Jeff Smith

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Out-of-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reopen the suspended consultation on Regulating independent educational institutions in order to close legal loopholes that enable (a) illegal and (b) unregistered schools to operate.

5 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) workers and (b) businesses in the creative sector that are not eligible for any of the Government's covid-19- specific fina

5 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Music: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support packages for (a) music, (b) arts and (c) other festivals as a result of the covid-19 outb

5 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Coronavirus: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government support packages made available for charities, the tech sector and rugby league, whether the Government plans to provide additional sector-specific supp

5 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available for creative sector businesses that are not eligible for the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fu

5 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of self-employed workers in the creative sector that are not eligible for the Self-Employed Income Support scheme.

22 Apr 2020 · Wales Office

Employment: Wales

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for people in Wales whose employment has been adversely affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government drugs policy in reducing the rate of new hepatitis C infections.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Syringes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many needle and syringe distribution points there are in England.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who are in contact with drug treatment services are tested for hepatitis C.

24 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government funding for local authorities in England.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating funding in the forthcoming Budget to support the implementation of clean air zones.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the proposal in Greater Manchester's Clean Air Plan that non-compliant vehicles are subject to a daily penalty payment, whether funding will be allocated by the Gover

5 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who has been invited to attend the Glasgow summit on tackling drugs misuse on 27 February 2020; what the criteria was for participants to receive an invitation to that summit; whether people are still

28 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the proposals for leasehold reform published by the Law Commission on 9 January 2020.

28 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for an appeal to be resolved by internal review on claims for (a) universal credit, (b) personal independence payment and (c) employment sup

28 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Digital Technology: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use revenue from the new digital services tax to fund independent research into the effect of social media on children and young people’s mental health.

22 Oct 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when he plans to publish a detailed impact assessment for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.

22 Oct 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic effect of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill on the North West of England.

22 Oct 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill for Parliament to scrutinise the UK-EU free trade agreement negoti

22 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government document entitled Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions, what plans the Government has to mitigate the pr

8 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of sentences of less than six months in reducing reoffending.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for International Development

West Bank: Demolition

What steps his Department is taking to support Palestinian families threatened by home demolition and forcible transfer in (a) East Jerusalem and (b) the rest of the West Bank.

30 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people who are in contact with drug treatment services are tested for hepatitis C.

30 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were treated for hepatitis C in England in the financial year 2018-19.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were treated for hepatitis C in England in the financial year 2018-19.

2 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people who are in contact with drug treatment services are tested for hepatitis C.

18 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to personal independent payment assessment reports obtained in connection with appeals, what her Department's policy is on redaction of the names of assessors.

18 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Sopra Steria’s delivery of the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS), what assessment he has made of the (a) availability of free appointments and length of waiting t

18 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a costed plan for a growing, appropriately-skilled and sustainable cancer workforce will be included within the final NHS People Plan.