Marsha De Cordova

2 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the unconditional release of the British national Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heat Networks: Energy Price Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason people who use heat networks are classed as non-domestic users under the energy price cap.

1 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Famine and Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction of the foreign aid target on the UK's ability to help address (a) the risk of famine in Tigra

1 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Eritrea: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will sanction Eritrean actors for their involvement in the conflict in that country.

1 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Humanitarian Aid and Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion he has had with the Ethiopian government on urgently restoring humanitarian access and telecommunications in areas affected by conflict in that region.

1 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to address the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to reclassify Heat Network users from non-domestic to domestic users.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impacts of the requirement for domiciliary eye-care providers to submit a pre-visit notification to NHS England on (a) those providers' levels of

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to increase social security benefits in line with inflation; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing social security benefits by less than

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a sponsor guarantor scheme for visa applicants.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to remove visa fees for applicants that have been previously denied a visa.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove barriers in the visa application system.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an Application Checklist in order to ensure the applicant has submitted all the correct information.

12 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) create an offence for Predatory Marriages, (b) ensure that no one who is showing insufficient mental capacity marries against their will or unknowingly, and (c) amend th

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to bring forward further leasehold reform to simplify the process for buying and extending lease agreements.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability cost of living payments have been made to disabled people.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the provisions of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 which prevent landlords charging ground rents for new

22 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support retail businesses with (a) reduced footfall and (b) increased business costs.

21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to secure the release of imprisoned British citizen Alaa Abd el-Fattah ahead of COP27 in Egypt.

21 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

County Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of backlogs at County Courts; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in hearing cases.

21 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Shared Ownership Schemes: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) prevent, and (b) provide support for annual rent increases for shared ownership leaseholders, in the context of the cost of living cri

21 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help young people and families access mental health support for eating disorders.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average back payment due to new Personal Independence Payment claimants at the point the social security benefit was awarded in the last 12 months.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for new Personal Independence Payment claims.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Battersea Park Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the planned upgrades to deliver accessible access at Battersea Park Station will start which have been differed from control period 5 of Access for All funding.

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heat Networks: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish additional detail on his Department's fund for support people on heat networks.

7 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on reducing the headline rate of business rates.

7 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Business: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high street businesses in (a) England and (b) Battersea constituency have closed each year in the last five years; and whether the Government has plans to make changes to the business rates system.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of the businesses rates bill is paid by (a) retailers and (b) non retailers.

7 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Business Rates: Battersea

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in Battersea through reforming the business rates system.