Written questions

Rebecca Smith

255 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's White Paper, English Devolution, published on 16 December 2024, when she will publish guidance on the (a) powers and (b) implementation accountability of Metro Mayors on trans

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

Biodiversity: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce the time taken for planning applications to commence for developments for which biodiversity net gain credits are required.

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

Biodiversity: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available sites for biodiversity net gain credits in south west Devon.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Banks: Postal Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to enable banking hubs to offer postal services.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has has made of the potential impact of (a) Young Futures Hubs and (b) Young Futures Prevention Partnerships on tackling violence against women and girls.

3 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of youth services on (a) preventing and (b) tackling violence against women and girls.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by Sustrans entitled The Cycling Opportunity, published on 11 September 2024, what steps she is taking to improve access to cycles for disabled people.

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the dementia diagnosis rate was for people aged under 65 who had developed symptoms on 13 January 2025; and if he will publish a monthly estimate of this rate within national primary care deme

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of disregarding payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme when calculating eligibility for Pension Credit.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve liver cancer surveillance among higher risk patients with chronic hepatitis B (a) nationally and (b) within Devon Integrated Care System.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve earlier diagnosis of hepatitis B (a) nationally and (b) within Devon Integrated Care System.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendations in the report entitled Homes for All published by the Church of England and

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Drugs

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

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of farms that will be affected by changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief on the finances of farms of 215 acres in size.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Electricity Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Transitional support mechanism for large-scale biomass electricity generators, published on 18 January 2024.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that victims of rural crime in areas with poor (a) phone and (b) internet coverage are able to report those crimes promptly.

31 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Older People's Housing Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish the report of the Older People's Housing Taskforce.

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Equipment: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for bringing forward the secondary legislation under the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 to define the minimum standards for (a) immobilisers and (b) forensic markings requ

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Child Maintenance Service on the mental health of paying parents.

17 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will freeze fuel duty for heavy goods vehicles and coaches.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Building Digital UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure that BDUK provide maps at a parish level for their local plans.

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending prescribing rights to (a) dieticians, (b) occupational therapists, (c) prosthetists and orthotists, (d) diagnostic rad

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the activity thresholds for the Pharmacy First Service monthly fixed payment.

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of community pharmacy closures on health outcomes (a) in South West Devon constituency and (b) nationally.