In Parliament - Catherine West

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Members of Parliament are elected to represent the interests and concerns of the people who live in their constituency.

MPs consider and vote on legislation and use their position to ask Government Ministers questions about current issues. Once a month each Minister from each Government Department answers questions from MPs at the Dispatch Box.

Below you can find a live feed detailing the most recent updates on Catherine’s Parliamentary activity.

You can also view her speeches and interventions in Parliament here and her written parliamentary questions here.

Business of the House

Commons debates

May I say how much I agree with the sentiment about our lovely Clerk? I look forward to hearing him play jazz. A lot of very serious matters are going on at the moment, but we have also just...

Bank Services: Charities

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal right to basic banking services for charities.

Brain: Tumours

Department of Health and Social Care

Catherine West 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 assessment of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on support for people with brain tumours.

Brain: Tumours

Department of Health and Social Care

Catherine West 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 support research on low grade glioma brain tumours.

Spring Forecast

Commons debates

I commend the Chancellor on her laser-like focus on young people, including on apprenticeship starts and maintenance grants. Will she work with the Education Secretary so that by the autumn, when...

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity

Westminster Hall debates

Does the Minister also agree that, where there is political will—such as the Mayor of London with his white storks and baby beavers, or even in progressive boroughs like Haringey that plant...

Cuba: Sanctions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on the provision of support to Cuba in...

Science: Research

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) retain early-career researchers in experimental particle physics and (b)...

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian aid to people in Sudan.

EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Member is completely right that there is far too much unnecessary bureaucracy that did not exist before. If we can develop the relationship with European partners, those creases can be...

EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend knows of what she speaks in the area of trade in the EU and manufacturing in the UK. The new UK-EU partnership includes an agreement to work towards making agrifood trade easier,...

EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. It has been a rather dreary February. Despite looking quite hard, I have not been able to see any of the rainbows or unicorns that...

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp.

Onshoring: Fashion and Textiles - [Ms Nusrat Ghani in the Chair]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Catherine West made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank the Backbench Business Committee again for giving me this opportunity to promote sustainable fashion in the UK and to ask the Minister some questions. I enjoyed hearing about the picture...

Onshoring: Fashion and Textiles - [Ms Nusrat Ghani in the Chair]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Catherine West made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There is so much going on in our constituencies but with relatively little support from local government or central Government. With a small amount of...

Onshoring: Fashion and Textiles - [Ms Nusrat Ghani in the Chair]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Catherine West made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I beg to move, That this House has considered onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I am grateful to the Backbench...

Engagements

Catherine West made a speech in the House of Commons

This House legislated 126 years ago to make Alexandra Palace “available for the free use…of the public forever”, and last year Luke “the Nuke” changed darts forever...

Metropolitan Police: Homophobia

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homophobia in the Metropolitan Police force.

LGBT+ People: Safety

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve safety for the LGBT+ community.

Breast Cancer: Health Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Catherine West received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Cancer Plan will support people with secondary breast cancer.