Sarah Olney

26 May 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the recommendations of the National Secular Society's report entitled Religiosity inspections: the case against faith-based reviews of state schools, in

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 821 on Children, for what reason there is no single Cabinet minister responsible for the needs of babies and young children.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 822 on Children: Coronavirus, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the effect of parental stress and adv

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 822 on Children: Coronavirus, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the development of children aged two

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to question 824 on Babies: Coronavirus, if his Department will allocate further ring-fenced funding to local authorities to support them to meet local demand f

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken in response to the joint call of business organisations the British Retail Consortium, British Independent Retailers Association, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the impact on (a) merchants and (b) consumers of the payment card interchange fee increases announced by Visa and Mastercard as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Payment Systems Regulator’s existing powers to regulate payment card scheme fees in the UK.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) merchants and (b) consumers of the payment card scheme fee increases since 2014.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the impact on (a) merchants and (b) consumers of the fees levied on businesses for accepting payment card transactions.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Contactless Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from industry on increasing the contactless card limit in 2021; and if he will make a statement.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Contactless Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of consumer and retail industry support for an increase of the operational contactless card limit to £100 on 15 October 2021.

21 May 2021 · Treasury

Contactless Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a £100 operational contactless card limit on (a) retail industry losses and (b) violence and abuse against retail staff.

21 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that joint replacement surgeries are prioritised in the NHS.

21 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in England provide joint replacement treatment within the 18 week target time.

21 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to resolve customs delays at the UK-EU border.

21 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the UK's departure from the EU on staffing levels in the hospitality industry.

21 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gyms: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for the guidance issued his Department on the use of facemasks in gyms.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Choirs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason only six people are allowed to sing non-professionally indoors under covid-19 restrictions.

19 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Choirs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend covid-19 regulations to allow more than six people to sing non-professionally indoors.

18 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there can only be two train timetable changes per year.

18 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of a reduction in subsidies to the rail industry on the frequency of services provided.

18 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Trains: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on the proportion of seats that can be safely occupied on a train; and how that matter is being enforced in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.

18 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Females

What assessment he has made of trends in the level of self-harm in women's prisons in 2020.

17 May 2021 · Home Office

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to progress the discussions on the expansion of visa-free travel between the UK and the EU from the end of 2022.

17 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Children and Mothers: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to end the preventable deaths of mothers, children and newborns by 2030.

17 May 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason people who enter the UK on a visitor visa are unable to volunteer.

17 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to ensure that professional football clubs have at least 51 per cent fan ownership.

14 May 2021 · Treasury

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing to businesses in the travel industry during the period of covid-19 travel restrictions.

14 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in response to the military trial, detention and reported ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities.