Lisa Smart

23 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 112319, tabled on 10 February 2026.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to align compensation available to people affected by roadworks with other forms of transport.

18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Golden Hello scheme places were filled at the end of 2024-25; whether he has extended the recruitment period for dentists under that scheme; and when recruitment for dentists under that sc

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29847 on Death Certificates, if he will publish the findings of his Department's monitoring of the impact of the death certification reforms o

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Social Work England's proposals for adjudicator consensual disposal as a means of expediting fitness to practise cases.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Social Work England to clear the fitness to practise backlog; and what her Department's target is for reducing the average time from referral to heari

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the expected timeline is for the publication of the first tranche of documents relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK's Special Representative for Internationa

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any of the staff working in the team responsible for reviewing records relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK's Special Representative for International Tra

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the staff working in the team responsible for reviewing records relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff are working in the team responsible for reviewing records relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle misinformation online.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants are currently working to locate and identify files relating to the period in which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor served as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade a

9 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the settlement opportunity arising from the McCann Review does not include those whose use of disguised remuneration schemes occurred before 9 December 2010 or after 5 April 2019.

9 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals with outstanding Loan Charge liabilities are estimated to have debts exceeding £140,000; and of those, how many she expects will be able to settle under the terms announced following the McCann

6 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure repatriation routes for British nationals currently subject to shelter-in-place advice.

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

Council Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered (a) introducing statutory Council Tax relief for properties made uninhabitable by severe weather, natural disasters and climate-related events and (b) c

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bereavement Counselling: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address the postcode lottery in NHS mental health support for bereaved parents following pregnancy or baby loss; and whether she will commit to issuing nation

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Nuisance Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to ensure telecommunications providers take responsibility for preventing scam calling.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Recycling: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase opportunities for skilled volunteers with repair and re-use expertise to help to reduce (a) waste and (b) public spending on repairs.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Recycling: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public liability insurance requirements on volunteering opportunities for volunteers with repair and re-use expertise.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to help ensure that patients who cannot access digital services are still able to obtain timely updates on referrals and care pathways.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional fully qualified full-time equivalent GPs required in England to restore the GP-to-patient ratio to 2015 levels.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility and clarity of NHS information for patients navigating care pathways across primary and secondary care.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the pathways used by other Common Travel Area countries to enable qualified medical professionals from outside the EEA

27 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bereavement Counselling: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address regional disparities in NHS mental health support for bereaved parents following pregnancy or baby loss; and if she will issue national standards for

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support teachers to deliver effective financial education in the new national curriculum.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer redress options for customers with unresolved complaints against energy suppliers that have entered administration.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evaluation criteria he is using to assess the impact of the Domestic Abuse Protection Order pilot on people against whom orders are sought.

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

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that residents are not left liable for the costs of remediating fire safety defects caused by developer failures and regulatory weak

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

NHS: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail's Universal Service Obligation on the delivery of time-critical NHS correspondence.