Greg Smith

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains the Government’s policy to reform the business rates system to level the playing field between bricks and mortar businesses and large online businesses.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Industry: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his department is taking to reduce youth unemployment in light of recent job losses in the hospitality sector, the largest employer of young people.

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the combined effect of higher rateable values and reduced business rates relief on the number of hospitality closures and empty units on high streets over the

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessments the Government has conducted on the potential effect of rateable value increases and changes to business rates relief, announced at Budget 2025, on a) vacancy rates on local high streets b) j

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Leisure: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her department has made of how many a) pubs b) hotels c) restaurants d) indoor leisure and e) night clubs are expected to see their business rates bill i) go up ii) stay the same or iii) decrease from

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance or analysis her department has undertaken on the potential impact on high street businesses of the removal of business rates relief and the simultaneous business rates revaluation.

28 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the eCall system on the number of casualties or fatalities on the roads.

28 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has any plans to expand automatic crash detection requirements to powered two wheel vehicles.

28 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve motorcycle safety.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in MHCLG responsible for fire services regarding what further steps can be taken to prevent farm fires.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage farmers to develop detailed fire plans, as recommended by the NFU Mutual's Farm Fires Report 2025.

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Agricultural Machinery: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering regulatory steps to encourage the fitting of fire suppression systems to agricultural equipment, such as combine harvesters.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with industry since Extended Producer Responsibility invoices were issued to assess the impact of the 4% impairment fee on business cashflow an

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the risk of applying a 4% impairment fee on EPR on future impairment rates as a result of additional pressure on business finances.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made of an assessment of the extent to which the 4% impairment fee has contributed to (a) financial strain and (b) non-payment among obligated producers.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what determination was made to assess the proportionality and fairness of the 4% impairment fee applied under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology was used to calculate the 4% impairment fee applied under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

14 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Abrar Islamic Foundation and Dar Alhekma Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on regulatory compliance cases into (a) Dar Alhekma and (b) the Abrar Islamic Foundation.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to ensure that funding for newly licensed medicines results in improved patient outcomes.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce an independent complaints system for the BBC.

10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Donald Trump

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on reports of BBC Panorama editing President Trump's speech.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on excessive speeding.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on ghost number plates.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on vehicle cloning.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on fuel duty.

10 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Insurance Premium Tax: Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on motor insurance tax.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on requiring local authorities to allow at least two different payment

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on yellow box junction enforcement by local authorities.

10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment he has made of that report's recommendations on the official Private parking code of

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the RAC Report on Motoring 2025, published in October 2025, what assessment she has made of that report's recommendations on General Safety Regulation 2.