Alex Sobel

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of abolishing local Healthwatch on public trust in providing feedback on health and care services.

29 May 2026 · Treasury

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency have been notified by HMRC that they must repay their Winter Fuel Payment due to income exceeding the eligibility threshold.

29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allied Health Professions: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit and retain allied health professionals in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: INTERPOL

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided information on the outcome of UK asylum cases to (a) Interpol’s General Secretariat and (b) the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files under Interpol’s Reso

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any cases where (a) an Interpol WPD and (b) a Red Notice has been issued against an individual granted political asylum in the UK.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Biometrics and Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protocols are in place regarding the sharing of biometrics and criminal records data with non-EU, non-M5 partners.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants from the People’s Republic of China have been removed to that country since May 2015.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims originating from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, have been based on fear of persecution for reasons of political opinion since May 2015.

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims have been submitted by asylum seekers from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, since May 2015; and how many of those were successful.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made towards the Government’s commitment to reform the governance and statutory purposes of National Parks through legislation.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the enrichment entitlement is received by young people in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Conditions: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to issue to employers on obligations under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 following the High Court judgment in Good Law Project v EHRC [20

13 Apr 2026 · Women and Equalities

Working Conditions: Sanitation

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure trans workers are not discriminated against on grounds of gender reassignment in the context of the High Court judgment in Good Law Project v EHRC [2026] EWHC 279

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department taking to support the inclusion of Syrian youth and women in post-conflict reconstruction and decision-making processes, including fundin

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE's Electricity System Benefits of Heat Networks research paper, whether he is taking steps to reform planning arrangements to capture potential £1.2 billion annual saving

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Pumps: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE's Electricity System Benefits of Heat Networks research paper, whether he has made an assessment of the value for money of the Department’s target for individual air sou

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the research paper by ADE entitled Electricity System Benefits of Heat Networks, published on 11 January 2025.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered extending the validity period of theory test certificates for Approved Driving Instructor candidates whose certificates are at risk of expiring before they can sit the Part

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Approved Driving Instructor Part 2 and Part 3 tests.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Alternative Fuels: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made in 2026 to date on incorporating permanent greenhouse-gas removals into the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage and Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the Whitehead Review, including formally recognising WECCS (waste-energy carbon capture and storage) as a greenhouse

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage and Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the potential impacts of co-locating WECCS (waste-energy carbon capture and storage) with EfW (energy-from-waste) plants on regional energy syst

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage and Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of technical maturity and commercial readiness of WECCS (waste-energy carbon capture and storage) at EfW (energy-from-wast

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Performing Arts: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support employment opportunities in i) theatre, and ii) the television and film sector, in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Performing Arts: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government support is available to young people in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency seeking careers in i) theatre and ii) the television and film sector.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Papua: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact for her policies of reports of the killing of five West Papuan civilians by Indonesian police in Dogiyai Regency; and wha

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the three month relevant period for LCWRA on applications; and what the reason for that period is.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Dyslexia: Advisory Services and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to ensure that individuals with dyslexia can access practical, skills-based career pathways.

18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Achalasia: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis of and (b) medical support for people with achalasia in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

17 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Crimes of Aggression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK will sign the Council of Europe memorandum to the Special Tribunal on Crimes of Aggression Against Ukraine.