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Cat Smith in the House of Commons

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

I seek some clarity. The Minister says that the decision has not yet been made, yet a previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for all the work that she has done over a number of years on this issue. She has been a doughty campaigner on sodium valproate, and she has the confidence of many of the...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

I commend my hon. Friend for the work that she does, along with others, on the Public Accounts Committee. That report is right to stress both independence as a means of giving confidence to...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

The Hughes report recommended that the Government create a two-stage financial redress scheme, comprising an interim scheme and a main scheme, with the interim payments commencing in 2025. Those...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

I totally agree with my hon. Friend, but I would go further still. For parents of children with additional needs, the last thing they need is to be fighting a national campaign for justice. They...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the case of his constituent Karen and her daughter, Bridget. I agree entirely that the time is now. He raises an important point that because this scandal...

Sodium Valproate

Commons debates

It is not the first time that I have had an Adjournment debate on sodium valproate in my 11-and-a-bit years as a Member of Parliament. It continues to be an issue that affects so many, and for...

Local Government Reorganisation

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for his statement, but there remains some confusion in Lancashire, so I hope he is able to clarify a few things. Moving away from the different tranches suggests that there...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Mr Speaker, I believe that, as I did, you visited the Parkinson’s UK drop-in for MPs yesterday, where it was highlighted that across the country we have a postcode lottery on access to blue...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

I do agree with my hon. Friend, and I wish her well in Stafford with the situation at her local council. I urge local leaders in Lancashire to get this deal over the line. I hold my hands up and...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) and to speak again in a Budget debate. Often in debates on the Budget, I have heard announcements, as a Lancashire...

Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

Department of Health and Social Care

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to vision rehabilitation services in Lancashire and across England.

Jackdaw Gasfield

Commons debates

In an earlier answer, the Minister talked about the fact that the summer we have just experienced has been the hottest on record, but we fear that it may look cold in comparison with what is to...

LightAware

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16453 on LightAware, if he will arrange for officials from his Department...

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any request for funding for an interim redress payment for those affected by sodium valproate has been submitted to his Department by the...

Baby Loss Awareness Week

Commons debates

I have never spoken in a Baby Loss Awareness Week debate before, but that does not mean that I do not care. I watched last year’s debate on the television, and I see that many of the faces...

Procedure Committee

Commons debates

The Procedure Committee has concluded its in-depth review of the written parliamentary questions system, and we were pleased to be able to publish our report just before the conference recess. I...

International Update

Commons debates

On 26 October 2021, when the Conservative Government’s Elections Bill was going through its Public Bill Committee, I was the shadow Minister, and I tabled a new clause relating to foreign...

Railways: Tickets

Department for Transport

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has had conversations with Rail Delivery Group about railcard users being able to store railcards on digital wallets.

Nature Conservation

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cat Smith received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will include plans to restore natural habitats in England’s next National Adaption Programme.