Lisa Smart

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of allowing academy trusts to prioritise feeder schools within their own trust in their admissions policy on the average distance that children have

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing compensation schemes for small businesses affected by prolonged or disruptive roadworks.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to hold discussions with (a) fireworks industry stakeholders, such as Fireworks Impact Coalition, and (b) animal welfare focused charities on the adequacy of fireworks legi

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the adequacy of fireworks legislation to determine whether it is fit for purpose and protects animals and vulnerable people.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of feeder schools taking priority in school admissions on the average distance that pupils have to travel to school.

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

Sewers: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered streamlining adoption processes for (a) sewers and (b) drainage systems where (i) easements and (ii) multiple landownerships delay adoption by wat

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sewers and Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for the adoption of (a) highways and (b) drainage infrastructure on completed housing developments.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) residents where housing developments cannot be adopted because developers have gone into liquidation.

5 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to update guidance for police forces on the investigation of (a) false and (b) malicious allegations as potential criminal offences.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review housing allocation guidance to ensure that care leavers’ (a) welfare and (b) community ties are taken into account when determining (i) local connectio

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that care leavers are able to remain in areas they have (a) links to and (b) family connections in.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support provided to care leavers transitioning to independent living (a) in general and (b) housed outside their home local authority.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydroelectric Power: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to support the development of new hydroelectric projects in the North West.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to NHS dentists on monitoring patients on orthodontic waiting lists to ensure that their (a) oral health and (b) treatment priority status are kept under r

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how her Department plans to support integrated care boards to meet demand for NHS orthodontic services within existing budgets before April 2026.

5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of average waiting times for NHS orthodontic treatment for children and young people; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times.

5 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorway Service Areas: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that motorway and service station operators provide a sufficient number of accessible parking bays for disabled motorists.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security and Child Support Tribunal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of waiting times at the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Chamber) on claimants’ financial wellbeing.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security and Child Support Tribunal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for hearings at the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Chamber).

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of gender bias in policing responses to allegations of domestic abuse or related offences; and what steps she is taking to ensure parity of t

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Self-harm and Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect internet users from (a) suicide and (b) self-harm content on artificial intelligence platforms

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) children and (b) adults who are accessing mental health support through artificial intelligence platforms after being unable to access sta

29 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Economic Growth: Hazel Grove

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase economic growth in Hazel Grove constituency.

16 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Trading Standards: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of sentences for people convicted of crimes involving breaches of trading standards.

16 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the amount of time taken by police forces to complete digital advice examinations; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce those ti

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change: Inland Waterways

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential long-term impact of climate change on the canal network before reducing the level of funding for the Canal and River Trust.

10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Hazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on reducing the number of (a) delays and (b) cancellations to NHS mental health appointments in Hazel Grove constituency.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temperature: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in providing (a) warm spaces and (b) cool spaces in local areas.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temperature: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to local government funding on the ability of local authorities to provide (a) warm spaces and (b

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Hazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Winter Fuel Payment changes on residents of Hazel Grove constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.