Alex Sobel

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hypermobility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with (a) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (b) Hypermobility spectrum disorders are able to access treatment.

2 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to vaccines in the global south.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people are able to access menopause services at their GP practice.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for people aged over 75 to receive their covid-19 booster vaccination at their GP surgery.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure people (a) aged over 75 and (b) aged over 75 who require disabled access are able to access local covid-19 booster vaccinations.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of implications for his policies of the decision by the Office of Rail and Road to change timetable publishing periods from 12 to eight weeks.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of vaping on public transport on public health; and if he will take steps to further investigate this matter.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult autistic people on (a) the support that they receive and (b) its effect on their lives.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Autistic Society about the support his Department provides for autistic people.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of (a) autism services and (b) their effectiveness.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for payment recalculations under the Child Maintenance Service .

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department is providing to the Child Maintenance Service to reduce payment recalculation processing times.

25 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts Written Off

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Seventh Report of the International Development Committee, HC 146, published on 28 February 2023, whether his Department plans to introduce legislative

24 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Bitumens

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of using asphalt to resurface roads on health.

23 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction rate was for child abuse offences for (a) white British and (b) British Pakistani people in each of the last five years.

23 May 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice to use identity-first language.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether indigenous peoples’ organisations in Indonesia will be part of the planned Joint Consultative Working Group and a Joint Technical Working Group developing agreements

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on the steps the Indonesian Government is taking to (a) engage with Indonesian indigenous peoples’ organisations a

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the UK and Indonesia on sustainable forest management, signed in October 2022, in what way that agreement will help

19 May 2023 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has held recent discussions with the providers of the modern slavery victim care contract on the re-procurement process for that contract.

19 May 2023 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's estimated timeline is for the re-procurement of the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract to the providers which issue support for victims of modern slavery.

19 May 2023 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s planned timescale is for the re-procurement of the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract.

19 May 2023 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effectiveness of the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract and its support for victims of modern slavery.

18 May 2023 · Department for Education

Education: Restraint Techniques

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using alternatives to restraint in education settings.

17 May 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department has any plans to extend the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to include families where one parent is retired and one works full time.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Restraint Techniques: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using alternatives to restraint, segregation and seclusion in healthcare settings.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Care Quality Commission's review entitled Out of sight – who cares?, published in October 2020, what steps his Department is taking to respond to that report's recommendations

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

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what basis penalties for non-compliance under the Environment Act 2021 due diligence regulations will be calculated.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS audiology appointments outsourced to private companies.

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

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long after the Environment Act 2021 due diligence secondary legislation is passed she plans to bring tit into force.