Written questions · Rachael Maskell

23 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Food Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on using the armed forces to deliver food to the coast of Gaza.

23 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on using the armed forces to deliver desalination equipment to the coast of Gaza.

23 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on a ceasefire of the amount of aid delivered to Gaza during the humanitarian pause.

23 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with the NGOs working in Gaza on their ability to deliver aid to all parts of Gaza during the humanitarian pause.

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensure that the evidence submitted to an education, health and care plan by a clinician carries appropriate weight when det

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring school environments are suitable to support (a) children with autism and (b) other neurodivergent children.

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) changes in the levels of autism assessments in children and (b) the potential impact of those changes on services supporting education, h

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken to assess the quality of autism assessments undertaken in the private sector.

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of staff available to conduct autism assessments for (a) children and (b) adults (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average length time (a) children and (b) adults wait for an autism assessment (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with refence to paragraph 3.25 of the Autumn Statement 2023 on supporting the long-term unemployed into work, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing access to free prescriptions

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of (a) mandatory reconsiderations of and (b) appeals made by people claiming Universal Credit.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Poverty

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

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will undertake a review of the Government funding provided to catchment flood management plans.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing investment in flood defence schemes.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which some benefits claimants refuse to engage with their local Jobcentres.

22 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Hamas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of calling for an extension of the humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

22 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT for the hospitality sector.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the imposition of benefit sanctions on levels of demand for other public services.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of benefit sanctions on affected people's mental health.