Sir Julian Smith

15 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Employers' contributions: North Yorkshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on the viability of businesses in North Yorkshire.

15 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Employers' contributions: North Yorkshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on the number of people employed by SMEs in North Yorkshire.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an increase in energy costs on businesses in North Yorkshire.

15 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates revaluation on (a) hospitality and (b) retail businesses in North Yorkshire.

15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Civil Justice Council report entitled Review of Litigation Funding - Final Report.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Pedestrians

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of injuries to pedestrians caused by rented electric bikes in each of the last five years.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating that electric bike rental firms ensure that all riders of rented electric bikes wear helmets.

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Farming: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reductions in the prices paid to British dairy farmers by suppliers; and whether she plans to review the

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of investing in early dispute resolution and mediation for the purposes of resolving disputes in the SEND system.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 30 July 2025, whether the proposal to provide opt-out smoking cessation interventions i

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 64433 on Smoking: Health Services, if he will take steps to use (a) A&E, (b) lung screening and (c) other new NHS services to automatically enrol

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for (a) Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) productivity grant payments on (i) rural supply ch

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help expedite grant clearance under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to publish a response to the Civil Justice Council's report entitled Review of Litigation Funding, published on 2 June 2025.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to support tenant stock-rearing farmers with the costs of (a) rising feed, (b) energy and (c) national insurance costs.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of agricultural funding schemes and (b) how they can support food production.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of funding reductions to the BBC World Service on the UK's ability to counter foreign threats.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Soft Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the BBC World Service on the UK's soft power.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating BBC World Service funding on a three year basis.

29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC World Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to develop a sustainable funding solution for the BBC World Service.

28 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Farms: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of representations received by his Department on its proposed reforms to inheritance tax on farms.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Competition Appeal Tribunal: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using mandatory mediation in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of research funding models, in the context of the forthcoming national cancer plan; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of rese

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase screening programmes to improve early diagnosis of cancers, in the context of the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating smoking cessation services into (a) A&E, (b) mental health services and (c) lung screening.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support councils in improving the frequency and reliability of rural bus services in North Yorkshire.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of availability of rural transport links on (a) economic growth, (b) tourism and (c) social inclusion; and what steps she is taking to i

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate additional funding to support rural bus franchising pilots in North Yorkshire; and what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) the Yorkshire Dales and (b) other areas receive equit

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to recommendation 27 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to recommendation 26(d) of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, whether his Department plans to publ