Seema Malhotra

24 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has conducted research in the last five years on the impact of climate change on the (a) agricultural, (b) manufacturing and (c) construction industries.

24 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on (a) sales of commercial peat and (b) the amount of peat dug from the ground for commercial purposes in the past 12 months.

24 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of biodiversity offsetting frameworks.

24 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the levels of microplastics in rivers.

22 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Disability Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 184992 on Personal Independence Payment: Dentures, whether his Department has a list of aids and appliances that are recognised for claimants of the Per

18 May 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of asylum seekers to be provided with alternative dispersal accommodation if they are evicted from a house of multiple occupancy.

18 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of rooms in houses of multiple occupancy available in (a) London and (b) England.

18 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of houses of multiple occupancy on community cohesion and anti-social behaviour.

18 May 2023 · Home Office

Multiple Occupation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether houses in multiple occupation (HMO) that house a mixture of asylum seekers and non-asylum seekers will be exempt from HMO registration regulations.

17 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Trust Fund: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) external stakeholders on accessing disabled young people's child trust funds.

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Child Trust Fund: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a Green Paper on potential alternatives to the current model of unlocking child trust funds for disabled young people.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Building the Right Support Action Plan.

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

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of his Department's communications on explaining the availability of support for Afghan refugees to landlords in the priv

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

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of Afghan refugees living in hotels to secure properties in the private rental market.

16 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the quality of outcomes from the Disability Confident employment scheme.

16 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce call waiting times on the benefit enquiry line.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the readiness of UK companies which were subject to fraud to report the incident to the police.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Fraud strategy did not include proposals to combat procurement or payroll fraud.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal death rates in (i) Feltham and Heston constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Hounslow, (iii) the area covered by the NHS NW London Int

15 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Dentures

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department does not consider dentures to be an aid for carrying out daily living activity for Personal Independence Payment assessments.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence technologies to review Personal Independence Payment applications.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department are trained to provide evidence at First-tier Tribunal appeals.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment tribunal hearings were attended by his Department in each of the last twelve months.

26 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Personal Independence Payment claims are awaiting a hearing attached to each of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) regional offices.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 181658 on Home Care Services: Pay, whether his Department plans to introduce an action plan on enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for the h

26 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken any investigations into instances of drug dealing within asylum dispersal accommodation.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the number of business owners suffering with chronic illnesses.

25 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support business owners with chronic illnesses.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has paid to the Inter Faith Network in accordance with Section 70 of the Charities Act 2006 in each of the last 10 years; and how much his Department plans to

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment applicants were awaiting a (a) decision (b) mandatory reconsideration decision and (c) tribunal hearing on 20 April 2023.