Rachael Maskell

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biotechnology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will fast-track the funding streams available to the BioYorkshire project to help accelerate the development of biofuel.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Petrochemicals: Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to invest in biofuels as an alternative to petrochemicals.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to increase (a) on- and (b) off-shore wind power.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a time limit for the period of time a refugee spends in a bridging hotel.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to provide financial support to people who volunteer to house Ukrainian refugees in their households.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of being accommodated in bridging hotels based away from communities on the ability of Afghan refugees to settle.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's criteria are for prioritising Afghan refugees for resettlement.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact on Afghan refugees of residing in bridging hotels for more than six months under Operation Warm Welcome.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from bridging hotels were resettled in each week in each of the last two months.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many officials in his Department are working on the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many officials in his Department are working on the resettlement of Afghan refugees.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to include the proposals in the Local Electricity Bill in any forthcoming energy bill.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff from her Department were assisting refugees in Calais in the week commencing 28 February 2022.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to have discussions with developers on purposing properties for use by refugees.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Buildings: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the ways in which (a) disused care homes and (b) other public buildings can be repurposed to support refugees coming to the UK.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Holiday Accommodation: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to use (a) Airbnb and (b) other short-term holiday lets for the purpose of homing refugees until they are settled elsewhere or able to return home.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Second Homes: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to help encourage second home owners to make their properties available for use by refugees.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will enable the placement of Ukrainian refugees with UK families.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Immigration Controls: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the capacity at (a) airports, (b) sea ports and (c) the Channel Tunnel to establish visa processing for Ukrainian refugees.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Travel: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK are able to access free transport.

8 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to speed up the transit of the Ukrainian people to the UK in the context of the humanitarian crisis in Poland and neighbouring countries along the Ukrainian border.

8 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the viability of Ukranian women travelling alone, with children or with elderly parents being able to undergo visa checks in the UK on arrival.

8 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that people in receipt of universal credit or legacy benefits will receive an additional uplift in the Spring Statement 2022 as a result of the recent increase in the cost of living.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure older people are not restricted in the choice of options of heating their homes following the increase in fuel and energy costs.

8 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Income Support

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will implement a minimum income guarantee in the UK in the context of recent significant increases in the cost of living.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out a new food poverty strategy in the context of significant increases in the cost of living.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to help increase the productivity of farming to replace supplies lost as a result of the war in Ukraine.

8 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to support the provision of food supplies to developing countries that received food from Ukraine.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide support to the agricultural sector for food production to replace food supplies in other countries from hostile states.

8 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on developing an industrial strategy to support countries to diversify their dependency on hostile states.