Lisa Smart

11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to reform the family court system; and whether such reforms will include strengthening enforcement powers where child arrangement orders have been breached.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers are reliant on Section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to continue driving while awaiting a medical licensing decision from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to process medical driving licence applications since the introduction of its new casework syst

10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanisms are in place to help facilitate Parliamentary scrutiny of contracts awarded for the administration of public sector pension schemes; and how value for money and performance are monitored once suc

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Pensions Ombudsman operating on a voluntary basis, in the context of (a) its statutory responsibilities and (b) its role in resolving pension di

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the reasons for differences in the speed of implementation of the McCloud remedy across public service pension schemes; and what steps are being taken to ensure consistent and timely

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Treasury: Pensions Ombudsman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether officials from HM Treasury who are providing support to the pensions Ombudsman have any involvement in the investigation of complaints concerning pension schemes for which HM Treasury has policy responsibili

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what is her planned timescale for further reviewing reform of annual society lottery licence limits.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Income Tax and National Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department will asses the impact of changes to income tax and national insurance, monitored through information collected from tax receipts, as referenced in Income Tax: Maintaining the Personal Allowance a

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to analyse the forthcoming annual sewage discharge data to identify differences in company performance before and after the Water (Special Measures) Act 2

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of DVLA's new casework system on processing times and the number of cases that have not been processed.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted analysis of 20mph zones introduced across different localities in England comparing their impact on number of incidents, serious injuries and fatalities; and whether her Dep

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will update Circular 01/2007 on speed camera guidance.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Dft 1-985, what progress she has made towards implementation of targets for Road Safety and the methods for monitoring of these targets in the long-term.

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of violence prevention measures in accident and emergency departments; and what steps she is taking to help improve the safety of NHS staff working in A

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Telemedicine: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides on the complaints and redress routes available to vulnerable patients who have concerns about the contractual terms of telecare services to which they are refe

9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that contracts drawn up by telecare services provided by local authority-connected bodies comply with consumer protection legislation, data protection

9 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Report Fraud: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Report Fraud service since its launch in December 2025 including of the (a) average response times to fraud reports, (b) proportion of reports re

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Pay Television and Telecommunications: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for customers from price rises from telecommunications and subscription television providers; and what steps she is

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of seasonal trends in licence processing through the DVLA including the number and type of decisions, length of time to respond and delays in decision-making; wheth

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of complaints received by NHS Trusts relating to end of life care priorities in hospitals; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a)

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the West Coast Main Line at Stockport; and what steps she is taking to ensure that local rail services are not adversely impacted by th

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of non-tilting HS2-compatible trains on West Coast Main Line capacity.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend land powers for the HS2 route between Birmingham and Crewe beyond 10 February 2025; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those powers lapsing on future norther

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Injuries: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review information on the NHS website regarding hamstring injuries to ensure it adequately reflects the potential severity of hamstring avulsion injuries and the possible nee

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Magnetic Resonance Imagers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase MRI scanning capacity in the NHS.

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Injuries: Magnetic Resonance Imagers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of guidance for NHS trusts on the urgent provision of MRI scans for patients with hamstring avulsion injuries.

26 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that clinicians in emergency and urgent care settings receive adequate training in the recognition and management of hamstring avulsion injuries.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the amount of hours of training that newly qualified counsellors and psychotherapists have to complete before being eligible to work in the NHS.

20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to a) make the Psychotherapeutic Counselling Core pilot training pathway permanent and b) increase the number of places available through the pathway.