Speeches and Questions - Cat Smith

Cat Smith in the House of Commons

Prescription Drugs: Addictions

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 125 of Public Health England's report entitled Dependence and withdrawal associated with some prescribed...

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a redress scheme for those affected by sodium valproate.

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to understand the impact of the total amount deducted from universal credit on families living in poverty...

Poverty: Children

Department for Work and Pensions

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific policies her Department has in place to support families with children in poverty.

Poverty: Children

Department for Work and Pensions

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of child poverty in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Poverty: Children

Department for Work and Pensions

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review published 8 July 2020, if his Department will respond to...

Epilepsy: Females

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that women and girls with epilepsy have access to pre-conception counselling around...

Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the progress made on implementing recommendations in the Independent Medicines and Medical...

Petition - Quarry in Preesall

Commons debates

I rise to present a petition signed by 45 of my constituents who live in and around the beautiful village of Preesall. It was signed by every member of the public who attended my very impromptu...

Dementia: Diagnosis

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including pilot programmes for the latest innovations in diagnostics in the...

Dementia: Diagnosis

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make it his policy to set out steps to increase sub-type diagnosis of dementia in the forthcoming dementia strategy.

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme in reducing the number of children born...

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of healthcare professionals who are not complying with the requirements of the valproate...

NHS: Software

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who do not have access to the NHS app are able to have the same access to NHS...

Israel: Palestinians

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Minister for Asia and the Middle East raised the matter of the blockade of Gaza with the Israeli...

Children’s Social Care Services: Reform

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

This weekend, as the Secretary of State will have seen, the Swedish Government announced a review into the profit motive in children’s education. Can he confirm, perhaps with yes or no,...

Children’s Social Care Services: Reform

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to reform children’s social care services.

Schools: Business Rates

Department for Education

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the levels of business rates paid by state schools and independent schools which have charitable status.

Business of the House

Commons debates

With the cost of living crisis hitting, I have been contacted by many constituents who live on houseboats, in flats or in park homes who are not eligible for the £400 discount on energy...