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.

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.

Syria: Ceasefires

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 in Syria.

Syria: Ceasefires

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 discussions she has had with international partners on supporting de-escalation and ceasefire negotiations in...

Development 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 data her Department holds on the allocation of Overseas Development Aid by country.

Iran

Commons debates

I commend the Minister for coming to the House, and for his excellent work and that of his officials in bringing forward further sanctions yesterday and last week. I also welcome the current...

Social Media: Children

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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum age to access social media of 16 years.

Pre-school Education: Safety

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 steps she is taking to ensure that early years staff have access to adequate safety training; and what assessment she has made of the...

Patents: Corporation Tax

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the patent box tax relief on levels of private sector (a) investment and (b) innovation.

Government Securities

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 11 of the Bank of England's report entitled Financial Stability Report - December 2025, published on 2 December 2025, what...

Food: Waste

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, what recent discussions she has had with the supermarket industry on tackling food waste in supermarkets.

Support for Businesses

Catherine West made a speech in the House of Commons

I wish you a speedy recovery, Mr Speaker. Will the Minister say something about music recording studios, such as the Church Studios, where Annie Lennox recorded “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of...

Immigration

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transitional arrangements outlined in the 2025 UK Immigration White Paper include those close to settlement on existing long...

Iran: Demonstrations

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 discussions she has had with international partners on coordinated efforts to promote human rights in Iran.

Iran: Demonstrations

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 assist British Iranians to access information about the welfare of family members in Iran.