Rebecca Smith

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on public relations companies since 4 July 2024 since 4 July 2024, and for what purpose.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has identified a) disadvantages for members of the Armed Forces community in transport usage and b) the potential for co-production of measures to help tackle those disadvantages.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to ensure a) her Department, b) local authorities and c) regional transport bodies take account of duties under the Armed Forces Covenant when expanded.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Northern Lighthouse Board: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure has the Northern Lighthouse Board undertaken on public affairs companies, and for what purposes, since 4 July 2024.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 118920, whether she has plans to undertake a BCR assessment for the dualling of single sections of the Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria line.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues and with international counterparts on plans to link the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes and b) what impact assessment has been done to identify how i

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 118920, if she will develop new Outline Business Cases for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement.

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks affecting the automotive sector.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Kuwait; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasio

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of the flight to Kazakhstan; which Ministers and senior officials approved the visit; how many officials travelled on that occas

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Jordan; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasion and

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the announcement of 25 March 2026 entitled £1 billion to cut costs for businesses, drive growth and clean up UK roads, a) how much funding has been allocated to the Depot Charging Scheme in each fin

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127583 on Electric Vehicles: Prices, (a) whether her Department has a projected date by which zero emission vehicles will reach purchase price parity wi

27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 on volunteer mountain rescue teams; and if he will introduce an exemption

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) access to, and (b) outcomes in, higher education for adopted children.

23 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that adopted children receive appropriate pastoral support in schools.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on improving the recognition of overseas qualifications and reducing barriers to employment in the NHS.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of regulatory and accreditation barriers on the level of NHS workforce.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Nationwide plans announced to design safer streets as 9 in 10 women report feeling unsafe walking at night, published 25 March 2026, what assessment she

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to HMS Dragon's deployment to the eastern Mediterranean and the planned retirement of Type 23 frigates before the Type 26 and Type 31 replacements enter service, what steps he has taken to mitigate

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish figures for the percentage of Universal Credit claimants who are working, broken down by hourly increments, in each of the past five years.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total value of public funding committed to electric vehicle uptake and charging infrastructure is across all schemes since 2024.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of levels of underemployment among refugees with a right to work; and what steps his Department is taking to improve skills recognitio

24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to overseas-qualified doctors who have the right to work in the UK but do not currently meet the requirements to practice in the NHS; and whether he plans to review pathwa

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have the legal right to work in the UK but are unable to access employment in their qualified profession due to regulatory or accreditation ba

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has set any key performance indicators for recruitment campaigns for driving examiner roles.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month will the first East West Rail services operate from Winslow to Bletchley.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the paragraph entitled East West Rail lease write-offs on page 9 of the National Audit Office’s Department for Transport Overview 2024–25, which states that £2.6 million in lease costs for Eas

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Bahrain: Navy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Royal Navy personnel currently deployed to Bahrain for the decommissioning of HMS Lancaster will be withdrawn for the duration of the current conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran.

26 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 106805, what steps her department is taking to ensure that all local authorities give serious consideration to implementing auto-enrolment for free school m