Rachael Maskell

4 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the increase in the energy price cap announced on 3 February 2022, what steps she is taking to encourage eligible people to claim pension credit.

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

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to introduce more renewable energy sources into the UK energy supply; and when those sources will be in place.

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

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department will take through its Net Zero Strategy to reduce energy costs for residential dwellings in each of the next 10 years.

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

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the measures introduced by the Treasury on 3 February to tackle rising energy bills on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.

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

Energy: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting up a not-for-profit public energy company to offer energy tariffs to consumers.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Children in Care: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact on the social care workforce's capacity to manage the safety of children and young people in care of the increase in the number of children who have

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Females and Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) training of (i) women and (ii) people from minority groups to work in the rail sector.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to use the 200th anniversary of the modern railway in 2025 to focus on the future skills required in the railway industry.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure equitable end of year assessments for children that may have experienced a high level of (a) school absence as a result of covid-19 and (b) disruption to learning as a resu

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of broadening the end of year assessment process for 16 and 18 years olds following the high level of disruption to education this year through both pupil and

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nurseries have had to (a) close or (b) turn children away due to a reduction in staffing numbers in the last week (a) in York and (b) nationally in the last 2 years.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chief Inspector of Schools on the potential merits for suspending Ofsted inspections to all other services outside of schools in place of a providing a supportive Ofsted vis

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if Ofsted will work with local authorities on supporting schools through the covid-19 outbreak and ensuring that children who are most at risk are adequately safeguarded, rather than carrying out full inspectio

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) feasibility of redeploying Ofsted staff to work in schools experiencing staffing challenges as a result of covid-19 rather than participatin

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will (a) suspend Ofsted inspections in schools which are experiencing staffing or pupil shortages as a result of covid-19 and (b) ask Ofsted to engage instead in a supportive visit to those schools.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the additional pressures being placed on schools with high levels of covid-19 related staff absence of the resumption of Ofsted inspections.

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

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the energy companies on the speculative increase that they are placing on direct debit payments to anticipate the increase in energy prices.

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

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to offset the increase in energy prices for (a) the elderly, (b) disabled people who are unable to work and (c) other people who are not in work.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the value of the state pension in the context of the increase in the energy price cap.

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

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that people who claim benefits receive full relief on the increase in their energy prices.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to raise the benefit cap in line with the rate of increase of other benefits.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to raise the benefits cap in light of the predicated rise in the rate of inflation.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Post Office Card Account: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people currently living in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York Council area have a Post Office Card Account.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Extended Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring local authorities to include the need for after-school provision in the education, health and care plans of disabled children.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

After School Clubs: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to help ensure that every child can access a local out of school provision services irrespective of the complexity of their care needs.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

After School Clubs: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of provision for out of school provision for disabled children by City of York Council.

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

Housing: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on inequality in communities of a prevalence of low wages in areas of high value housing as part of his work on the levellin

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

Housing: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment has he made of the potential effect of the (a) availability and (b) quality of housing on levels of inequality.

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

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure the Levelling Up agenda delivers housing to meet community need.

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

Disadvantaged: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to prioritise investment for communities with areas of severe deprivation.