Speeches and Questions - Cat Smith - Cat Smith

Cat Smith in the House of Commons

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total cost to the Treasury of changes to alcohol duty rates in each year since 2013; and if she will make an estimate of the...

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

Will the Minister pick up on the points raised by the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Hussain) and myself around Cumbria and Lancashire, which are very rural counties? Does he have any thoughts on...

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman makes a strong point. Devolution must not be done to Lancashire; it must be done with us. We have examples of successful councils, as he outlines, and we do not want to throw...

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

I understand very well why the hon. Gentleman’s constituents feel that way. I was very involved in the consultations around the reorganisation in Cumbria, not least because there was a...

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my friend for that lovely intervention and celebrate the links between the west coast of England and Northern Ireland—long may they continue and prosper. The outline of the 1972...

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

I give way to my friend from Northern Ireland.

Devolution: Lancashire

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a devolution deal for Lancashire. It is a pleasure to serve under the chairship of a fellow Lancastrian Member of this House,...

Farms: Tenants

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a right to buy for tenant farmers.

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

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 plans to announce the future funding for drug and alcohol treatment provision as part of the Drugs Strategy in time for...

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

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 to announce (a) whether Drug Strategy funding for drug and alcohol treatment providers will be renewed and at what levels...

Public Health: Finance

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 to announce (a) allocations of public health grants to local authorities and (b) the length of the funding cycle; and if he...

Representation of the People

Commons debates

As I would expect, the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee makes a valid point. The reality is that in this country we make it very difficult for people to register...

Representation of the People

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is testing my memory: I have read comparative data on Northern Ireland, but that was some time ago. I believe that it took several electoral cycles in Northern Ireland for...

Representation of the People

Commons debates

I thank the Government for bringing these regulations to the House more than six months before the next scheduled set of elections. It is a benchmark of good protocol and good practice in the...

Prisons: Staff

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy that contracts for the provision of prison education should include requirements to implement the new fair deal policy...

Prisons: Staff

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to implement the new fair deal policy for pensions for prison education staff employed by further education colleges.

Social Work England: Finance

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to Social Work England for the provision of additional fitness to practice final hearings.

Playgrounds

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) quantity, (b) quality and (c) location of public playgrounds.

Social Workers: Medical Examinations

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 steps her Department is taking to mitigate the impact of delays to fitness to practice final hearings on (a) the public and (b) social workers.

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

The theme of today’s debate is the effect of the budget on working people. In the UK, it is estimated that 17 million working days are lost each year due to alcohol-related sickness. It is...