Written questions

Alex Sobel

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Parks: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with national park authorities on private investment into English national parks.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Polling Stations: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to produce guidance on the forms of identification that will be accepted at polling stations following the coming into force of the Elections Act 2022; and whether

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 73124 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure, for what reason each grant allocation was not spe

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2022 to Question 71262 on Sewage: Storage, how many permits have been granted to each water company in England since January 2015 to regulate disch

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children are detained at Manston Asylum Processing Centre.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide further details of the reasons behind the operational error which led to 11 asylum seekers being driven from Manston Asylum Processing Centre to central London, and left without ac

4 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September to Question 48487 on Energy Bills Rebate: Rented Housing, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that landlords do not charge te

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the viability of introducing visual checks on dogs entering the country by border staff to help prevent against further abuse and exploitation of the Pe

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, what plans she has to introduce requirements to visually check dogs entering the country through the Pet Travel Scheme.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Kosovo

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider recognising Kosovan driving licences.

28 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Rodents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the incident described in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual reports for 2019-2021 in which boxes containing 112 live rats were transferred to a compactor

28 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the incident described in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual reports for 2019-2021 in which a non-human prim

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department allocated to and (b) was spent by the (i) Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund, (ii) Nature Recovery Network, (iii) Countryside Stewardship

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department allocated to and (b) was spent by the (i) Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme, (ii) Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds, (iii) Tree Product

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department allocated to and (b) was spent by the (i) Blue Planet Fund, (ii) Darwin Plus Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund and (iii) Darwin Init

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase funding for (a) the NHS and social care and (b) new commitments in the 10 Year Plan.

27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a 10-year plan for mental health before Christmas 2022; and if that plan will set out policy objectives for all Departments.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Algae: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2022 to Question 59085 on Algae: Marine Environment, whether her Department plans to implement policies to remedy harmful algae blooms.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dredging: Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence session of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 25 October 2022, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making defibrillators mandatory in all public places.

26 Oct 2022 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Privacy

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to protect the privacy rights of survivors of sexual offence cases in a court of law by ensuring the non disclosure of their counselling records.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Infrastructure: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected annual (a) resource and (b) capital expenditure will be on the Major Projects Portfolio projects entitled (i) Bridgwater Barrier, (ii) Nature for Climate Fund, (iii)

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pheasants: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pheasant (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported from each (i) EU country and (ii) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available.