Sir Alec Shelbrooke

15 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether driving instructors are permitted to teach non-key worker pupils under covid-19 lockdown rules; and what covid-19 safety guidelines those instructors are subject to.

4 May 2020 · Treasury

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bounce Back Loan scheme will be made available to businesses that bank with Cash Plus and other online lenders and that cannot open new business accounts with high street lenders that have stopped accept

27 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Business: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to inform businesses of the rules on employing contractors after 6 April 2020.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to enable the provision of humanitarian aid in Lebanon.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rural Community Energy Fund: Elmet and Rothwell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether community centres and memorial halls in Elmet and Rothwell constituency are eligible to apply to the rural community energy fund; and what the application process is.

15 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Village Halls: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that grants from the village hall improvement grant fund are able to be allocated to (a) Collingham Memorial Hall and (b) other halls where refurbishment is already u

19 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) availability of apprenticeships; and what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by schools with the Baker clause.

16 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Minimum Wage: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2018 to Question 187012, how many civil sanctions have been applied to employers for failing to pay the national minimum wage (a) in total and (b) in relation to internship roles

2 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Minimum Wage: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful prosecutions have been made against employers for failing to pay that national minimum wage for intern roles since November 2017; and which employees were subject to such successful prosecutions.

3 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disease (PANDAS); and if his will make it his policy for officials in his Department to attend the t

3 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's announcement of 29 June 2018, People with hidden disabilities to benefit from Blue Badges, whether people who were assessed before the publication of the new guidelines will b

18 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Veterinary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to include veterinarians working in meat hygiene in the shortage occupations list.

18 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of premature babies in England in the last 12 months; and how many of those babies had one or both parents take a course in neonatal resuscitation on dischar

25 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are required to consult with residents of a neighbouring authority when a planning application is submitted relating to land abutting both local areas.

26 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Harewood

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the village of Harewood in Elmet and Rothwell constituency to be included in the roll-out of superfast broadband; and what is policy is on BT Retail advertising

27 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to make it easier for private companies to install charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles on 3rd-party land.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Maintained Schools: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount held in reserves by maintained schools in the Leeds City Council local authority area in for 2017/18.

24 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate his Department has made of the total number of (a) paid and (b) unpaid internships in the UK.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), what the definition is of a broad location for growth; whether local authorities under the NPPF criteria are permitted to

31 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Leukaemia: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons ibrutinib is not prescribed on the NHS as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

20 Jul 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are available to his Department to require Leeds City Council to review its Local Plan to take into account the Council's own downward revision of its housing target befor

19 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the cost to the public of a Prescription Prepayment Certificate has remained at the same level while costs of individual prescriptions have risen.

10 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the wishes of victims of a crime perpetrated by a foreign national offender are taken into account when considering whether to deport that offender to a foreign prison.

14 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements relating to diversity and inclusion commitments apply to companies bidding for Government contracts.

11 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Electricity: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to prevent electricity shortages in the winter of 2016-17.

26 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's contract with Veolia for the disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and special waste which expired on 31 March 2015, when the new tendering process will begin; and what weight wi

14 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions are taking place among member states of the UN to ensure that clean water and sanitation remains a sustainable development goal.

16 Jun 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Economic Situation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen and rebalance the Northern Ireland economy.

19 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to measure and improve patient experience and compassionate care.

29 Aug 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when applications for personal independent payment will be available online.