Alex Sobel

6 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he will take to tackle delays to the processing of documents for Lasting Power of Attorney applications.

6 Sep 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, how customers who pay utilities via a coin meter from which the monies are collected by the landlord will receive the energy discount due to start in October 2022.

5 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Remote Working: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to increase the maximum tax relief claim for job expenses for working from home, in the context of rising gas and electricity costs.

5 Sep 2022 · Treasury

UK Infrastructure Bank: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK Infrastructure Bank staff have been appointed to be based in (a) Leeds and (b) rest of the UK as of 5 September 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Life science competitiveness indicators published in July 2022, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the median time from clinical trial application to the first pati

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Life Science competitiveness indicators 2022, published in July 2022, what assessment he has made of the performance of the UK in the metric for median time from clinical tria

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Action 14 in the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, what steps his Department has taken to ensure equity of access to treatments for rare diseases across the country.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken by her Department to help prevent price increases over and above CPI by telecoms companies.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Press: Privacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of current trends in the levels of press (a) intrusion and (b) harassment of grieving families in the UK.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Independent Press Standards Organisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on (a) the number of fines imposed and (b) how many standards investigations have been launched by IPSO since 2014.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that patients who require treatment for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and similar conditions will not been impacted by potential disrup

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Development Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide details on the fourth round of the Cultural Development Fund; and if she will make a statement.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Home Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that local authorities are consistent when making decisions on whether a home-educated child is receiving an adequate education.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Home Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Schools Bill will give local authorities the ability to determine whether a home-educated child is receiving an adequate education; and whether training will be provided to local authority employees

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the proposed routes of appeal are against the School Attendance Orders available for parents under the Schools Bill.

2 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

United Nations: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help reform the United Nations.

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how people who pay all-inclusive bills for their homes will receive their entitlement through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cost of Living Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the cost of living payments being made in 2022 will be considered as income by local authorities when making care cost calculations.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to enable UK creative artists to tour freely across the EU.

6 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities will be penalised for making autonomous decisions on absence from education based on the specific needs of their child under the p

6 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a list of potential routes of safe passage out of Afghanistan.

5 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Animal Welfare: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for project licences to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused permission in each year between Janu

5 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Convention on Biological Diversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to attend the Convention for Biological Diversity, known as COP15, in person in Montreal in December 2022.

30 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan commits to providing access to a clinical nurse specialist for all brain tumour patients.

30 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes proxy measures for staging data of brain cancer so that it can be included and measured in the early diagnosis target and ambit

30 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the 10-Year Cancer Plan includes specific targets on the less survivable cancers, including brain cancer, to ensure that progress is made on survival rates for

17 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that training received by psychologists and NHS staff is (a) relevant to mental health issues and (b) represents a range of therapies.

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused permission between January and December 2021.

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to raise the matter of forced transfers of Palestinian citizens in the South Hebron Hills at (a) the UN and (b) other international forums.

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Counsel General has made representations on protecting (a) Jewish activists and (b) local residents from attacks and illegal roadblocks from settlers at u