Speeches and Questions - Cat Smith MP

Cat Smith MP in the House of Commons

Business of the House

Commons debates

May we have a debate in Government time on how long is an acceptable length of time for a Department to respond to a Member’s inquiry? I wrote to the Minister for Employment 225 days ago on...

Elections: Proof of Identity

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Next round of Voter ID pilots announced for 2019, published 3 November 2018, which local authorities are...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Duchy of Lancaster

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

Let us consider these figures: 25,342 and 21,900. Those were the number of voters who cast their votes for me and for the Minister to serve as elected parliamentarians, yet just 100-odd votes...

Electoral Register: Expenditure

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of the introduction of the system of individual electoral registration; and how much the Government has...

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

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 make an estimate of the number of boys who would be eligible to receive the HPV vaccination under a catch-up programme for...

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

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 the programme to vaccinate adolescent boys against human papillomavirus will start in September 2019.

Proxy Voting

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to be back in the House and to be speaking because, as is quite topical in this discussion, I have just returned from six months away from this place to spend time with my new...

College Funding - [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Recently, I met principals from the Lancashire Colleges network, including the principals of Blackpool and the Fylde College and of Lancaster and...

Emigration: Ex Gratia Payments

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, when he plans for the first payments to be made under the ex-gratia payment scheme for former child migrants.

Candidates: Disability

Women and Equalities

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

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the launch of the EnAble Fund for Elected Office, what support her Department is providing to help disabled candidates standing for...

Voluntary Work: Young People

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to protect youth volunteering charities from financial difficulty; when his Department...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his consultation on proposals for the reform of the annual canvass, what steps he is taking to put in place (a) an effective...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 7 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals on reform of the annual canvass, whether the Government has assessed the...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, what steps...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals on reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, what...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 9 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, how the...

Electoral Register

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 8 of his Department's policy statement, Proposals for reform of the annual canvass, published on 5 October 2018, how his...

Arts and Sports Competitors: Visas

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many creative and sporting tier 5 visa applications (a) were subject to an administrative review and (b) had the original decision...

Prescription Drugs

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 a non-disclosure agreement was made between Public Health England and the National Guideline Centre in relation to the review of...

Prescription Drugs

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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2018 to Question 180245 on Prescription Drugs, for what reason his Department did not include...