Rachael Maskell

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support she is providing to local authorities to help them tackle loneliness and isolation amongst people who are elderly and experiencing financial poverty.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that older people in poverty are not also experiencing loneliness in their communities.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Older People: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that older people who are living in poverty receive an assessment from their local authorities to ensure that they are receiving all the support for

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote water saving measures to ensure that water use is conserved, particularly by people living in poverty, to reduce the cost of water bills.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure all eligible people are able to benefit from a water meter.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department provides to people who are struggling to pay their water bills.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to tackle water poverty in the UK in the context of increasing costs of living.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure that people who do not have digital access do not pay higher tariffs or bills as a result of their digital poverty.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology and Internet: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the additional costs incurred by elderly people as a result of a lack of access to the internet and other digital technology.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Older People: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support is available for elderly people who fall into poverty.

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Pensioners: Cost of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he will put in place for people of pensionable age to meet rising costs of living.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to ensure that people of pensionable age have sufficient money to pay their rents in addition to their household bills.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to increase the quantity of homes available for elderly residents to support access to secure accommodation in later life.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the cost of living pressures on the ability of people of pensionable age being able to continue living in their current accommodation.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what priority he is giving to ensure that people of pensionable age are not living in damp or cold homes.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that everyone of pensionable age is in secure housing and not exposed to the risks of the private rented sector.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending section 21 evictions for people of pensionable age.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle pensioner poverty.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on requiring GPs who see eligible patients to inquire whether they have claimed pension credits and to direct them to

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will undertake an in-depth study on the reasons for housing challenges in (a) York and (b) other cities.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a limit on the length of time properties owned by (a) social landlords and (b) councils can remain void.

23 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent advice and support her Department has provided to local authorities on tackling anti-social behaviour occurring around residential dwellings.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Business: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make flood grants available to all businesses that have experienced (a) economic loss and (b) damage due to recent floods.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Floods: Bellwin Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce the Bellwin scheme as a result of recent flooding across the country.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) assessment he has made of the adequacy of the water drainage system in York and (b) steps he is taking to ensure that system can deal adequately with future demand.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Infrastructure: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with authorities in York on the stability of infrastructure in Skeldergate.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to improve the accuracy of flood prediction (a) methods and (b) technology in light of recent flooding.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability of and (b) potential merits of introducing technology to enable increased height and stability of temporary flood barriers in the UK

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Government backed flood reinsurance scheme for businesses that provides specific insurance to businesses within certain categ

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of social housing units developed in York in each of the last 5 years.