Bell Ribeiro-Addy

30 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102174, what decision-making algorithms her Department uses in applications for processing Tier 2 visa applications.

30 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant of the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102174, what decision-making algorithms her Department uses in applications for processing EU settled status applications.

30 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 102174, what decision-making algorithms her Department uses in applications for processing indefinite leave to remain applications.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) making the uplift to universal credit and working tax credit permanent and (b) extending that uplift to legacy benefits.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) making the uplift to universal credit and working tax credit permanent and (b) extending that uplift to legacy benefits.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will cover financial support for the transitionary periods (September and October 2020) between its first and second rounds of grant support.

30 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Construction: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for all publicly-funded building projects first to investigate retrofitting of existing

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of embedding the reuse of existing buildings into the proposed Planning for the Future reforms.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Buildings: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on refurbishment, repair and maintenance of buildings from 20 per cent to five per cent or below.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will urgently extend the suspension of the minimum income floor on universal credit to support people working in the creative industries and self-employed people during the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department in response to the ongoing human rights abuses in Uganda.

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued on couples in established relationships who live apart in Tier 2 and Tier 3 areas.

15 Oct 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that people (a) from disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) who do not speak English as a first language are supported to pass the Life in the UK immigration test.

15 Oct 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the revised Life in the UK test will (a) include a history of Britain’s colonial past and (b) include important colonial figures and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

15 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister is responsible for auditing the algorithms used by Government; and what steps that Minister takes to audit those algorithms.

14 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the School Attendance Order for parents who do not want their child to return to school during the covid-19 outbreak, particularly in cases wh

12 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Chief Coroner: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Chief Coroner’s annual report for 2018-19 will be published.

12 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prepare her Department for a rise in (a) unemployment and (b) benefit claims at the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that BAME people can access the same level of support through mental health services as people from other backgrounds.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the capacity of NHS mental health services during periods of high levels of unemployment.

12 Oct 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Life in the UK test for fostering the integration of migrants in UK society.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure continued access to mental health services in areas with covid-19 lockdowns.

12 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what algorithms her Department uses in the immigration process.

12 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on transparency on Government algorithms.

8 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure a co-ordinated and adequately funded global action plan for getting children back to school following the covid-19 pandemic

8 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its education programmes focus on supporting the poorest and most marginalised children.

8 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Save the Children report entitled Save Our Education: Protect every child’s right to learn in the COVID-19 response and recovery, what steps his Departm

5 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken on Israel's plans to annex parts of Palestine.

15 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of (a) violence and (b) staffing in (i) public and (ii) private prisons.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK's standards for pesticides are protected and maintained in international trade agreements.