Alberto Costa

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines.

29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Foods: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing the use of loyalty card points to buy baby formula.

1 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England and (b) Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board on transitioning from a clinical commissioning group to an integrated care

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) pension companies to hold a consultation when considering closing a defined benefit pension scheme and (b) independent assessment o

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of how many XL bully dogs there are in the UK; and what plans she has for such dogs once a ban comes into effect.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of physics teachers in (a) South Leicestershire constituency and (b) Leicestershire.

28 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Cancer Research UK and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the Smokefree 2030 campaign.

28 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's progress towards achieving his Smokefree 2030 targets.

21 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the UK is providing to South Sudan through the UNHCR programme.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the rate of fines for parents and carers taking their children out of school during term times on encouraging school attendance.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Microplastics: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to limit microplastic pollution caused by automobile tyres.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics: Textiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to limit microplastic pollution caused by textiles.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mortality Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of recent data published by the Office of National Statistics on excess deaths.

23 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Vegetable Oils

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using hydrotreated vegetable oil as a fuel source for households in off-gas-grid areas.

23 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to support households in off-gas-grid areas to transition to electric heat pump systems.

18 May 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to provide funding for improving the mental health of 18-25 year olds in further or higher education; and whether it is his policy to support the introduction of legislation to mak

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Church of England

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, which Church of England legislation, Measures and Canons provide a description of the functions and responsibilities of Oversight Ministers and Co-Area Deans; and what t

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Church of England

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what information the Commissioners hold on whether the Minster Community model reduces (a) church attendance and (b) parish giving.

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Clergy

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Commissioners are taking steps to help ensure that ordained priests are not expected to officiate in parish churches of a different tradition in a way which

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Clergy

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many ordained priests are available to perform the Occasional Offices in Leicestershire parish churches.

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Leicestershire

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many ordained stipendiary priests are proposed to serve each Minster Community in Leicestershire; how frequent the Commissioners expect the provision for Holy Commun

18 May 2023 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Leicestershire

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many Minster Communities are proposed in Leicestershire; and how many parishes are proposed in each.

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

Water Companies: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to reduce microplastic pollution from water companies.

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

Rivers and Seas and Oceans: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Plan for Water: our integrated plan for delivering clean and plentiful water, published in April 2023, what progress her Depart

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

Washing Machines: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on encouraging industry to (a) develop and (b) use low-cost microfibre washing machine filters.

9 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Custody: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Our Family Wizard mobile application in facilitating mediation in child custody disputes.

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

Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of disposable vapes on wildlife.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce traffic congestion (a) on rural roads and (b) in rural communities.

29 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of giving extended sentencing powers for magistrates on a permanent basis.

29 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the extended sentencing powers for Magistrates.