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, when his Department plans to publish the strategy on addiction; and when a 24-hour helpline for patients needing support for dependence...

Businesses: Coronavirus

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, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent Government policy statements on China on the ability of businesses in...

Inland Waterways: Coronavirus

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 he is taking in each region of (a) England and (b) Wales to help protect employment in the inland waterways sector...

Inland Waterways: Coronavirus

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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on a support package for (a) employers and (b) crew in the inland...

Inland Waterways: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a detailed reply to the letter of 7 May 2020 from the General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers on...

Inland Waterways: Government Assistance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding from the public purse has been disbursed to each region through (a) the Coronavirus Job Retention...

Tourist Attractions: Government Assistance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what level of support Windermere Lake Cruises has received through business support schemes as a result of the covid-19...

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent 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 steps he is taking to work with (a) Epilepsy Action and (b) other (i) patient groups and (ii) charities to ensure that the...

Prison Visitors: Coronavirus

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on children visiting their mothers in prison on a socially distanced basis where it is safe for them to do so.

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: 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, with reference to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review by Baroness Cumberlege, what assessment his Department has...

Topical Questions

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

On 20 November, two days after meeting Richard Desmond at a Conservative party fundraising dinner, the Secretary of State’s office instructed departmental officials to speed through the...

UK Trade with EU

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to mitigate the risk of goods being smuggled into the UK from the EU from 1 January 2021 as a result of...

Covid-19: Regional Economic Growth

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

During the pandemic, certain sectors and regions have been disproportionately hit by this economic downturn. In many cases, this is falling on the shoulders of those who are least able to carry...

UK Trade with EU

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the potential effect on the Union of application of EU tariffs to...

Elections: Advertising

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make it her policy to increase the funding limits on digital advertising for the May 2021 local elections, in light of the effect of the...

New Clause 2 - Allocation of constituencies

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I will keep my comments brief, as I covered the Labour party’s stance in my speech on Report. I put on the record that I am disappointed that the Government rejected the new clause and...

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I did not think it was possible to have as much fun as we had in Committee, but this afternoon has perhaps run it quite close. Of course, there is no comparison between three hours and four days....

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes an important point about the legal standing of polling districts. Wards that are drawn up by the local government boundary commission have that independence in terms of the...

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I think in the case of Port Talbot it was the 5% quota that meant that that decision had to be reached. When we are talking about quotas, we know that internationally a larger quota is used and...

New Clause 1 - Electorate per constituency

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

Cat Smith made a speech in the House of Commons

I would argue that the wards, which are obviously drawn by the Local Government Boundary Commission, do actually reflect communities to a great extent. If we are to go down the path of splitting...