Written questions

Valerie Vaz

434 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Walsall South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Walsall South constituency do not have qualified teacher status.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

CP Plus

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the parking charge notice practices of CP Plus Limited.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Broadcasting and Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including measures on supporting providers of (a) radio and (b) other audio services on digital platforms in the forthcoming Media Bi

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Broadcasting and Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the level of support for UK radio and audio in the forthcoming Media Bill.

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Hearing Impairment: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of Teachers of the Deaf in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Hearing Impairment: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of Teachers of the Deaf in (a) Walsall South and (b) England.

7 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department are responsible for overseeing sanctions on sources of (a) revenue and (b) arms for the Burmese Military.

7 Mar 2023 · Attorney General

War Crimes: Russia

To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the ability of Ukraine and its international partners to (a) gather and (b) analyse evidence of Russian war crimes for the Special Tribunal in Ukraine.

7 Mar 2023 · Attorney General

War Crimes: Russia

To ask the Attorney General, what progress has been made on setting up a Special Tribunal on Ukraine.

28 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his US counterpart on the potential merits of imposing (a) sanctions and (b) other non-sanction measures against Myanmar Oil and Gas Ente

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mortality Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of the rise of excess deaths from non covid-19 illnesses in 2023; and if he will make a statement.

1 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to review mileage allowance rates to reflect increases in the cost of (a) living and (b) fuel.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on returning to (a) town halls and (b) other office facilities following the covid-19 pandemic.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

English Football League

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to secure a sustainable future for clubs in the English Football League.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Governance Fan-led Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government will give a new independent regulator for football the necessary powers to ensure fair distributions from the Premier League to the rest of the clubs in line with

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of people using the Household Support Fund to pay off debts to energy companies; and what assessment he has made of trend

18 Jan 2023 · Restoration and Renewal Client Board

Restoration and Renewal Client Board

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what the cost to the public purse was of transferring the functions of the external statutory Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Body to an in-house service, includ

18 Jan 2023 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Capital Investment

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will provide details of (a) ongoing capital infrastructure projects and (b) the costs of projects on the parliamentary estate as of 18 January 2023.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Permission: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will extend the deadline of his consultation on reform of the National Planning Policy Framework beyond 2 March 2023.

9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of adult care home places that are required for people with epilepsy as of 9 November 2022; and whether his Department has taken recent steps to support pe

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure spending on repairs and renovations to listed places of worship are permanently exempt from VAT to enable conservation of heritage sites.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Walsall South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of cancelled operations in Walsall South constituency in the past 12 months.