Lisa Smart

22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oxygen: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate NHS England has made of average emergency travel times to hyperbaric chambers for cases of suspected decompression illness.

22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oxygen: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure equitable regional access to hyperbaric treatment services.

22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oxygen: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England conducted an impact assessment on (a) diver safety and (b) emergency response times before reducing the number of hyperbaric chambers available under the national contract for r

22 May 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's revised guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 11 February 2025, on levels of community cohe

22 May 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 11 February 2025, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who arrived in the UK as child

22 May 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UK citizenship applications refused since 10 February 2025 have had entry to the UK by irregular means cited as the reason for refusal.

22 May 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 11 February 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the good c

20 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to support the redevelopment of vacant commercial properties into affordable housing

15 May 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the charity sector on changes to refugee family reunion rules.

15 May 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, what level of English language proficiency people applying for refugee

15 May 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to family reunion rules on the number of refugees taking dangerous journeys.

14 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking Offences: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether they will consider introducing a requirement for companies issuing parking tickets by post to use signed-for delivery services in order to provide proof of receipt.

14 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to process visa applications.

13 May 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Competition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support people in switching to more affordable mortgage products.

13 May 2025 · Treasury

Mortgages: Competition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of homeowners who are unable to switch to a cheaper mortgage due to changes in the (a) lending regulations and (b) policies of their current lender.

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he expects Ofcom to publish updates on the (a) progress and (b) outcomes of the investigations conducted by the online safety small but risky taskforce.

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many online platforms the Ofcom online safety small, but risky, taskforce has engaged with to date.

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what criteria is used by Ofcom's online safety small but risky, taskforce to identify which online platforms pose a sufficient risk to warrant (a) engagement, (b) investigation and (c)

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Ofcom on which external stakeholders have been consulted by Ofcom's online safety small but risky taskforce.

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff are currently deployed as part of Ofcom's online safety small but risky taskforce.

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the dates on which patients who were invited to a first appointment for NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services in April 2025 were first referred, broken down by each servic

9 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the employment of qualified counsellors in paid roles within mental health services.

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to hold Royal Mail accountable when local delivery services fall below the standard expected under its regulatory obligations.

9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of Royal Mail’s compliance with its Universal Service Obligation in areas experiencing delivery delays of 7 to 10 days between mail deliveries.

8 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of local authority funded early years places for children with SEND under the age of 9 months.

2 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Communication Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the long-term development of (a) speech, (b) language and (c) social skills for early years children.

2 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department is providing to early years providers to help meet increases in staffing costs.

2 May 2025 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) business rates and (b) employer National Insurance contributions on the early years sector.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leisure: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of public funding for local leisure facilities.

2 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent reductions in NHSP overtime pay rates on the NHS's ability to meet (a) existing and (b) projected patient demand.