Dr Rupa Huq

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of rail fares in England; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to reduce rail fares in real terms.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring provision of tactile paving across all Network Rail stations by 2025.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Brazil and India

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential effect of moving Brazil from the red list for international covid-19 travel restrictions to the amber list with India's placement on the amber list.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Power: Thorium

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of using thorium fuels for energy production.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: Colombia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving Colombia from the red list to the amber list for international covid-19 travel restrictions.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving South Africa from the red list for international covid-19 travel restrictions to the amber list for international covid-19 travel restrictions.

18 Aug 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Taliban

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date the Foreign Office's rapid deployment team arrived in Kabul; and on what date the Ministry of Defence began the evacuation of Kabul.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum-seeking women held in detention in the UK have received treatment for their mental health in 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance issued by his Department entitled Schools COVID-19 operational guidance, what options his Department is investigating to help improve ventilation in school settings; and what step

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education

Arts: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing reductions to the Higher Education Teaching Grant Budget for England in 2021-22 for performing arts and creative subjects.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the result of the Government's consultation on pavement parking by the end of September 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allergies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding for NHS allergy services.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Passports: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that collective passports can be taken up by other countries that are signatories to the 1961 Council of Europe treaty.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vans: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of vehicle supply shortages affecting the UK van sector; and what cross-departmental steps he is taking to help rectify those supply shortages.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to encourage GP practices in England to sign up to the Safe Surgeries initiative.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a seasonal visa scheme for qualified lorry drivers to tackle the shortage of drivers in the UK.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to chapter 5 of NHS England and Nesta's document entitled Transforming elective care services: ophthalmology, published in January 2019, what assessment he has made of the potential

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating his Department's guidance to enable NHS optometrists and opticians to make direct referrals to eye hospitals in all areas of England.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Broadcasting Act 1996 so that all Group A listed events must be aired on free-to-air television.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of funding a public awareness campaign on male violence against women and girls.

21 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure individuals who were vaccinated in other countries are not excluded from (a) international travel and (b) attending events in the UK that require proof of vaccinat

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pregnant women who are staying in covid-19 quarantine hotels are able to leave hotel premises to attend appointments, including ultrasound scans.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Dangerous Driving: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce tougher penalties for causing death by dangerous driving.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government's full review of all driving offences and penalties will be published.

19 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Conflict Resolution: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department not having a specific budget for the UK Government's support of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda on his

19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on leaseholders attempting to purchase the freehold of their building, of development potential costs incur

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of permanently exempting NHS staff from parking charges.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the period between first and second doses of the covid-19 vaccine from 8 weeks to 4 weeks.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether SAGE modelling on projected long covid-19 case numbers will be published before step 4 of the roadmap on 19 July 2021.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to prevent the extension of the Cambo heavy crude field; and what discussions he has had with the Oil and Gas Authority on the environmental impact of t