David Smith

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking in response to the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to address regulatory failings highlighted in the independent review by Malcolm Sheehan KC concerning the collapse of football index.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children who arrive at school by (a) state-provided buses and (b) taxis to make use of free breakfast clubs.

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Health Services: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to (a) alter the statute of limitations and (b) review time limits for claims for (i) brain injuries and (ii) other lifelong conditions resulting from (A) medical and (B) clinical negligence.

1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered including lipedema as a relevant condition for NHS prescription of (a) Mounjaro injections and (b) other weight loss treatments.

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

Bluetongue Disease: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to expand testing capacity for the bluetongue virus.

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

Livestock: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the turn around time for results on livestock samples at the Pirbright lab has been in the latest period for which data is available.

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

Sheep: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if Pirbright lab will prioritise blood samples from sheep farmers in northern England ahead of the Kelso ram sales on 12 September 2025.

16 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) campaigners and (b) stakeholders on treatment for (i) lobular breast cancer and (ii) other rare cancers.

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

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the future of neighbourhood plans that have been started but not completed by local authorities; and if she will make funding available for the delivery of

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ex-miners and stakeholders on the financial practices of CISWO.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the distribution of financial awards by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation.

10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease not being eligible for free prescription charges as chronic health co

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: North Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) free breakfast clubs and (b) the free school meal expansion on poverty in North Northumberland constituency.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department considers future demographic changes when planning school funding.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to support adult social care in rural areas.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS is prepared for future demographic changes.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 year plan on older residents in rural areas.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: North Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional GPs have been hired in North Northumberland constituency through Government funding.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10-year plan on waiting lists in the North East.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Neighbourhood Health Service on dental services in rural constituencies.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Neighbourhood Health Service on healthcare in rural constituencies.

30 Jun 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, what steps she is taking to provide adequate social housing to rural areas.

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

Social Rented Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the funding commitments for social housing will be (a) allocated for and (b) accessed by (i) local authorities and (ii) developers.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Berwick Academy: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Berwick Academy's need for a rebuild; and whether she has received a business case outlining a proposed rebuild from Northumberland County Council.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what process schools can apply for (a) rebuilds and (b) other capital spending following the funding commitments in the Spending Review 2025.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding will be allocated to the third road investment strategy.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A1: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with National Highways on the A1 through North Northumberland.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

A1: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the safety record of the A1 through North Northumberland, in the context of RIS3 funding.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to allocate funding for specific projects as part of the third road investment strategy.