Mike Reader

16 Sep 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to help reduce administration for businesses required to complete declarations for goods staying in Northern Ireland under trusted trader schemes.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Infrastructure: Databases

To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether the Office for Investment is taking to update its infrastructure pipeline portal; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential lessons learned from the (a) Australian, (b) New Zealand

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Pension Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing pension fund investment in private markets and infrastructure on the economy.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Infrastructure: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement his Department has had with institutional investors to identify barriers to investment in green infrastructure; and what steps his Department is taking to address those barrie

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

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendations of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce Report, published on 26 November 2024.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Circular Economy Strategy for England to be published.

14 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Northampton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take with local authorities to encourage consumer-led flexibility in the energy market in Northampton South constituency.

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to p. 82 of the document entitled The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's planned timetable is for launching a call for evidence o

8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Housing: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation his Department has had on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Future Homes Standards work in relation to wellbeing and health standards in homes.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support the expansion of consumer options for low-carbon heating systems for households that are unable to install a heat pump.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to update the guidance for Approved Document F of the Building Regulations to recognise smart ventilation systems as a compliant option for homes.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Distribution

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on reducing the time taken to implement reforms to the electricity distribution network.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on the economy.

26 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the proposed standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker under the Crime and Policing Bill to include retail delivery drivers.

26 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing permitted weights for Volumetric Concrete Mobile Plants from 2028 on the manufacturing sector.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Advanced Manufacturing sector plan on food and drink manufacturers.

25 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with industry representatives on the development of consumer-led flexibility in electricity markets.

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

Combined Authorities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which government funding streams have been available exclusively to Mayoral Combined Authorities since January 2024; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of th

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Single Sex Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations on single-sex scho

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

Local Government: Equality and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functi

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support businesses to compete with direct-to-consumer online retailers that are based offshore.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of young people in supported housing becoming worse off when entering i

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in the integrated national transport strategy measures to (a) help increase efficiency and (b) support decarbonisation in the logistics sector

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Freight: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an asssessment of the potential merits of identifying a National Freight Network.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Robots

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to support the use of autonomous last-mile delivery robots on pavements.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the regulation of self-driving delivery robots alongside other forms of micro mobility.

9 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regional Planning and Development: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had made an assessment of the potential role of universities (a) within and (b) outside mayoral combined authorities in local growth programmes.

21 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending VAT relief to (a) heat batteries and (b) other new energy saving technologies that can help decarbonise homes when a heat pump cannot be installed.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the financial impact of reducing the housing benefit taper rate for people in supported housing.

15 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Offensive Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on banning zombie-style knives and ninja swords.