Alex Sobel

27 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Religious Practice: Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce crimes of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.

24 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a specific timeframe for Section 95 applications to be completed.

23 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1700 on Asylum: Finance, what his Department considers to be a timely manner.

13 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has a target for the time taken to make decisions on section 95 asylum support applications.

13 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels his Department is using to provide accommodation for asylum seekers.

13 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of hotels previously used to house asylum seekers have stopped being used for this purpose in the last 12 months.

13 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mohammad Barakeh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on the arrest of Mohammad Barakeh.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 46 of the Background notes to the King's Speech 2023, what his Department's planned timetable is for the consultation on capping existing ground rents.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to provide support to businesses who are unable to make repayments on their Bounce Back loans.

8 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Forced Marriage Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how (a) much funding and (b) many full-time equivalent staff have been allocated to the Forced Marriage Unit in each financial year since its foundation; and how many cases h

8 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Behaviour Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that all teachers are trained to support children who meet the criteria for oppositional defiant disorder.

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training NHS staff receive on supporting children with oppositional defiant disorder.

20 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding in paragraph 21 of the Public Accounts Committee's report entitled Update on the rollout of smart meters, HC 1

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has held recent discussions with the (a) agriculture, (b) food standards, and (c) labour rights sectors on a potential trade deal with the US.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Forced Marriage Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the Forced Marriage Unit had provided incorrect advice to victims in the latest period for which data is available.

16 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Forced Marriage Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Comptroller and Auditor General on a possible value for money audit of the Forced Marriage Unit.

16 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the alleged torture and killing of young people in West Papua by the Indonesian military; and if he will make a statement.

16 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indonesian counterpart on the alleged killing of West Papuan civilians by the Indonesian military in August and September 2023.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Charging Points: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural communities have access to electric vehicle charging points.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forestry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to support the planting of species of (a) plants and (b) trees native to the UK.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of smart meter connectivity in apartment blocks with solid concrete floors.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to introduce legislation to cap the ground rent at £250 per annum for properties with existing leases.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the move-on period for people who have received their asylum decisions to at least 56 days.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will work with statutory services to manage the increase in demand for support for housing for refugees who have received notification of the decision on their asylum claim.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue guidance to local authorities to state that refugees are eligible for homelessness prevention support from the date of notification of the decision on their asylum claim,

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of refugees received their documentation before their 28 day move on notice period began in the last 12 months.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Leeds-Bradford Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date Leeds Bradford Airport submitted its application for designation as a coordinated airport.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Employment: Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase understanding amongst employers of endometriosis and its impact on people affected.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the average time between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis for people with endometriosis.

13 Oct 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their application who have been diagnosed with tuberculosis as of October 2023.