Dawn Butler

16 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle overcrowding in prisons and (b) adopt alternative methods to incarceration for low level offenders.

16 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support trans people and (b) reduce the waiting time for trans people to access treatment provided by the NHS.

16 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) help end the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Tigray and (b) ensure that the Ethiopian Government re-opens the humanitarian corridor to allo

23 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions she has written to the Speaker to explain why legislation has come info force before it has been laid before Parliament since 1 September 2020.

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus Act 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the two-monthly report on the status of the provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 published on 28 January 2021, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of main

16 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mechanisms to appeal against fines issued under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.

9 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of fines issued in error under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020; and if she will establish a review of all fines i

4 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing police powers to manage protest; and what further powers she plans to give the police to manage protests under new legislation.

4 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that planning applications granted by local authorities are not having a detrimental effect on efforts to achieve net zero carbon by

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to mark the remainder of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024.

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to mark United Nations International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination in 2021.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support and offer the covid-19 vaccine to people with (a) blood cancer and (b) and other blood disorders such as sickle cell and thalassemia.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Home Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to the families of home schooled children during the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps he is taking to help home schooled children receive predicted grades for examinati

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) emergency support and (b) specialised guidance on (i) covid-19 and (ii) covid-19 vaccines are provided to (A) disabled people and (B) people w

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve support and protection for human rights defenders throughout the world.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government protects (a) higher education in London (b) Teaching Grant in London and (c) London weighting for London’s Universities.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that UK (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral aid is disbursed (i) directly to local organisations in developing countries and (ii)

19 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to publish its response to the Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments consultation, before bringing forward legislative proposals on new police pow

11 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to take into account the outcome of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire Services (HMICFRS) report into how the police manage protest before bringing forwa

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Government is providing to local authorities to help ensure libraries are accessible for (a) click and collect services and (b) information technology services for the m

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allow driving tests to take place for key workers during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Royal Free Hospital: Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on women working at the Royal Free hospital of that hospital's decision to close its staff nursery; and if he will ensure that an equalities impact a

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support patients without digital devices to access GP services during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how covid-19 vaccination roll-outs are being prioritised by (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) constituency area; and how many covid-19 vaccines have been successfully administered by (a)

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional mental health support the Government is providing to pupils during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help deaf students access remote learning during the covid-19 lockdown that began in January 2021.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to encourage businesses to (a) improve the recyclability of their products including plastic aluminium laminates and (b) reduce waste sent to landfi

3 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what organisations have been allocated funding as part of the £500,000 allocation of the Windrush Schemes Community Fund; and what the future allocations will be made through that fund.

1 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals for police officer recruitment to maximise the number of black recruits.

1 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the Codes of Practice supporting the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to include road traffic stops.