Sir Julian Smith

13 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lead: Poisoning

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support international counterparts to end childhood lead poisoning; and whether it intends to join the Partnership for a Lead-Free Futu

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in light of the success of previous UK voluntary salt reduction programmes in reducing blood pressure and cardiovascular deaths, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroduci

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of encouraging lower salt intake amongst the general population on health inequalities.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making nutritional information on pre-packaged food a) clearer, and b) more visible, especially with regard to salt.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the risks associated with unhealthy salt consumption.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a) mandatory limits, and b) targeted fiscal measures, to reduce pre-existing levels of salt in foods.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage food producers to reduce the levels of salt in food.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the food industry meeting salt reduction targets; and the potential impact of this on a) the number of people with coronary heart disease, b

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if salt reduction targets will be integrated into the Government's Healthy Food Standard.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Salt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Public Health England Salt Reduction Targets for 2024 will be a) reviewed, or b) revised.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of higher quality assessments for autism and ADHD on levels of welfare.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all ADHD and autism assessments are of a high standard, regardless of assessment provider.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dual-tier NHS Right to Choose Tariff for ADHD and autism assessments that distinguishes between straightforward and complex ca

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring better quality ADHD and autism assessments on the number of assessments that result in a) misdiagnosis, and b) the failure to reach

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the number of ADHD and autism assessments resulting in a) misdiagnosis and b) no conclusion on long-term costs to the health budget.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure assessments for autism and ADHD are a) conclusive, and b) do not result in misdiagnosis.

9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure high quality assessments for autism and ADHD.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop specialist expertise in hospitals for treating very severe ME, further to the Prevention of Future Deaths Report published on 8 October 2024.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a specialist NHS service to support those with very severe ME.

8 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support those with very severe ME.

8 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the current methodology used to calculate rateable values for pubs; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of improvements such as outdoor facilities, food offerin

8 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of higher rateable values being applied to pubs that play an active role in their local communities on the sustainability of rural pubs, including those des

8 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of HMRC guidance on business rates valuations for pubs in 'attractive locations', including rural and community pubs, on the financial viability of those establis

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Government's policing reforms do not undermine local authorities' relationships with police forces, in the context of safeguarding vulnerable adults and chi

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure democratic oversight of policing under the Government's proposed reforms to merge police forces.

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Leadership

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to develop top-level police leadership.

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether urban forces created as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms will provide the same level of expertise on rural crime as current rural police forces.

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what extent rural expertise will be retained as a result of the merging of police forces under proposed policing reforms.

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that policing resources are not diverted from rural to metropolitan areas as a result of the merging of police forces as part of the Government's proposed policing ref

8 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that local community partnerships are not lost as a result of the merging of police forces as part of the Government's proposed policing reforms.