Catherine West

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of catchin covid-19 by BME women in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

15 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to continue the recent additional funding for cycling as part of a long-term increase in cycling investment.

15 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the creative industries following the covid-19 lockdown.

15 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent rough sleeping after the end of the covid-19 lockdown.

15 May 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the outcome of its review into asylum support rates; and if she will make a statement.

13 May 2020 · Home Office

Exploitation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect children from exploitation during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to issue further guidance for people on Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visas that have been extended to 31 May 2020 who may be unable to leave the UK by that date.

12 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Religious Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to publish for what reasons places of worship are not included in the initial easing of covid-19 lockdown measures.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children's hospices have an adequate supply of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 oubreak.

11 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of swimming pool closures on people that cannot exercise on land as a result of health conditions.

11 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides to Leisure Trusts that are not eligible for the covid-19 business support schemes introduced by the Government.

11 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to enable the timely reopening of swimming pools after the covid-19 lockdown is lifted.

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support university students with accommodation they can no longer use as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

11 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure private companies provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for their workforce; and what assessment he has made of the potential meri

6 May 2020 · Home Office

Airports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what recent assessment her Department has made of the merits of the introduction of (a) covid-19 screening measures and (b) quarantine arrangements for passengers arriving at UK airports.

6 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Spain: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to support the repatriation of vulnerable UK travellers in Spain during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Guatemala: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to repatriate UK travellers stranded in Guatemala during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Travel Agents: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent travel agents from withholding a proportion of refunds for holidays that have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outb

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vitamin D levels of patients are being tested in hospitals; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the extent of vitamin D deficiencies due to the covid-19 lockdown.

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will increase financial support for asylum seekers during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Generation Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made on the Windrush compensation scheme; and what further steps she plans to take to speed up the compensation process for claimants.

29 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on maintaining public involvement in the planning process during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South America: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the operational ability of South American drugs gangs.

28 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cuba and Venezuela: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of US sanctions on (a) Venezuela and (b) Cuba on the ability of those countries to respond effectively to the covid-19 pandemic; and what steps t

28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise Cygnus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the participants of Exercise Cygnus.

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hungary: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Hungarian counterpart; and whether the issue of LGBT rights in Hungary was raised in those discussions.

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

El Salvador: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his El Salvadorian counterpart on the treatment of prisoners in that country during the covid-19 pandemic.

21 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to bring to the UK child refugees that have been granted permission to join their families following the cancellation of their flights as a result of the covid-19 o

20 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Homelessness

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of deaths due to covid-19 have been among homeless people; and how that death rate compares with death rates for the same period of time in previous years.

20 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the length of Tier 2 visas for 18 months due to the covid-19 outbreak.