Written questions

Catherine West

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tesco: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with Tesco on the pay and conditions of workers in Burma who produce clothing for its F&F brand.

19 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking improve the physical state of court premises.

19 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the quality of court buildings on the backlog of cases in English and Welsh courts.

19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Thailand: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to recent reports on the working conditions of Burmese workers producing F&F jeans for Tesco in Thailand, whether he has had discussions with his Thai coun

19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of recent reports of allegations by Burmese workers who produced F&F clothing for Tesco that they w

16 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on her planned timetable for the second reading of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Floods and Tropical Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he is providing to Pakistan in response to the (a) recent floods and (b) rise of vector-borne diseases including (i) malaria, (ii) dengue fever, (iii) chikunguny

14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion he has had with his Chinese counterparts on press freedom and the rights of journalists in that country.

14 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Huang Qi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion he has had with his Chinese counterparts on the arrest and continued detention of independent journalist Huang Qi.

12 Dec 2022 · Department for International Trade

Supply Chains: Unfair Practices

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure brands supplying the UK market engage in fair purchasing practices in order that their suppliers can provide (a) a fair wage and (b) good working condi

12 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK-based staff from his Department have been deployed to the (a) Embassy and (b) relevant Consulates in Indonesia in each year since 2010.

8 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he (a) has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing and (b) plans to take steps to publish a consultation on a social tariff for energy.

8 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the cost of living payments for disabled people who are not on means tested benefits and who have high energy usage.

8 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Means-tested Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing part of the cost of living payment to people on means tested benefits in winter 2022.

8 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Banking Hubs: Urban Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing bank hubs on high streets for those unable to use internet banking.

8 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of liquid penicillin to treat babies with Strep A.

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take legislative steps to prohibit online retailers from (a) listing for sale and (b) dispatching live animals.

7 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with regional partners on international engagement with Afghanistan over the next five years.

7 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indo-Pacific Region: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Indo-Pacific on disinformation in the region.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Clothing: Working Conditions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with British retailers on the adequacy of working conditions in factories that produce clothing sold in the UK.

6 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cambodia: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Cambodian counterpart on the (a) working conditions and (b) rights of garment workers in that country.

6 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that garment workers from developing countries receive (a) minimum wage and (b) good working conditions.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Letting Agents: Deposits

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with letting agencies on the use of zero deposit schemes.