Lisa Smart

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure parity of funding and service provision between physical health services and mental health services.

19 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress towards ensuring that all areas have a commissioned 24/7 community mental health crisis service; and what steps he is taking to support areas

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Courier Services: Blood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the (a) number of local authorities which have exempted blood bikes from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, (b) cost of those exemptions individually and (c) savings from

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Courier Services: Blood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any consideration given to designating blood bikes within the exemptions to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, under section 87.

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the nationalisation of Northern Rail on punctuality, reliability, and frequency of service; and whether any improvements have been identi

16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stepping Hill Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the repairs backlog at Stepping Hill Hospital on patient care and waiting times; and if he will make an estimate of th

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Adoption: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of local authorities which voluntarily provide support for self-employed adoptive parents in each of the last five years.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the places intended to be filled by the Government's Golden Hello Scheme for NHS dentists have been, and what work the Government will be doing with local ICBs to ensure that they hit m

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of promoting zipper merging at roadworks to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow.

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reimburse or provide financial support to families of dementia patients who are required to pay for care while local authorities consider their applications f

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

New Homes Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a mechanism allowing councils to insist that property developers are registered with the New Homes Ombudsman to make development applications.

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure online safety regulations adequately address harmful eating disorder-related content on social media platforms.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the continuity of care for children and young people discharged from inpatient eating disorder units into community settings; and what steps he is taking to prevent d

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether eating disorder services adequately meet the needs of boys and young men; and what steps he is taking to ensure that diagnosis, treatment pathways and clinica

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current NHS strategies to prevent eating disorders, particularly among children and young people; and what steps he is taking to strengthen early

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the financial and emotional impact of current waiting times for mandatory reconsideration on individuals; and what his Department is doing to ensure that manda

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory reconsiderations on the (a) finances and (b) emotions of affected people; and how the Department is ensuring those reconsiderations are c

9 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the receipt of combined monthly benefit payments on claimants with (a) severe mental health conditions and (b) reduced capacity.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of neurology waiting times on patients; and what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts in reducing routine neurology backlogs.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Furniture: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of formaldehyde and other chemicals in fire retardants for furniture.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to support GP practices in providing specialist in-house coil clinics, in the content of levels of staffing, clinic space, equipment and stock availability; and what step

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what service standards on timeliness are in place for making decisions on Work Capability Assessments; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce these waiting times.

2 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

MyCSP: Telephone Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of call-handling capacity at MyCSP and what action is being taken to reduce waiting times for members seeking assistance.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve oversight and coordination of road works undertaken by local authorities and utilities companies.

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a joined-up continence care pathway between the NHS, local authorities and care home providers to ensure residents receive appropriate and per

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of allowing academy trusts to prioritise feeder schools within their own trust on the distances that children travel to school.

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients receiving (a) ADHD and (b) autism treatment through the Right to Choose pathway receive safe and uninterrupted care when GPs are unable to accept sha

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered a national workforce strategy to retain ADHD and autism clinicians within NHS services.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to meet with fireworks industry stakeholders, such as Fireworks Impact Coalition, to discuss the potential merits of a comprehensive review of current fireworks legislation

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Noise: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department conducted to determine if the 120 dB noise limit is sufficiently protecting animals and vulnerable people from harm.