Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Rail Minister, the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), for her announcement on 18 June about more funding for the development of the line between Poulton-le-Fylde and Fleetwood. Will she reassure my constituents, who are important stakeholders in that potential reopening, that they will be consulted by …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"I thank my hon. friend and neighbour for giving way. I want to put on the record how the bid by Lancaster City Council is cross-party and unanimous. We both represent parts of the Lancaster City Council district. The leader of that council is a Green party councillor and we …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"This is an opportunity for us both, as local MPs, to put on record our thanks to the Lancaster and Morecambe rail users group, which continues to champion rail travel in our area. The hon. Gentleman was making a point about Carnforth being the place where trains went to die. …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2022
Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
"I had not realised the Minister’s railway credentials in terms of her parentage—clearly, she was born to do the role that she does today. One of the restrictions that stops some towns bidding for the GBR headquarters is that towns that are not currently connected to the rail network are …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Great British Railways Headquarters: Carnforth Bid
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Dec 2021
National Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial Day
"I pay tribute to Hull City Council, which is clearly doing a lot of work on its fishing heritage. Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Fleetwood Town Council, which since 2017 has taken on responsibility for the two memorials to fishing in Fleetwood? There is one …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: National Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial Day
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
"It is a pleasure to speak in this debate on the disintegrated rail plan. I associate myself with the comments made by the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron); I agree wholeheartedly with his points about rail connectivity outside the Liverpool-Manchester-Leeds corridor, and across Lancashire and Cumbria. It …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
Written Question
Monday 18th October 2021
Asked by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on reconnecting Fleetwood to the railway network.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
Lancashire County Council has completed a Feasibility Study for the Fleetwood to Poulton scheme. We are reviewing the recommendations of the Study and expect to confirm next steps for the scheme following the conclusion of the Spending Review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Transport Decarbonisation
"Poor air quality caused by congestion causes health problems and costs lives. This is a particular problem for my constituents in the village of Galgate, which has the A6 running down the middle of it. Will the Secretary of State look favourably on plans to reconfigure junction 33 of the …..."Cat Smith - View Speech
View all Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre) contributions to the debate on: Transport Decarbonisation
Written Question
Thursday 8th July 2021
Asked by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 21939, on Department for Transport: Freedom of Information, how many freedom of information requests his Department has referred to the central Cabinet Office Clearing House for advice on handling in the year 2020-21.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
The Department’s records show that between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021, of the 2,512 requests we received that were made under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations, 167 were referred to the Cabinet Office for advice on handling.
Written Question
Monday 5th July 2021
Asked by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what private companies are contracted to provide security services at his Department’s buildings that contain Ministerial private offices; and whether there are closed circuit television cameras in any Ministerial private office within his departmental estate.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
As has been the case under successive Administrations, it is not government policy to comment on security procedures in government buildings.