Dr Rupa Huq

10 May 2023 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that parents of deaf children have access to British Sign Language classes.

5 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Land: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to protect and preserve landscapes with a distinct literary heritage and value.

5 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business Premises: Guide Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that guide dog owners are not refused access to businesses and services.

3 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to move people with learning disabilities and autism out of long-stay inpatient units and into community care settings.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle trends in the level of cropping of dogs’ ears.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to publish feedback on its consultation on changes to rules for the import of dogs.

2 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the cropping of dogs’ ears.

2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published on 30 August 2022, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help tackle the financial burdens faced by the LGBTQ+ commun

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government is taking steps to help protect businesses from harmful fake online reviews.

26 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for employers to disclose staff salary bands in the context of gender pay gap reporting.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has taken steps to support people with further increases in the standing charges for energy bills.

25 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for research into treatments for myalgic encephalomyelitis.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the proposed pay increase for local government workers.

24 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Older People: Advocacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing.

21 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the expansion of online essential services do not create barriers to access for elderly people.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Huntington's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people living with Huntington’s disease.

19 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the upper limit of the tax-free childcare allowance in the context of rising nursery fees.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) efficiency and (b) accessibility of telephone services provided by his Department.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty of care for higher education institutions on student (a) mental health, (b) safety and (c) well-being.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing (a) the 20-metre rule, (b) informal observations and (c) the 50 per cent rule from Personal Independence Payment assessments.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that errors on biometric residence permits are not replicated on (a) travel documents and (b) driving licences.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible pensioners have applied for Pension Credit since the Government launched its awareness campaign to increase uptake in April 2022.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Azerbaijan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including planning policies related to flooding risk in the revised National Planning Policy Framework.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) recruit and (b) retain special educational needs and disabilities specialist staff in schools.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing Gypsy and Traveller communities living on permanent Gypsy and Traveller sites with Alternative Fuel Payment support.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning cages for laying hens.

14 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an independent investigation into the (a) Loan Charge, (b) conduct of HM Revenue and Customs in relation to that Charge and (c) consequences of that conduct f

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments: Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing itinerant liveaboard boaters with Alternative Fuel Payment support.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Hunting Act 2004 to strengthen measures against fox hunting.