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.

Energy: Billing

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) energy companies correctly bill consumers by default and (b) any billing...

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people entitled to a civil service pension are paid on time and without fault.

Universal Credit: Young People

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove entitlement to the Universal Credit Health element for those aged...

Social Rented Housing: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to work closely with local authorities in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency...

Diabetes: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

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 those living with type 1 and 2 diabetes with the (a) cost of living and (b) the long term...

Diabetes: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

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 improve the provision of services for the treatment of type (a) 1 and (b) 2 diabetes in Hornsey...

USA: Venezuela

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 she is taking to ensure that a diplomatic path is pursued by the USA and Venezuela.

British Nationality: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

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 ensure that applications for naturalisation are concluded within a reasonable timeframe and; what...

Eating Disorders

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 (a) improve care and treatment for people with eating disorders and (b) reduce the number of lives...

Asylum Policy

Commons debates

The Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency has a long tradition as boroughs of sanctuary, and just today I had an excellent briefing from the Jewish voice for refugees, HIAS+JCORE. Does the Home...

Employment: Autism

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve employer (a) awareness and (b) training on autism-inclusive workplace practices.

Dental Services: Children

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 improve children's access to orthodontic treatment in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

Gaza: 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 ensure access to humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza.

Asylum: Housing

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 ensure that asylum seekers are living in (a) safe and (b) suitable accommodation.

Employer National Insurance Contributions: Business Impact

Catherine West made a speech in the House of Commons

On 6 December, Small Business Saturday will have us all out in our constituencies supporting small businesses. Following the announcement this morning about the need to enhance productivity,...

Higher Education: Redundancy

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University and College Union news item entitled New analysis shows over 15,000 university job cuts as UCU launches UK wide...

Leasehold: Mould

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to extend (a) support and (b) protection to leaseholders experiencing damp and...

Small Businesses: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what fiscal steps he plans to take to help support small businesses with their business costs in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Community Development

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken with community organisations to help tackle (a) anti-Semitism and (b)...

Public Transport: Staff

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking increase legal protections against violence and abuse at work for public transport workers.