Laura Kyrke-Smith

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to track the progress of the 26 commitments, set out in the policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validatio

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to put in place a long term funding strategy for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure consistent application of NICE guidelines across Integrated Care Boards for the diagnosis and access to specialist care for the treatment of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syn

9 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Highway Code

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to raise awareness about new Highway Code rules.

18 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide security protections for faith communities.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that food labelling accurately reflects animal welfare practices.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Trust Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the number of unclaimed matured HMRC-allocated Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts which are included within the total quoted in the HMRC press release on 30 September 2025 for all matured CTFs which have neithe

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Trust Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the number of unclaimed matured HMRC-allocated Child Trust Funds (CTF) which have been automatically transferred into Individual Savings Accounts at the direction of their account provider and without positi

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Aylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in Aylesbury; and when the backlog for those tests will be cleared.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the impact of noise from fireworks on (a) dogs and (b) other animals; and whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that closer alignment with the European Union on a Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Agreement does not adversely impact (a) animal welfare laws and (b) the

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve collaboration across local authority borders on bus routes.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Aylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of palliative care services in Aylesbury constituency.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to publish a strategy to advance the use of alternatives to animal testing.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to encourage collaboration between (a) industry, (b) researchers, (c) civil society and (d) the public on the most effective non-animal approaches to scientific

20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will take steps to extend the eligibility criteria for the covid-19 booster vaccination for winter to include those who are clinically vulnerable in winter 2025-26.

14 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will consider taking steps to protect religious communities that don't have a designated place of worship.

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

Forests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislative steps she is taking to tackle illegal deforestation in supply chains; and what her planned timetable is for introducing a regulatory framework to tackle this issue.

13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Housing: Livestock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its Animal Welfare Strategy; and if she will make it her policy to ensure that the Animal Welfare Strategy includes steps to e

10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 60th ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty by Morocco in September 2025.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent the overfishing of commercially important species.

10 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to strengthen trauma-informed training for police officers responding to domestic abuse cases.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that magistrates receive training on (a) coercive control and (b) the longer-term impacts of domestic abuse; and whether any similar training is planned for the future.

2 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of routinely (a) recording and (b) reporting the number of animals bred for and not used in scientific research.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Cheerleading: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider adding cheerleading as an approved (a) sport and (b) activity which can be assessed for GCSE Physical Education qualifications.

2 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm, published on 27 November 2024, what steps she is ta

1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support families of UK citizens murdered overseas.

1 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) support retention in the police in England and (b) increase the number of police officers in Aylesbury constituency.

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

Affordable Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that a higher proportion of housing is affordable in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) other rural areas.

9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Injuries: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing access to the national spinal cord injury database to (a) charities and (b) other stakeholders.