Mark Sewards

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people receiving Carer’s Allowance are aware that taxable benefits in kind, including employer contributions to private health schemes, may be treated

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on early intervention for neurodivergent children with emerging mental health needs.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to age-appropriate inpatient mental health care for children and young people.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to urgent psychiatric assessment for under-18s experiencing severe mental health distress.

10 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Mental Health: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on police involvement in responding to mental health crises involving children and young people.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of crisis mental health provision for children and young people.

10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes his Department has in place to ensure that Army reservists are issued with the equipment required for training without personal expense.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Army Reserve recruitment process.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered introducing additional public transport support for reservists to reduce the cost of attending training and other mandatory commitments.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of legal protections for reservists seeking leave from civilian employment to attend mandatory training commitments.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes her Department has put in place to monitor the use of funding intended to improve SEND inclusion in mainstream school settings.

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide local authorities with funding for the training and capacity required by SEND Information, Advice and Support Service.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Ombudsman: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to review the operation and effectiveness of the Legal Ombudsman, including the timeliness within which complaints are handled.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of taxable benefits in kind appearing in payroll data on Carer’s Allowance earnings limit.

5 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides on whether a payroll benefit in kind, including employer-provided private medical insurance, is treated as earnings for the purposes of Carer’s Allowance.

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Money Laundering: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Financial Conduct Authority is taking to address the risk of mass incorporation of shell companies linked to money laundering by Chinese organised crime networks ahead of assuming consolidated Anti Mo

4 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Money Laundering: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the adequacy of its current supervisory framework for identifying Trust and Corporate Service Providers that facilitate the mass incorporation of shell com

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Migraines: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variation in access to migraine diagnosis and treatment in England; and what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in access to mi

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support engagement with people who are less likely to engage with health services directly, including groups experiencing health inequalities, under the propo

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance will be issued to Integrated Care Boards and local authorities on how to deliver independent and inclusive engagement with local communities.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people feel safe providing feedback where that feedback is critical of NHS or local authority services under the proposed arrangements.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of abolishing local Healthwatch on public trust in providing feedback on health and care services.

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseekers' Allowance: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve customer service standards for claimants who contact Jobcentre Plus and DWP about Jobseeker’s Allowance payments, including call handling and access to wri

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseekers' Allowance: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants receive (a) clear and (b) timely information on how earnings from (i) casual, (ii) agency and (iii) zero-hours work affect w

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised Parkinson’s Passport to support people with Parkinson’s in (a) NHS hospital settings and (b) workplace settings.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any formal investigation has been commissioned into reports of NHS staff being threatened in connection with the Federated Data Platform.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish (a) criteria and (b) performance metrics that will inform a decision on exercising the break clause in the Federated Data Platform contract before that decision is taken

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) contractual and (b) regulatory safeguards apply to IQVIA’s role in providing de-identification services for NHS patient data within the Federated Data Platform.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will own the intellectual property in products developed using the Federated Data Platform.