Alex Sobel

14 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Papua

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the outcome was of the visit in March 2022 to West Papua by a delegation from the British Embassy in Jakarta.

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Skrill: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with representatives of Skrill of the potential merits of blocking people in Russia from using that financial service.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology and Video Recordings: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure equitable access to (a) digital resources and (b) videos for the deaf community in the UK.

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Outdoor Recreation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Agnew Review - Access to the Outdoors Commission, which was commissioned in January 2021, will be released.

28 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Fylingdales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of the Ballistic Missile Defence Radar System built in 2004 at RAF Fylingdales.

28 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Fylingdales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the reported purchase of the (a) Ballistic Missile Defence Radar and (b) Command and Battle Management and Communications equipment for RAF Fylingdales is being funded.

28 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Fylingdales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US personnel are stationed at RAF Fylingdales.

28 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist practitioners researching and treating Tourette’s Syndrome throughout the country.

28 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase funding into the causes of and treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.

24 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Imports: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to ban the import of Russian produced hydrogen sourced from methane; and whether he has made an assessment of the available options to achieve that.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department makes an assessment of prospective trustee candidates' views on (a) climate change and (b) climate governance prior to their appointment.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, whether he is providing additional funding to local authorities to carry out (a) initial and (b) rolling checks on the appropriateness

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what checks will be carried out on (a) sponsors and (b) sponsors housing children under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukrainians scheme, whether people who rent properties will be able to offer a spare room in that property as accommodation to Ukrainian refugees.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support the Government plans to provide to third party organisations providing support services to Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, to account for the extr

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in relation to the Homes for Ukraine, will the Minister consider a dedicated phoneline, or support service for Ukrainians who need assistance if their home placement fails.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how his Department calculated the £350 monthly sum to be offered to people in the UK who accommodate Ukrainian refugees; and what assessment he has made of what that sum should be sp

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support will be given to sponsors in the Homes for Ukraine scheme who may come to be housing sufferers of trauma and PTSD.

7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of administering the covid-19 vaccine with aspiration.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Skilled Workers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to add butchers to the shortage occupation list.

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

Slaughterhouses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of butchers.

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

Pigs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a compensation scheme for pig farmers who are unable to sell their animals to slaughter due to a lack of butchers.

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

Pigs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear the backlog of pigs on UK farms due to the shortage of butchers to avoid more animals being killed and disposed of.

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish details of the proposed sale of the Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) including (a) which parts of VMIC are up for sale and (b) an estimate of

28 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Russian nationals who are holders of tier 1 visas have been identified as having previously been in the Russian armed forces.

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turkey: Human Rights and Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of trends in reports of torture and human rights abuses of citizens by Turkish authorities; and whether her Department has plans to take s

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

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what conditions were placed upon (a) Pfizer, (b) Moderna and (c) other covid-19 vaccination providers in relation to the (i) number of vaccinations given and (ii) timescales for d

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Older People's Housing Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the new task force on older people’s housing announced in the Levelling Up White Paper will hold its first meeting.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Older People's Housing Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the new taskforce on older people’s housing announced in the Levelling Up White Paper will (a) involve collaboration between his Department and the Department of Health and S

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of empty or almost empty flights that have left the UK by airport in each month since March 2020.