In Parliament - Catherine West MP

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. There is a limit to the number of questions that can be asked. MPs can also table written questions to the relevant Government department.

Below you can find a live feed detailing the most recent updates on Catherine’s Parliamentary activity including responses she’s received to written questions.

You can also view her speeches and interventions in Parliament here and obtain a full list of her written questions since the start of 2021 here.

Myanmar: Military Coups

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conflict in Myanmar; and whether he plans to take steps to oppose the coup authorities...

Dental Services: Hornsey and Wood Green

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 she is taking to help increase the availability of NHS dentistry in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.

British Youth Council

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with British Youth Council on its closure.

Schools: Polling Stations

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of closing schools so they can be used as polling stations on children's educational...

Abortion: Demonstrations

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 359 on Abortion: Demonstrations, what progress his Department has made on...

Employment: Women

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 he is taking to help support women in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency to return to work after a career break.

Furs: Trade

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the responses to the call for evidence on The Fur Market in Great Britain which closed on 28 June 2021.

Bereavement Counselling: Perinatal Mortality

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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2024 to Question 19417 on Mental Health Services: Parents, what steps her Department is taking to...

Carer's Allowance

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 he is taking to ensure carers are made aware when they have exceeded the threshold for claiming carer's allowance.

Hong Kong: Civil Liberties

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has raised the impact of Article 23 of the Basic...

Vietnam: Foreign Relations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Vietnamese counterpart on furthering the bilateral relationship.

Taiwan: Earthquakes

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department offered to Taiwan after the recent earthquake.

Indo-pacific Region: Warships

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what (a) diplomatic and (b) cultural steps his Department plans to take with the Secretary of State for Defence to support the planned Carrier Strike Group...

Far East and India: Diplomatic Service

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions...

Afghan Refugees: Deportation from Pakistan

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on presenting the urgent question, and on her work across the House in relation to, in particular, the women who are...

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

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 she is taking to support people with postural tachycardia syndrome.

Internet: Older People

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2024 to Question 15588 on Digital Technology: Disadvantaged, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of...

Housing Associations: Service Charges

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will issue guidance to housing associations on increasing the transparency of service charge costs.

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the decision to close the HMRC helpline between April and September each year.

Motor Vehicles: Crime

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 his Department is taking to tackle car crime in north London.