Rebecca Smith

12 Feb 2026 · Scotland Office

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussion he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the proposed application of electric vehicle pay-per-mile taxation on people living in rural communities in Scotland.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to the potential impact of wage inflation on the availability of skilled labour in rail infrastructure, maintenance, and engineering roles.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railway Inspectorate

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of returning the Railway Inspectorate to the Health and Safety Executive.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of emergency track and asset renewals on the rail network over the last ten years.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rail decarbonisation policies on costs to consumers.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of moving to a ten-year rail funding settlement to support long-term planning, value for money, and whole-life asset management.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the effectiveness of the Independent Fostering Agencies at improving the retention of experienced foster carers; and what steps she is taking to ensure that Regional C

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Regional Care Cooperatives work in structured collaboration with Independent Fostering Agencies to (a) facilitate shared sufficiency planning (b) maximise

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent evaluation of the effectiveness of the under-occupation deduction policy for social rented housing.

6 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will publish (a) national and (b) regional breakdowns of under-occupied social rented housing.

6 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101647 on Anti-social Behaviour: Children, whether she will provide a forum for volunteer groups to ask questions that may arise as a result of t

6 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101646 on Offences against Children, whether guidance will explicitly address the concerns outlined in the Casey Review that Child Sexual Exploit

6 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101646 on Offences against Children, whether guidance to volunteer groups will explicitly state that child sexual abuse must not be tolerated und

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies House: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Companies House on recent increases to their fees.

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the regionalisation of foster care commissioning on the role of independent fostering agencies, including on (a) placement availability, (b) co

2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of independent fostering agencies on a) costs to local authorities and b) outcomes for children in care; and whether plans to regionalise the comm

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities in England have implemented auto-enrolment for free school meals.

13 Jan 2026 · Wales Office

Visitor Levy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the development, operating and upgrade costs of the proposed Great British Railways retail app and website; how she plans to assess value for money; and when final information on t

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards will be included in the Great British Railways licence to manage conflicts of interest arising from Great British Railways’ dual role as system operator and rail retailer.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the principle of economic parity between Great British Railways’ retail operations and third-party retailers will be included in the Great British Railways Licence.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral evidence to the Transport Committee on Wednesday 7 January 2026 on the Railways Bill, how structural separation between retail functions and cross-industry management functions of Gre

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned sequencing and timetable is for (a) publication of the draft Great British Railways licence for parliamentary scrutiny and formal consultation, (b) consultation led by the Office of Rail and Ro

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police Federation of England and Wales: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the governance, transparency and accountability of the Police Federation of England and Wales in the context of the remuneration of the General Secret

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make the UK AISI/Thorn Recommended Practice for AI-G CSEA Prevention mandatory for artificial intelligence developers.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Gardens Trust: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what regard he has given to representations from the Gardens Trust about his Department's plans to remove it as a statutory consultee in the planning system.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish guidance to clarify the legal position of children aged 13 to 16 under section 75 of the Crime and Policing Bill.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that victims aged between 13 and 16 are adequately protected under section 75 of the Crime and Policing Bill, in light of findings from the Casey Review.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote social cohesion by improving faith literacy in schools.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure a joined-up approach to the implementation of the Schools White Paper, the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Review, and the Curriculum Review.