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1666566

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for legislation on the introduction of buffer zones around abortion clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	203890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/10/2023 10:01:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1667980

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a timetable on the implementation of buffer zones around abortion clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Public Order Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May. Implementation of the Public Order Act measures is staggered.</p><p>The Government respects the will of Parliament and is working to commence Safe Access Zones as soon as is practicably possible. We have been considering what needs to be done to ensure Safe Access Zones can be implemented as effectively as possible, with law enforcement agencies having a clear and consistent understanding around enforcement, and abortion service providers and protestors being clear as to what is expected under the new law.</p><p>The timescales for commencing the new Section 9 offence of interference with access to, or provision of, abortion services will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/11/2023 12:06:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701518

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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 implementing safe access zones.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	22094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently ran a public consultation on non-statutory guidance to support the introduction of the offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services, which closed on 22 January. We are now considering the responses received and will publish the final guidance in due course.</p><p>We anticipate commencing Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 no later than Spring 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 16:28:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564420

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussion he has had with NHS hospital leaders on (a) ambulance queues outside NHS hospitals and (b) long A&E waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	117754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly meets with a range of stakeholders to discuss ambulance and Accident and Emergency performance, including senior NHS England leadership, integrated care board and NHS trust leaders.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/01/2023 13:13:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1564426

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce A&E waiting times in NHS hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	117760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of measures are in place to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in National Health Service hospitals. NHS England has set out a plan to substantially increase capacity and resilience this winter. NHS bed capacity will be increased by the equivalent of at least 7,000 general and acute beds, including a mix of new physical beds and expanding the use of innovative virtual wards to treat patients safely at home.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan for patients set out further urgent action, including £500 million for an Adult Social Care Discharge Fund, helping people get out of hospitals quickly, freeing up beds and reducing long waits in accident and emergency. The Government has also announced an additional £200 million to enable the NHS to immediately buy up beds in the community to safely discharge thousands of patients from hospital and free up hospital capacity helping free up hospital beds so people can be admitted more quickly from accident and emergency to wards, reducing pressure on emergency departments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/01/2023 14:14:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1660832

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 47, paragraph M of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee report on China, whether the Government plans to update guidelines for the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in relation to intelligence and security matters with particular reference to China.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	199637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s recently published response to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on China states: “The government will consider the findings of the committee’s report … and consider strengthening the Business Appointment Rules in relation to intelligence and security matters as appropriate.”</p><p>The report can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-isc-china-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-isc-china-report</a></p><p>It is already the case that, depending on the nature of the role, national security implications may form part of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments’ considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/09/2023 16:19:06 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1585791

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Aerials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on broadcasting television signals through aerials beyond 2034.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	143811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT), the technology underpinning the popular Freeview platform.</p><p>We know that millions of households across the UK rely on DTT and we expect this to continue over the next decade. We also recognise the crucial role that DTT plays in the wider UK broadcasting system, in particular in helping ensure that public service content continues to be widely available to all audiences.</p><p>For these reasons, the Government has legislated to secure continuity of digital terrestrial television until at least 2034. We will continue to evaluate the future distribution of television as the sector evolves over the next decade, and we have asked Ofcom to undertake an early review on market changes that may affect the future of content distribution before the end of 2025.</p><p>Before any decisions about the future of terrestrial television are made, close consideration will be given to how any changes would impact audiences, and especially those who rely on DTT as their primary means of watching television.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2023 10:09:57 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1580172

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the number of UK-trained former members of the Afghan National Security and Defence forces who have been killed since the withdrawal of UK forces from Kabul airport in August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	131281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>We do not have access to records of deaths in Afghanistan and have not made any such assessment. We are not aware of any specific incidents of UK-trained former members of the Afghan National Security and Defence forces being killed since the withdrawal of UK forces from Kabul airport in August 2021.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/02/2023 16:22:27 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1661380

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Chevening Scholarships Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure Chevening scholarships remain accessible to people in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	200097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The application window for Chevening Scholarships is open to Afghans resident outside Afghanistan in a country eligible for overseas development aid until 7 November. Due to risks that are outside our control, we are not in a position to offer scholarships to Afghans resident in Afghanistan for academic year 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/10/2023 16:40:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1677798

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he has taken to facilitate regular engagement with Afghan civil society.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	6856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>UK ministers and officials engage regularly with a range of Afghan civil society organisations. This includes engagement with Afghan women's organisations, both in Afghanistan and in the UK and diaspora. For example, officials regularly engage with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Afghan Women and Girls led by Wendy Chamberlain MP and the Afghan Women Support Forum, established by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger. Both these forums comprise Afghan women activists including civil society representatives from Afghanistan and in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/12/2023 18:05:38 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West