Catherine West

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the public sector pay freeze on the Government's ability to achieve a high-wage economy.

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to introduce a salary increase in line with inflation for (a) teachers and (b) other public sector workers.

25 Oct 2021 · COP26

Climate Change: Finance

To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to help ensure that new and additional finance for loss and damage is included in the discussions on the new post-2025 climate finance target at COP26.

21 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disposable Wipes: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with manufacturers of wet wipes on (a) tackling fatbergs and (b) protecting waterways.

21 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to utilise the twelve month discretion to delay a determination of gainful self-employment until 31 July 2022, as contained in Regulation 2(1)(b) of the Social Security (Coronavirus) (

20 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central America: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Central American counterparts on UK support for those countries in achieving net zero emissions.

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Taxation: Fracking

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to review all tax policy to ensure it does not incentivise oil and gas extraction.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fossil Fuels: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking in response to the recommendation of the International Energy Agency that there should be no new investments in oil and gas production fields, coal mines o

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people seeking refunds as a result of the changes made by the Morse Review have been refused that refund by HMRC.

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Chapter 10 Part 2 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 on the obligations of employment agencies and umbrella companies.

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a further review of the Loan Charge.

20 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Older People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is planning to take to ensure access to cash for elderly and vulnerable people in response to bank closures.

20 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central America: Rule of Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support and strengthen the rule of law in Central America.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planning system enables local authorities to contribute to the Government’s net zero emissions target.

19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Azerbaijan: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Azerbaijan on the protection of historical and cultural sites in occupied and contested territories.

19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Azerbaijani counterpart on the need to release Armenian prisoners of war.

19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2021 to Question 50116, what progress has been made on establishing a vaccine data sharing process with Northern Ireland.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase research funding for motor neurone disease.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for the NHS to tackle stillbirth and neonatal deaths.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish an inquiry on the stillbirth and neonatal deaths of black and Asian babies.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle stillborn and neonatal deaths for babies from (a) minority ethnic and (b) other backgrounds.

18 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the treatment of NGOs in Russia following the storming of the office of Memorial; and whether

18 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by the Belarusian government to expel the French Ambassador; and if the Government will expr

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Colombia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Colombia is on the covid-19 red list for international travel.

18 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Taliban

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Prime Minister’s special envoy has had with members of the Taliban government in Afghanistan on the safe evacuation of Afghan nationals to the UK.

18 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance she is proving to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to host vulnerable Afghan nationals hoping to resettle in the UK while the Afghan citizens resettlement s

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to assist Afghan nationals seeking to apply for a visa to travel to the UK under existing immigration routes while biometric information cannot be submitted from th

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that UK residents who volunteered to take part in covid-19 clinical trials, including the Valneva trial, are able to obtain their vaccination status on the NH

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set up a 24 hour suicide prevention helpline for people who are feeling suicidal as a result of facing the loan charge.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people with a pathological fear of needles in order to support those people to get the covid-19 vaccination.