Alex Sobel

21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether tax paid into the UK is a consideration when awarding Government contracts.

21 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Contact Tracing: Travel Requirements

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment criteria were used for the procurement of the UK’s Passenger Locator Form contract.

21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Travel Requirements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the cost of administering covid-19 Passenger Locator Forms is kept to a minimum.

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Help

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses her Department has received from asylum seekers who were sent medical declaration forms by Migrant Help; and how many of those respondents were declared unfit to fly.

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 4(2) medical declaration forms have been sent to asylum seekers who (a) have had their claim for asylum rejected and (b) are residing in Home Office supported accommodation in 2021 as

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Mileometers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the recording of car mileage at every MOT and car service to minimise mileage fraud, where th

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Cycling: Fixed Penalties

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to cyclists in each year since 2010.

20 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that NICE publishes the ME/CFS Guidelines in their current form to help prevent harm from Graded Exercise Therapy.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what criteria are used when selecting contractors to implement the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the ban on drinking alcohol in the seats at football grounds.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Self-harm and Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the Online Safety Bill being amended to compel all user-to-user services, regardless of reach and functionality, to tackle suicide

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Destination Management Organisations: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to respond to the independent review of Destination Management Organisations in England.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Centre for Economics and Business Research report, The economic impact of the UK’s New Approach Methodologies sector, on behalf of Animal Free Research UK, p

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Research: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the system of research and development tax reliefs provides support for research that uses and develops new approach methodologies including the use of (a) human cells and tiss

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Centre for Economics and Business Research report, The economic impact of the UK’s New Approach Methodologies sector, on behalf of Animal Free Research UK, p

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review and update the list of symptoms associated with covid-19 given on the NHS website as more people receive vaccinations.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Vessels: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on the UK fishing industry by the use of EU Fly-Shooting vessels in UK waters since the end of the transition arrangements following

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policies on badger culling of its review of the government’s 25 Year Bovine TB Strategy.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Sikhs: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing education around the Sikh faith in Key Stage 1 of the national curriculum.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the Government’s reforms to the planning system improve housing options for older people, including housing-with-care.

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Supported Housing: Task Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a cross-departmental task force to improve housing options that include CQC-regulated social care.

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with the Ministry of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to expand housing-with-care provision.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the maximum speed of e-bikes from 15.5mph to 20mph, in line with legislation in the US.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Yellow Card Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to publish (a) the number of cases of successful recovery from covid-19 and (b) the number of deaths under the yellow card scheme.

15 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 142052; Western Sahara: armed forces how many Moroccan soldiers are based (a) along the berm and (b) elsewhere in

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccines have been disposed of that were (a) out of date (b) unused to date.

3 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Afghan evacuees by the UK are employees of (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) charities; and what proportion of those evacuees, excluding wives

3 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to review the help-to-buy ISA threshold in light of rising house prices.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Cats

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to give cats the same protections as dogs under the Road Traffic Act1988.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of complaints submitted to the General Medical Council were upheld for (a) BAME NHS doctors and (b) all NHS doctors in the last 12 months; and what steps he is taking to ensure that