Catherine West

17 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the South Sudanese Government on halting the death sentences of people detained under the age of 18.

17 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of waiving the requirement for migrants to sign in regularly during the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women (a) known to be and (b) suspected of being pregnant were subject to physical restraint in each prison in each of the last five years.

16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal resulted in a change to the school or college named in Section I of a child or young person’s Education, Health and Care Plan, i

16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Special Educational Needs: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal hearings were adjourned due to a lack of available judiciary in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps are being taken to support self-employed professionals to compensate for lost business during the covid-19 pandemic.

12 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Owner Occupation: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to protect the rights of British property owners in the EU after the end of the transition period.

12 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his his Department collects data on local authority compliance with best practice guidelines on collection of council tax arrears.

12 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Guyana: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Guyana on the recent outbreak of violence in that country; and what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure a peaceful and democra

11 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps the Government is taking to increase the supply of hand-sanitisers to (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people.

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

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support for football league teams in the event that they play matches without fans as a resul

10 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made to the Windrush compensation scheme; how many of those applications have been successful; what steps the Government is taking to publicise the scheme; and whether

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional support will be given to people with the Right to Remain in the UK but without access to public funds should they be treated for covid-19.

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any local authority will receive a reduction in funding as a result of the Fair Funding Review.

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the White Paper on devolution will include an assessment of the potential merits of devolving greater fiscal powers to local government.

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure the Fair Funding Review takes into account the increased costs faced by councils as a result of their obligations under the Homelessness Reducti

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Visits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether financial support is available to schools who have cancelled trips to central Italy as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage de-escalation in northern Syria.

4 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that households with pre-paid electricity meters continue to have electricity in the event that occupants are required to self

3 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prepare for the care of elderly people at home if they contract covid-19; and whether additional protection will be supplied to carers during the outbreak.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bottles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in introducing a public plastic bottle deposit scheme.

3 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle rogue landlords.

2 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to make the living income a priority of its Economic Development Strategy.

2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that (a) apartment buildings receive a fire risk assessment that follows post-Grenfell guidance on building safety, (b) exterior material on apartments is teste

2 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in securing the release of British residents detained in Iran.

2 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Guinea: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken with the Government of Guinea to help ensure that the constitution, democracy and the rule of law in that country are upheld.

2 Mar 2020 · Department for International Trade

Financial Services: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of British nationals working in financial services in Hong Kong.

2 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Overseas Companies: Hong Kong

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many British companies had initial public offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2019.

2 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Foreign Companies: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Chinese companies had initial public offerings on the London Stock Exchange in 2019.

2 Mar 2020 · Department for International Trade

Stock Market: China

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many British companies use the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect to invest in mainland China.