Matt Vickers

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on exempting the state pension from income tax.

29 Aug 2025 · Treasury

Pensioners: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the personal allowance on pensioners whose sole income is the state pension.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of police forces without a named officer assigned to each ward.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to help single parents in Teesside access (a) training and (b) employment.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on integrating (a) employment and (b) health services for people out of work long-term.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of (a) fraud and (b) error in the welfare system in the North East.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Part-time Employment: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support carers who are in part-time work.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Restart Scheme in regions with persistently high unemployment.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to employers in Stockton West constituency to increase disability confidence in recruitment.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve take-up of Pension Credit in areas where rates of claim are low.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling in-work poverty.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit claimants in the North East have been subject to sanctions in the last 12 months.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What steps she is taking to improve access to face-to-face Jobcentre services in rural areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Universal Credit in supporting working families.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to help people with long-term health conditions return to work in high-deprivation areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Stockton on Tees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the length of Personal Independence Payment processing times in Stockton-on-Tees.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of young people classed as NEET in Teesside.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Older Workers: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of employment support services for over-50s in the North East.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure major infrastructure projects in the North East are delivered on time and on budget.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support hydrogen-powered transport solutions in the Tees Valley.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the level of effectiveness of e-scooter trials in reducing urban congestion.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities preparing bids for rail reopening projects.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to improve road safety outside schools in high-traffic areas.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on electrification of rail lines serving Teesside.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Tees Valley Combined Authority on transport priorities for the region.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rail stations in the North East meet accessibility standards.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities to maintain bus routes with low commercial viability.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Local Transport Fund on journey times in the North East.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will estimate the number of potholes repaired in the North East since 2020.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Freeports and Industrial Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to upgrade road infrastructure serving (a) freeport and (b) industrial development sites.