiji

11 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on the appointment of a migrants commissioner; and what is the timeline for their appointment.

10 Jan 2023 · Cabinet Office

Infrastructure: Genomics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that the genomics industry is critical national infrastructure; and whether that industry should be included within the UK Government Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022.

10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Biotechnology

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Health and Social Care and (b) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on Chinese involvement in the U

10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fiji: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Fijian Government on (a) bilateral relations and (b) regional stability.

10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Asia: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of (a) Tajikistan, (b) Uzbekistan and (c) Turkmenistan.

10 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Nepal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of Chinese investment in Nepalese infrastructure projects for regional (a) security and (b) stability.

10 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 ask energy companies to equalise daily standing charges on a standard meter with those on pre-payment meters.

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

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on the prevalence of new prepayment meter customers inheriting debt from previous tenants.

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

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on the length of time that vulnerable pre-payment meter customers who self-disconnect can be left without energy.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Blood: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has made an assessment of the adequacy of public awareness of how to prevent HIV transmission when handling blood in the context of the (a) concept of undetectabl

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing and updating the Health and Safety Executive guidance on blood borne virus transmission.

9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) aid agencies and (b) regional and international partners on the implications of the Taliban's ban on female workers in the Afghan aid

9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (q) the Home Secretary and (b) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on (a) security and (b) other suppo

9 Jan 2023 · Leader of the House

Members: ICT

To ask the Leader of the House, whether she has had discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (b) the Speaker and (c) relevant security agencies on the potential security implications of the use of TikT

9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential risks of the use of technology manufactured by Chinese state-owned enterprises in (a) Government and (

9 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) private sector creditors and (b) international partners on private sector debt relief for Sri Lanka.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase the construction of (a) social housing and (b) affordable homes in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rents: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the British Landlords Association on rent increases in London.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the average increase in rent for private properties in London following the increase in the cost of living in the last 12 months; what comparative asse