Matt Vickers

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the duration of the Bereavement Support Payment on the finances of bereaved parents with dependent children.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Bereavement Support Payment in the context of trends in the cost of living.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for Ofcom, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of role of the Competition and Markets Authority in sustaini

3 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Compensation: Income Tax and Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria the Government uses to determine whether payments made under a Government compensation scheme are exempt from (a) income tax and (b) inheritance tax.

3 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Compensation: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to apply the same inheritance tax treatment used for the infected blood compensation scheme to future comparable schemes.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of increased AI deployment in customer-facing services for consumer protection online.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Digital Service Providers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the transparency of customer service access routes offered by large digital companies.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing consumer protection legislation in the context of companies that provide customer support solely through automated systems.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on consumer complaints relating to the inability to contact a human representative when seeking to resolve disputes.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reliance on automated customer service systems does not impede consumers’ ability to make complaints or seek redress.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Digital Service Providers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with major digital service providers regarding access to non-automated customer service channels.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered introducing minimum accessibility standards for customer service functions to ensure consumers can access a human representative where necessary.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of automated customer service systems, including chatbots and AI-based systems, on consumers’ ability to exercise their statutory rights.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what engagement his Department has undertaken with consumer groups regarding access to customer service channels.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of trends in consumer satisfaction with customer service provision across key regulated sectors.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how dementia care will be reflected in revisions to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with integrated care boards on commissioning specialist dementia support services.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Achalasia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of achalasia among general practitioners and relevant hospital specialists.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Achalasia: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of average diagnostic times for achalasia.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Stress

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures have been introduced to help reduce levels of workload-related stress for teachers.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of teacher workload on their mental health.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential impact of a modern service framework for respiratory conditions on the UK’s life

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the timeline for determining the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including respiratory conditions.

11 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Stockton West constituency com

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to retain healthcare professionals specialising in Parkinson’s disease.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help support the training and operation of Parkinson's specialist health workforce.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients removed from NHS waiting lists are informed by trusts of their removal and the reason for it.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cycling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of designated areas where children can safely improve their cycling skills.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cycling: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is her Department taking to help reduce the barriers preventing young people from engaging with grassroots cycling organisations.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cycling: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support partnerships between schools and grassroots cycling clubs to increase participation in physical activity among pupils.