Alex Sobel

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming VAT on repair and maintenance of historic buildings.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the relative safety of heritage sites for visitors compared to other outdoor and indoor venues during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heritage sites will be able to open in line with the timeframe outlined in the roadmap out of covid-19 restrictions.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how funding from the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund will be distributed between the arts, culture, museums and heritage sectors.

25 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support sole traders who are excluded from the workplace covid-19 testing scheme.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on allowing heritage sites to offer socially distanced showgrounds to couples looking to book a wedding venue, ahead of Step 3

12 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences granted under The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were amended as a result of developments in the 3Rs between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020.

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to amend the Tourism Sector Deal as a result of the Government announcing the covid-19 recovery strategy.

11 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the supply of humanitarian, food, and medical assistance to people affected by the war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

11 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

11 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support vulnerable women, children and the elderly in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effect and (b) cost of energy losses in the UK when developing the Energy White Paper.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) distribution network operators on (i) taking steps to tackle technical energy losses in the energy system and (ii) i

10 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people without internet access who have been unable to reach the census 2021 helpline as a result of reported waiting times will receive a fine for not submitting

10 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many calls have been unanswered by the Census 2021 helpline since it opened in 2021.

10 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census: Forms

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests the census 2021 helpline has had for paper forms since it opened in 2021.

4 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is permitted under covid-19 restrictions to travel for the purpose of animal welfare to a dog behaviorist.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dry Stone Walls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of using the Environmental Land Management Scheme to promote the benefits of dry stone walls.

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to prevent insurance companies from implementing high increases to annual indemnity insurance costs during the covid-19 outbreak for small companies who have not had to make a claim.

2 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences to conduct animal experiments under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were granted between July 2020 and December 2020.

2 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data, Non-technical summaries granted in 2020: Projects granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2020, published on 15 December 202

2 Mar 2021 · 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 2020.

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2021 to Question 153362, whether an assessment was made of the potential effect on competition in the high street gaming sector as a result of openi

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Betting Shops and Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his Answer of 26 February 2021 to Question 153362, if he will make an assessment of the relative economic effect of re-opening (a) Adult Gaming Centres in Step 3 and (b) Lice

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Archives: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what date archives are able to reopen under the Government's roadmap for easing covid-19 restrictions.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant and Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of local authorities in respect of the distribution of the (a) Local Restrictions Support Grants and (b)

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies that only 54 per cent of the mandatory grants given to businesses that have been required to close due

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Additional Restrictions Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies that only 13 per cent of the Additional Restrictions Grant has been paid out to eligible businesses as

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of prioritising people with myalgic encephalomyelitis for covid-19 vaccinations.

25 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to replace (a) the contractor and (b) the terms of the contract when the existing contract for maintanance of Service Family Accommodation expires.