Ben Lake

21 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the incident at Jau Prison on 17 April 2021, what representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart to ascertain the welfare and whereabouts of (a) Sa

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels and Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169005 on Biofuels, how many meeting requests (a) he and (b) his Ministers have received to discuss biomass or bioenergy with c

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169005 on Biofuels, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had on biomass with (i) NGOs, (ii) Drax and (iii) indus

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169004 on Committee on Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to increase civil society and charity sector represe

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169004 on Committee on Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that industry representation on the Commit

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 169003 on the Committee on Climate Change, if he will provide details of the due diligence exercises he undertook on each of th

20 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Politics and Government

What recent discussions he has had with his Moroccan counterpart on the UN designated Non-Self-Governing Territory of Western Sahara.

19 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason pension income, including taxable elements of any lump sum drawdowns, is included within non-trading income calculations for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

19 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the fourth instalment of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme is accessible to people who have drawn a lump sum from their pension.

15 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence base was used to determine the projected efficacy of the policy proposals outlined in her Department's New Plan for Immigration policy paper in (a) limiting irregular arrivals and (b) br

15 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the New Plan for Immigration policy paper, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the upholding of its obligations under (a) Article 31 of the Refugee Convention (b) the Vienn

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2021 to Question 174243, what steps he is taking to control the risk of small hive beetle being imported from the EU to Great Britain via Northern Ir

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2021 to Questions151799 and 160768 on Western Sahara: Politics and Government, if will he ask the UN Secretary-General when the UN Commissio

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Questions 151798 and 160767 on Western Sahara: Trade Agreements, whether the consultations included seeking the consent of the UN recogni

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Taxation: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on a (a) Digital Tax and (b) minimum corporation tax.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Allowances: Impact Assessments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted a regional economic impact assessment by NUTS-1 region of the capital allowance super-deduction.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to open the online claims service for the fourth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant to applicants.

12 Apr 2021 · Home Office

Emergency Services Network: Ceredigion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the Extended Area Services (EAS) mast sites that are located in Ceredigion how many (a) have been designed and have received planning approval, (b) are awaiting physical work to connect the mast to

25 Mar 2021 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on social media advertising in each month since January 2020, and on which platforms that money was spent.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations of the Senedd’s Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee’s report, Explori

25 Mar 2021 · Treasury

National Loans Fund: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans re-finance loans issued to development bodies in Wales prior to devolution by the National Loan Fund.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce instances of livestock worrying and (b) implement the recommendations made by the National Police Chiefs' Council in February 2018 on

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to negotiate a veterinary agreement on sanitary and phytosanitary rules with the EU to reduce the barriers for UK food exporters.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission's investigation into BetIndex Ltd, the operators of Football Index, was initiated in response to rulings made by the Advertising Standards Authority regar

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Gambling Commission on the Football Index's presentation of its product as a football stock market.

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2021 to Question 170705 on Football Index, whether his Department received an indication from the Gambling Commission on when that body will (a) conclu

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the risk of importing small hive beetle into the UK.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk to the health of domestic bee colonies of the importation of honey bees.

22 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department plans to provide to small businesses to meet the new requirements of Making Tax Digital.

22 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department conducted of Making Tax Digital on small businesses.