Written questions

Alex Sobel

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Peru: Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the safety of indigenous leaders in Peru.

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) including additional reconciliation windows until 2027 and (b) other alternative proposals to the proposed Energy

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Energy Bill Relief Scheme final reconciliation date of May 2024 on the non-domestic energy sector in the (a) medium- and

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bill Relief Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions her Department has had with industry stakeholders on the proposed Energy Bill Relief Scheme final reconciliation date in May 2024.

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing a standing charge relief for electric vehicle charge point operators and (b) impact of such a relief on the deploymen

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the deployment of electric vehicle charge points in rural areas.

16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Ofgem Targeted Charging Review on the rollout of electric vehicle charge points.

16 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department have taken to reduce the time taken from initial presentation of symptoms to diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

15 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Uganda: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2018 to Question 176667 on Uganda: Military Aid, what military support the UK provided to Uganda between 2020 and 2024.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Election Observers

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he plans to send an election observer mission to Uganda for the 2026 elections.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Politics and Government

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with the British High Commission in Kampala on democratic reform in Uganda.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Elections

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with the British High Commission in Kampala on the Ugandan elections in 2026.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Politics and Government

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Uganda.

15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Armed Forces

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the appointment of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the Ugandan military.

15 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Surveying

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trial trenching requirements on (a) costs for solar project developers and (b) investment in ground-mounted solar projects.

15 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Surveying

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the trial trenching requirements for ground-mounted solar projects (a) to delay trial trenching until after consen

15 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Archaeological Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure trial trenching requirements for ground-mounted solar farms are proportionate to the amount of land disturbed through their construction and oper

14 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for probate applications in the past 12 months.

14 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog in processing probate applications.

8 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: North Macedonia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has taken recent steps to facilitate bilateral trade with North Macedonia.

8 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: North Macedonia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas his Department has granted to applicants from North Macedonia in each year since 2020.

8 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: North Macedonia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a (a) visa exemption, (b) visa on arrival and (c) eVisa scheme for people from North Macedonia.