Alex Sobel

26 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will support the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to reduce claim processing times.

17 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Xinjiang

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the use of Uyghur slave labour in supply chains that include critical minerals.

12 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the evaluation of the move-on period pilot extension; and whether her Department plans to further extend the pilot.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Fundraising: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to require that tipping sliders on online fundraising platforms can be dragged to zero.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Fundraising: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Fundraising Regulator on the transparency of tipping sliders on online fundraising platforms.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Fundraising: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps with the Fundraising Regulator to help ensure compliance by social fundraising platforms with its guidance on the prominence of a zero fee or tip option.

9 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to process the outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published in May 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the settlement rule

22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51421 on Students: Personal Independence Payment, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work: Reforming B

22 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51421 on Students: Personal Independence Payment, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of consulting with students who rece

22 May 2025 · Home Office

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to provide an additional resettlement quota for Afghan refugees in Pakistan identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for resettlement.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the next set of Greening Government Commitments will be published for the years 2025-2030.

21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Government Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 326 his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24, HC 314, published on 18 December 2024, what recent progress has been made on (a) creating a natural asse

12 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) technical and (b) financial support he is providing to Ukraine to help (i) identify and (ii) document casualties of the war in that country.

12 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Students: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, on students

9 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Moroccan Ambassador on the recent occupation of further territory in Western Sahara.

9 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 27839 on Western Sahara: Politics and Government, whether he supports a referendum on self-determination for the people

1 May 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the period product scheme will continue within schools in the year 2025-26.

28 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Crossbows

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41188 on Crossbows, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the (a) Government's response to that consultation and (b) steps the Govern

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with NHS England to support ICBs to improve the availability of treatments for fertility patients.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with NHS England to support ICBs to review fertility guidelines.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will provide guidance to customer service teams to ensure that written responses are available upon request.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pathways to Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40633 on Social Security Benefits: Reform, when her Department plans to publish the full suite of accessible versions of the Green Paper.

26 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure energy suppliers are resolving noncommunicating smart meters.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish specialist care pathways for people with bipolar to (a) improve treatment and (b) reduce misdiagnosis.

26 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bipolar Disorder: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the delay for a bipolar diagnosis and (b) bring it in line with early intervention targets for other conditions.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what accessibility adjustments are in place for the consultation on the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper; and whether her Department consulted with dis

17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) the US on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

17 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken as a member of the Peace Implementation Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fluoride: Drinking Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on safe levels of fluoride in drinking water.