Brian Mathew

22 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team on the (a) prevalence of conditional selling practices by estate agents and (b) the

27 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of hearing tests.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of HPV vaccine uptake in different local authorities.

23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for specialist gender services for under-18s.

20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including water companies as a statutory consultee in the planning process to advise on (a) the impacts o

20 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support homeowners to meet the costs of remedial work caused by foam roof insulation installed using a government grant.

19 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national register of defibrillators.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of people waiting for tribunals as part of their PIP application process.

19 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps with animal protection organisations to phase out animal experimentation.

19 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to retrofit schools to help meet net zero targets.

8 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of minimum service standards for cross county bus services.

8 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of levels of car use on (a) congestion and (b) road noise.

8 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle processing delays of valuations by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme; and what steps she is taking to ensure that pensions are paid promptly once teachers have chosen ho

2 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Mobility Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the classifications of (a) mobility scooters and (b) powered wheelchairs on people with mobility aids outside those classifications.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for local councils.

2 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Melksham and Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the amount of social housing in Melksham and Devizes constituency.

2 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage active travel in rural areas.

2 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact unrepaired potholes on (a) cyclists and (b) pedestrians.

2 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with local authorities to provide sustainable road surfacing.

29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for Parkinson's nurses.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the packaging extended producer responsibility scheme on glass producers.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with local authorities to ensure the reliability of bus services.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK Forest Risk Commodities regulations on low-income smallholder farmers in the Global South who are selling into

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Lanes: Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on her Department's Motorcycles in bus lanes consultation outcome, updated on 21 November 2024.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on (a) ending and (b) reversing deforestation.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the backlog of drivers waiting for a driving test.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) access to training and (b) the integration of Ukrainian doctors into the NHS.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Great Western Main Line: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent reduction in access to ticket offices on the Great Western Railway network.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of extending eligibility for Warm Home Grants to (a) those with EPC ratings higher than D and (b) people with disabilities.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Universities: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism in universities.