Jeff Smith

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the Government will engage civil society organisations as part of the implementation of the Levelling Up White Paper.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Banks: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of bank branch closures on small and medium sized charities.

22 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to help reduce the amount of Gift Aid that is unclaimed each year.

22 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish updated statistics for the amount of Gift Aid that is unclaimed each year.

4 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heat Pumps

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to close the gap between the 30,000 heat pumps a year currently being installed and the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation of installing 900,000 heat pump

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in Manchester Withington constituency who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits following the transition from incapacity benefit to employ

10 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timescale is for (a) the review of the case for implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 in England and (b) the implementation of recommendations fro

23 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will clarify guidance on the ability for a prescription for medical cannabis given by a specialist to subsequently be taken over by a GP under a shared care arrangement.

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the £1.5 billion fund announced in March 2021 to support businesses that were not able to benefit from business rates relief during the covid-19 outbreak, when he p

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the £1.5 billion fund announced in March 2021 to support businesses that were not able to benefit from business rates relief during the covid-19 outbreak, whether h

29 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Crossings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to legalise side road zebra crossings.

25 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Civic Dignitaries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with local government leaders on the safety of elected representatives when carrying out their democratic duties.

20 Oct 2021 · COP26

Climate Change

What steps he is taking to mobilise public and private climate finance ahead of COP26.

15 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to invest funding allocated under the Dementia Moonshot to infrastructure for dementia clinical research.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to incorporate in the Government's forthcoming Aviation Plan the Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations of December 2020 to (a) limit the growth in air passenger numbers to 25 per cent

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13th July 2021 to Question 29072 on Landlords: Licensing, which three local authorities currently have schemes under consideration.

12 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Asylum

What the average length of time is for her Department to process asylum applications.

7 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have requested approval from his Department for the (a) extension and (b) creation of a landlord licensing scheme and are yet to receive a decision.

28 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Humanism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the additional covid-19 risks faced by humanist couples as a result of being required to hold both a humanist wedding in line with their beliefs and a marriage ceremony conferring l

28 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of granting legal recognition of (a) outdoor civil marriages and (b) humanist marriages to help tackle the backlog in demand for officiants who can conduct lega

28 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Humanism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of granting interim, time-limited legal recognition to humanist marriages on the same basis as has been given for outdoor civil marriages.

20 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of gambling advertising on children; and if he will take steps to ban the depiction of football shirts in publications which are marketed to chi

20 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with publishers of children’s magazines on ending the depiction of football shirts with gambling advertising in their publications.

17 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Withington of 30 March 2021 on British citizens currently detained in Syria, reference JS4177

13 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases being withdrawn as a result of court delays and case backlogs.

27 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Door Supervisors: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many door supervisor licences are being used by people in (a) part-time and (b) full-time roles in the most recent period for which that data is available.

27 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Door Supervisors: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many door supervisor licences are being used for the purpose of (a) door supervision and (b) security guarding in the most recent period for which that data is available.

27 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Door Supervisors: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many door supervisor licences are being used (a) by people in static security roles and (b) for the purpose of door supervision at licenced premises in the most recent period for which that data i

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses received funding through the first round but not the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund: Music

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) nightclubs, (b) live music venues, (c) festivals and (d) businesses that supply those entertainment businesses have received support from the Government under the second rou