Lewis Atkinson

1 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his Department's report entitled Prison leavers in substance misuse treatment.

1 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Joint Combating Drugs Unit has made; and what policy work relating to combating drugs she is currently undertaking with other departments.

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of a voluntary levy on stadium and arena live music tickets.

16 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation addressing coercive and controlling behaviour in respect of capturing patterns of such behaviour occurring within groups, organisations or c

10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Human Rights and Rule of Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) respect for human rights and (b) the independence of the rule of law in Bangladesh in the past three months.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of NHS specialist endometriosis care since the publication of the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England on 15 April 2026.

26 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Sunderland Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in Sunderland Central constituency.

2 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Drugs: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she can list the (a) Ministerial responsibilities and (b) the responsibilities and reporting arrangements of any relevant cross-departmental units in relation to drugs policy.

11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average Crown Court waiting time is for sexual offences in England and (b) Northumbria Local Criminal Justice Board; and what steps he is taking to help reduce those waiting times.

5 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Sunderland Station: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Network Rail and Northern Trains in the refurbishment of Sunderland station.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) retention of DVSA employed driving test examiners and (b) pay of DVSA driving test examiners in comparison to the earnings of private sector driving instr

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a driving test in each of the the test centres in the North East region in each of the last ten years.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of the current upper age limits for former members of the Armed Forces seeking to join the Reserve Forces, in the context of the Government's plan to exp

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in (a) Sunderland and (b) neighbouring test centres; and how many additional driving examiners have been recruited to test centres in the North East since May

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS neighbourhood mental health service pilot sites; and how learning from those sites will be used to inform his Department's future policy on m

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

Production Methods: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing method of production labelling to (a) the economy and (b) farm incomes.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Opioids: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the accuracy of officially reported numbers of opioid related deaths and (b) the potential implications for his policies.

26 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Undocumented Migrants: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle irregular migration to the UK.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to routinely publish waiting time data for community adult mental health services.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Naloxone: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the rollout of Naloxone supply network coordinators.

21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support people to (a) stay active and (b) live longer in (i) Sunderland Central constituency and (ii) other areas.

25 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that people carrying out jury duty do not suffer financial hardship; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking compensation to the real living wag