United Kingdom parliament

Catherine West

Member of Parliament · Labour

Transcripts of what Catherine West said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

12 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Treasury Committee Statement – Government response on student loans

      “Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. And on the 27th of March 2026, the Minister for Skills wrote to the honorable member for Brentford and Isleworth confirming that the department would release an equalities impact assessment on student loan…”
      Watch from 3:49:16

  2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Opening of debate: motion on safety of Jewish community

      “Thank you very much, Sir Christopher, and it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. And I want to thank the Backbench Committee for bringing forward this debate. And I'm honored to represent one of the most diverse,…”
      Watch from 0:31

    • Policing, CST resourcing and community cohesion programmes

      “On policing and community cohesion, I welcome the recent government announcement on investment to protect Jewish communities, more than 250 million across the next three years, including a further 86 million to the Metropolitan Police, which will fund around 300…”
      Watch from 4:14

    • Online antisemitism, AI risks and adequacy of legal framework

      “We know that the Center for Countering Digital Hate shows a repeated pattern where real-world attacks on Jewish communities are followed by targeted abuse, calls for further violence, and antisemitic conspiracy theories online. I welcome the Online Safety Act, including…”
      Watch from 10:44
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  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 4 September 2026

    • Adjournment: social care and mental health in Hornsey and Friern Barnet

      “Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. And it's a real privilege to be awarded an adjournment debate to discuss the profile of social care in decompressing the strain on mental health services in Hornsey and Friern Barnet. And I…”
      Watch from 4:58:01

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • Responses to PM statement: Opposition scrutiny, defence, migration, tax and institutional reform

      “Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and could I thank my right honorable friend for the work that he's done to date on rough sleeping and tackling the scourge of rough sleeping so prevalent in many of our cities and…”
      Watch from 2:08:32

  5. Treasury Committee · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Buy Now Pay Later regulation day: protections and affordability

      “Thank you very much. So onto the consumer credit and buy now pay later, which I think Mr. Rathi referred to as the regulation day. And you've very good write up in the Guardian this morning I see. What change…”
      Watch from 1:16:24

    • Illegal lending, AI‑driven credit access and wider debt support

      “Very pleased to hear that, otherwise we'd never do anything in the way of regulation, would we?”
      Watch from 1:19:57

  6. Treasury Committee · House of Commons · 14 July 2026

    • Climate risk prioritisation and AI-related resource shift

      “Thank you very much, Dame Meg. On the point of AI, what assessment has the Bank done on the needs around water, particularly internationally, thinking of countries like Malaysia where, you know, it's such a big part of the economy…”
      Watch from 17:37

    • AI infrastructure risks: water, grid and clean power

      “What assessment has the Bank of England done on the demand on the grid for AI in the UK and what impact that might have on financial stability if certain infrastructure projects don't go ahead, but AI is demanding that?”
      Watch from 18:52

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