Written questions

Alex Sobel

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is to bring forward legislative proposals to allow UK citizens living abroad for more than fifteen years the right to vote in UK elections.

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what strategies the police are deploying to (a) tackle antisocial behaviour by students in residential areas and (b) encourage those students to change their behaviour.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Anti-social Behaviour: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help local authorities tackle noise complaints and antisocial behaviour in Yorkshire and the Humber.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Ben Needham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will provide finances for a reward for information on the case of British national Ben Needham who disappeared from the Greek Island of Kos on the 24th July 1991.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Papua: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK Government has plans to supply covid-19 vaccines direct to authorities in West Papua.

19 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain for 2020, what harms were experienced by the 10 dogs who were genetically altered

19 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the publication of the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain for 2020, what factors have contributed to the increase in procedures using dogs,

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were refused entry to the European Championship Final at Wembley on 11 July 2021 for breaking covid-19 quarantine rules.

13 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Menwith Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many radomes at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill are used for the Space-based Infra-Red Sytem; what proportion of those radomes are fully operation; and when did those radomes first become operational.

6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the covid-19 traffic light quarantining rules apply to fans attending the European Championship Final at Wembley on 11 July 2021.

5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Papua: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with the Indonesian President and Foreign Minister relating to human rights in West Papua during their visit in April 2021.

30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to prioritise removing all limits to group sizes for youth residential activities under Step 4 of the covid-19 roadmap on 19 July 2021.

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has made for necessary adjustments in the event that A level exams in 2022 are cancelled nationally or locally.

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to determine the form of A level exams in 2022; and when he plans to announce his Department's policy on that matter.

24 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes and Hospices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the guidance for care home visiting differs with that for hospice visiting in respect of covid-19 outbreak restrictions.

24 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes and Hospices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the guidance for visiting patients in (a) care homes and (b) hospices in respect of the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to students who (a) reach the end of their tenancies and (b) are required to self-isolate as a result of covid-19, what rights those students have to (i) not be ev

22 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Net Zero Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 3084 on Net Zero Review, for what reason his Department did not publish the final report of his Department’s Net Zero Review in spring 2021; and what recent progress

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Independent Office for Police Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for cases to be allocated to complaint handlers by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in 2021.

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Independent Office for Police Conduct

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases are awaiting allocation to complaint handlers at the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Help

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the Migrant Help service to meet demand (a) during and (b) after the transition of the Aspen card contract.

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who were entitled to receive asylum support that did not have a functioning Aspen card on (a) Monday 24 May, (b) Friday 28 May and (c) Friday 4 June

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency across the UK of the provision of emergency cash payments by accommodation providers to asylum seekers during the transition of the Aspen card contract.

21 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2018 report published in July 2019, which legislative requirements were satisfied by the 252 procedures conduc

18 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare will reduce the number of animals used in laboratories.