Catherine West

18 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: BBC Persian Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made in the last three months to (a) the Iranian Ambassador in London and (b) the Government of Iran on the reported ongoing targeting and harassment of BBC P

13 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the £100 million fund to tackle knife crime announced in the Spring Statement will be allocated to the Metropolitan Police.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of spending by each prison in England and Wales on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of his Department’s spending on consultancy fees relating to the introduction of the new Prison Education Framework.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff working in prisons are (a) directly employed by HM Prison Service, (b) employed by an external contractor to deliver medical services and (c) employed by an external contractor to deliver

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with trade unions on the effectiveness of monitoring systems for psychoactive substances in prisons.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of monitoring systems for psychoactive substances in prisons.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many separate health and safety incident reporting processes are in use by staff working in each prison in England and Wales.

8 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Drugs: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the August 2017 Life sciences: industrial strategy report, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the process of translating academic discovery i

8 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2019 to Question 225494 on European Research Council and Marie Curie Fellowships, if will he publish the independent advice from Sir Adrian Smith

4 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Departments holds on the number of child soldiers of Sudanese origin who have been involved in the Yemeni civil war.

4 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterparts on the use of Sudanese child soldiers within the Yemeni civil war during his recent visit to the Gulf.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Saudi Arabia: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) expenditure was in the financial year 2017-18 and (b) budget is for 2018-19 for the (i) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (ii) Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Project.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Saudi Arabia: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian staff and (b) military personnel based in (i) the UK and (ii) Saudi Arabia were employed on the (A) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (B) Ministry of Defence Saudi Arme

27 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department makes assessments of countries' human rights records when negotiating trade deals with those countries.

27 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the human rights situation in that country.

27 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure the release of (a) human rights activists, (b) political opponents and (c) other people detained illegally in Saudi Arabia.

26 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to review UK Export Finance policy on awarding funds to support businesses involved in oil and gas schemes globally.

26 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the UN Secretary General on UK funding of fossil fuel projects overseas.

26 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong on that Government's amendment of its extradition laws to include the People's Republic of China.

25 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to respond to the International Court of Justice ruling on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands; and if he will make a statement.

25 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the UK ambassador to the UN on the 25 February 2019 ICJ ruling on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

25 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the 25 February 2019 ICJ ruling on Chagos Islands sovereignty.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) metro mayors and (b) local authority leaders on the introduction of (i) low emissions zones (ii) charges on vehicles with high emissions.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the (a) efficacy of the congestion zone and (b) the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone.

25 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Firearms and Knives: Hornsey and Wood Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department holds information on the number of incidents involving (a) knives and (b) firearms in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency in 2018.

25 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Firearms and Knives: Haringey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving (a) knives and (b) firearms in the London Borough of Haringey for 2018.

25 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Domestic Visits: Haringey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister with responsibility has plans to visit the London Borough of Haringey in the next six months.

25 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with coalition partners on peacekeeping in the Afrin region to protect Kurdish civilians from extremist forces.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to replicate EU regulations on air pollution in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.