David Smith

Housing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration has been given to ensuring equitable permitted development rights for homeowners for properties that wer

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on upgrading smart meters in North Northumberland constituency.

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the UK National Screening Committee to publish its recommendation following the consultation on newborn screening for metachro

Spinal Injuries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of moving spinal cord injury services from nationally coordinated commissioning to the res

Powers of Attorney: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Office of the Public Guardian’s fee exemption criteria for Lasting Powers of Attorney on people mi

Hospitality Industry: First Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring licensed pubs, restaurants and other food-serving establishments to have at least

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental merits of biodegradable alternatives to hard plastic tree guar

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of removing hard plastic tree guards at the end of the usage cyc

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to work with private security companies to ensure that security staff are provided with appropriate person

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Treasury expanding the FCA’s remit to include in-person banking services.