Luke Myer

68145 • Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the commercial resale of practical driving test appointments by third parties for profit.

66003 • Prisoners' Release: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in 2024 are resident in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

64176 • Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the non-pipeline transport of CO₂ for offshore storage does not cause marine pollution.

63894 • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of its forthcoming delivery plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

61332 • British Nationality: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of (a) the Life in the UK Test and (b) naturalisation application costs for older spouses of British citizens on the route to settlement and citizenship; and what steps she is taking to ensure such applicants are not disadvantaged due to (i) age, (ii) language ability and (iii) financial circumstances.

60249 • Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of the final payment dates for those benefits.

52419 • Artificial Intelligence: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to regulate the use of (a) algorithmic and (b) AI-driven decision-making tools in the private rental sector.

904246 • Bank Services: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect small businesses from bank account closures.

904218 • Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase procurement from UK businesses.

50671 • State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to allow people to (a) pay additional Class 3A voluntary National Insurance contributions to increase State Pension entitlement beyond the last six years of working lives and (b) make back-payments to 1975.

50672 • Asbestos: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for people in former industrial communities who have been diagnosed with (a) mesothelioma and (b) other asbestos-related diseases.

50291 • Community Housing: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) cooperatives, (b) community land trusts and (c) other community-led initiatives to (i) support local ownership and (ii) reduce inequality.

50292 • Community Development and Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce net migration and (b) promote social integration and community cohesion.

50293 • Bus Services: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help (a) improve local bus services, (b) increase routes and (c) reduce fares in rural parts of Teesside.

50294 • Public Transport: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase funding for public transport infrastructure in Teesside.

50295 • Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the inclusion of swift bricks in new residential developments; and whether she plans to include such a mandate in future updates to national planning policies.

49587 • Capital Gains Tax: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for reform of Capital Gains Tax.

49588 • Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's trade policies promote resilience in (a) steel, (b) energy, (c) advanced manufacturing and (c) other strategically important domestic supply chains.

49589 • Apprentices and Vocational Education: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase funding for (a) vocational education and (b) apprenticeships for young people in Teesside.

49590 • Lifelong Learning: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local businesses to ensure that (a) schools and (b) colleges in the north of England have adequate resources to provide effective lifelong learning opportunities.

EDM 827 • UK-Ukraine voluntary aid groups

That this House expresses its deep gratitude to all those who volunteer across the United Kingdom to provide aid for Ukr...

EDM 312 • 75th anniversary of NATO

That this House marks the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (in 1949; recognises NATO as the cornersto...

EDM 314 • 360th anniversary of the Royal Marines

That this House congratulates the Corps of Royal Marines on the 360th anniversary since its formation on 28 October 1664...

EDM 124 • Retirement of John Cater

That this House congratulates John Cater on fifty years of service to the higher education sector, including thirty year...

EDM 1573 • Durham Miners' Gala 2025

That this House celebrates the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala, to be held on Saturday, 12 July 2025, organised by the Durham ...

EDM 1604 • 80 years of Christian Aid

That this House notes 80 years of Christian Aid, celebrating eight decades of generosity, prayer and humanitarian respon...

EDM 1286 • World Bee Day

That this House celebrates World Bee Day, a UN-designated day whose theme this year is to highlight the critical roles b...

EDM 1297 • World Bee Day (No. 2)

That this House celebrates 20 May 2025 as World Bee Day, designated by the United Nations in order to raise awareness of...

EDM 1243 • Nurses Day 2025

That this House notes Nurse's Day 2025 on May 12 which celebrates the incredible skill and dedication of all nurses acro...

EDM 1247 • International Nurses Day 2025

That this House recognises 12 May 2025 as International Nurses Day and pays tribute to the exceptional dedication, profe...

EDM 1248 • Impact of the UK–US trade deal on the domestic ethanol industry and the green economy

That this House recognises and applauds the historic trade deal established between the UK and the UK as a major achieve...

EDM 1135 • Sanctioning of UK Parliamentarians by Russia

That this House condemns the Russian Federation’s decision to impose sanctions on Members of the UK Parliament, for stan...

EDM 1132 • UK parliamentarians sanctioned by the Russian Federation

That this House unequivocally supports those hon. and Rt hon. Members and Peers targeted by the Russian Federation in th...

EDM 1107 • St George’s Day 2025

That this House joins the people of England in celebrating St. George's Day on 23 April 2025; understands the significan...

EDM 1112 • The death of His Holiness Pope Francis

That this House notes with deep sadness the death of the Holy Father, His Holiness Pope Francis, on Easter Monday, 21 Ap...

EDM 1060 • Abduction of Ukrainian children

That this House expresses its anger and revulsion at the abduction of over 30,000 Ukrainian children since the start of ...

EDM 1074 • International Day of the Midwife

That this House recognises the International Day of the Midwife, on 5 May, along with its theme for 2025, ‘Midwives: cri...

EDM 1020 • Scams and fraud

That this House expresses deep concern over the rise of scams across the UK which target older and vulnerable people; no...

EDM 1025 • 125th anniversary of the Irish Guards

That this House commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Irish Guards, a distinguished regiment of the Household Divisi...

EDM 987 • Retrospective awarding of the Humanitarian Medal

That this House acknowledges the achievements of those firefighters historically who have responded to international dis...

EDM 937 • Keeping transport workers safe

That this House notes with concern the findings of the TSSA union’s latest report entitled Keep transport workers safe –...

EDM 939 • Building consensus on a pathway to spending 3% of GDP on defence

That this House recognises the growing security challenges and threats facing the UK and its allies; believes that an in...

EDM 965 • Coalfields Regeneration Trust funding

That this House recognises the invaluable contribution of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) in supporting economic...

EDM 1000 • Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK

That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that ...