Brian Mathew

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Genetically Modified Organisms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require standardised information about the inclusion of genetically engineered food ingredients to be clearly marked on food packaging for consumers.

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

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a holistic approach to tackling carbon emissions.

3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministerial roundtable on water security, 13 March 2025: outcome statement, published on 14 March 2025, what steps h

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

CLEAR

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Consortium for Labelling for the Environment, Animal Welfare and Regenerative Farming on tackling carbon emissions.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are able to offer children high quality music education through (a) the national curriculum and (b) in music education hubs.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will include the potential impact of new developments on air pollution in planning decisions in the National Planning Policy Framework.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus transport for people with hidden disabilities.

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

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to introduce a private parking code of practice.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of ear wax removals in primary care settings in Melksham and Devizes constituency.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory System

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to prioritise (a) lung and (b) respiratory health in the NHS Long Term Plan.

17 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what impact neighbourhood plans will have on planning decisions following reforms to the national planning process.

10 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) simplify the process and (b) support people making applications for visa extensions for Ukrainian refugees.

7 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to further research into rare diseases.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Gene Therapies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of targeted mutation treatments through genetic treatment for rare cancers.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Genomics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will allow UK oncologists to test for genetic weaknesses by carrying out Whole Genomic Sequencing.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect chalk streams.

3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect chalk streams in Wiltshire when building new developments.

25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Challenger Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will supply Ukraine with additional Challenger 2 tanks.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Acquire Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to extend the right to acquire to tenants living in rural areas.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to increase funding for the building of social housing in rural areas.

21 Feb 2025 · 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 (a) improve child and adolescent mental health services and (b) increase the speed of diagnosis for (i) ADHD and (ii) autism.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of ADHD medication.

21 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Special Representative for Climate Change and UK Special Representative for Nature

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who has been appointed as Special Representatives for Nature and Climate; what their qualifications for these posts were; what their budget is; what their (a) aims and (b) ob

21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to ensure that new build houses will not be placed in (a) coastal areas at risk for rising sea levels and erosion and (b) upstream flood areas t

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the reliability of train services (a) in Wiltshire and (b) from Melksham station.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with Network Rail on the potential merits of a Devizes Parkway railway station.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure social media companies are accountable for content on their sites that may be harmful to children.

7 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of the proposed local Thames Crossing funded as a private finance initiative.

7 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property Development: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for new developments.

4 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Subversion: Russia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help prevent Russian interference in UK democratic processes.