Alex Sobel

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential impacts on long-term rehabilitation of Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will consider the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

20 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average timeframe is for decisions on fee waiver applications for partner visas.

20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Signs and Markings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a new brown tourist sign for ruined abbeys that excludes the depiction of a spire to prevent confusion between ruined abbeys and worki

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) veterinary medicines and (b) equivalent human medicines.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services: Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered introducing a cap on veterinary prescription fees.

16 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the quality of initial decision-making in asylum cases.

16 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help speed up decision-making for asylum cases; and what targets her Department has set for improving decision-making times.

16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on increasing capacity for adult ADHD assessments in Leeds since 2024; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those measures on waiting times.

16 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates in 2026-27 on private renters.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps were taken to encourage housing associations to partake in the Home Ownership for people with Long-term Disabilities scheme.

14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Home Ownership for people with a long-term disability scheme will receive funding for the 2026/2027 financial year.

13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation.

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed £50,270 threshold for eligibility for five year Indefinite Leave to Remain on Skilled Worker visa holders employed in lower wage re

13 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed Indefinite Leave to

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the mental and physical health impacts of placing households in temporary accommodation outside of their local area.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.

9 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a service standard for decisions on Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate applicatio

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of withdrawing funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for most learners aged 22 and over who are unable to self-fund postgraduate study on social mobil

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the rates of New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance in relation to living costs for a single adult.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving: Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the Road Safety Strategy will (a) improve drivers’ understanding of cyclists’ rights and (b) promote safer interactions between drivers and cyclists on the roads.

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Papua: Overseas Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that UK companies operating in West Papua respect the rights of Indigenous peoples and prevent adverse environmental or hum

6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Indonesian government on upholding free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous communities affected by National Strate

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the commissioning model for adult social care.

6 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing adult social care to meet community needs.

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department has assessed the potential impact of beach-based police interventions in northern France on recent trends in levels of deaths in the Channel; and what measures she is implementi

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK-funded French police operations on the safety and wellbeing of people attempting to seek asylum; and what steps she is taking to ensure accou

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring mechanisms exist to ensure that UK-funded activities in France, whether involving public authorities or private contractors, do not contribute to human rights violations against people

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much UK public funding has been provided to the French Government under agreements relating to Channel operations since 2020; and for what specific purposes this funding has been used.