Matt Vickers

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC on support for pensioners marginally above the Pension Credit threshold and not eligible for free TV licences.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending free TV licences to pensioners at risk of (a) poverty and (b) social isolation.

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential impact of the tax system on (a) single-earner households with children and (b) dual-earner households with the same total household income.

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Married People: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing married couples with dependent children to transfer a greater proportion of their personal allowance between spouses.

16 Jun 2026 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of moving the High Income Child Benefit Charge from an individual to a household income basis.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the risk of cyber-security breaches affecting personal data collected through the Companies House identity verification regime.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what safeguards are in place to prevent biometric, photographic and identity data collected during Companies House verification processes from being used for other purposes.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what alternative non-digital methods of identity verification are available to company directors other than smartphone applications and digital identity services.

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Companies House identity verification requirements on company directors who have previously verified their identity through company incorporation

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the potential impact of new rules on political advertising on political debate, satire or criticism during election c

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ombudsman has sought additional (a) funding and (b) staffing resources to improve complaint handling times.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether officials in his Department have made representations to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the time taken for complaint allocation during the last twelve

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what performance standards apply to the time taken by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to allocate complaints for assessment.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were awaiting determination by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman at the end of each of the last five financial years.

12 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending core grant funding for Regional Organised Crime Units on the ability of police forces to tackle organised crime, county lines and v

12 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to funding for (a) Violence Reduction Units, (b) the Serious Violence Duty, (c) Regional Organised Crime Units, (d) hotspot policing gra

12 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Units

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for Violence Reduction Units and the Serious Violence Duty on levels of knife crime and youth violence.

12 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential cumulative impact of reductions to (a) prevention funding, (b) victim services funding and (c) hotspot policing grants on levels of violent cri

12 Jun 2026 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Young Offenders

To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in cases involving rape and serious sexual offences committed by youth offenders.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of youth custody reduction targets on sentencing outcomes for serious sexual offences.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that sentences for rape and serious sexual offences committed by offenders under the age of 18 reflect the seriousness of those crimes and command public confidence.

12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of existing political finance rules in preventing foreign interference and improper influence in UK elections.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the allocation and investigation of complaints by the Local Government and Social Care Ombud

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were awaiting allocation for assessment by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the latest date for which figures are available.

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the longest period was that a complaint had been awaiting allocation for assessment by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the latest date for which figures ar

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints submitted to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman were awaiting allocation for assessment for more than six months on the latest date for which figu

11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department collects data on the length of time complainants wait before a complaint is first considered by a caseworker at the Local Government and Social Care Ombuds

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department plans to place water safety campaigns on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms popular with young people.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Business on the regulation of the funeral sector.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Remains and Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to provide for single oversight of the funeral industry and the handling of bodies and funerals.