Matt Vickers

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Human Remains: Burial and Cremation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that funeral directors carry out the lawful burial or cremation of bodies following the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Remains: Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department is considering to protect the dignity of human bodies in the context of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Human Remains: Burial and Cremation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Government departments and agencies are responsible for bodies of the departed from death through to (a) burial and (b) cremation.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of total NHS spending has been allocated to mental health services in each year since 2019.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of schools currently have access to a Mental Health Support Team; and what the timetable is for further rollout.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made towards recruiting the additional mental health workforce.

8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for children and young people to access NHS mental health services in each Integrated Care Board area.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Local Democracy Reporting Service funded reporter posts are currently hosted by Reach plc publications.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference the Government's December 2025 BBC Charter Review Green Paper proposing the expansion of the Local Democracy Reporting Service, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that i

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the Local Democracy Reporting Service; and whether future funding for the Local Democracy Reporting Service will be conditional o

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguards to ensure that BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporters produce balanced and impartial coverage when their reports are supplied t

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on how the Local Democracy Reporting Service ensures political impartiality in reporting on local councils, combined authorities and other local d

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide tailored employment support for young people aged 16 to 24 who are unemployed or economically inactive.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the rise in youth unemployment among people aged 16 to 24 in the past 24 months.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, if he will set out some of the incentives being offered to examiners to perform more tests;

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, if he will set out what steps he has taken to increase training capacity so that new examine

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, how many Ministry of Defence driving examiners have been used for civilian driving exams and

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to the letter of 22 May from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Hon. Member for Stockton West, how many qualified DVSA staff have returned to front line examining roles and how many exams

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests have been completed at a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool and e) England in each of the last two years, broken down by quarters.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional full time equivalent driving test examiners have been recruited for a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool and e) England as a whole in each of the last two years,

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent driving test examiners are employed at the a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool driving test centres.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait for practical driving tests is at a) Darlington, b) Middlesbrough, c) Northallerton, d) Hartlepool test centres and e) in England.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media use on the wellbeing, sleep and educational outcomes of children and young people.

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

Elections: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of the use of non-English language campaign material during local and general elections.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman; and whether additional assistance has been offered following their sentencing in Iran.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on securing the release of British nationals detained in Iran, including Craig and Lindsay Foreman.

1 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the welfare and health of Craig and Lindsay Foreman; and when UK officials last received consular access to them.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to close legacy benefit provisions relating to polygamous marriages.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to amend legacy benefit regulations to remove provisions recognising additional spouses in polygamous marriages.