Written questions

Zarah Sultana

653 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Apr 2021 · Home Office

High Speed 2 Line: Protest

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government took to ensure the health and safety of HS2 protestors during their eviction from the Euston tunnel in February 2021.

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Construction

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Government holds on the breakdown of costs in the construction of the briefing room in 10 Downing Street.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carcinogens: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to apply the EU Directive 2019/130 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens from February 2023.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Bank Services: Sudan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's guidance is to UK-based banks on allowing money transfers to Sudan-based bank accounts.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support self-employed taxi drivers experiencing reductions in work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and who require financial support to bridge the gaps between receipt of Self-Employm

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support self-employed people who have had no financial income for the duration of the covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns who are ineligible for support through universal credit or the Sel

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cameroon: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to promote the human rights and civil liberties of the English-speaking minority in South Cameroon.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2020 to Question 84707, on Developing Countries: Children, what steps his Department has taken to help end preventable deaths of (a) mo

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis was for not raising the Capital Gains Tax in line with Income Tax as part of Budget 2021.

24 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation) Act 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to enforce the Home (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening the scope of the Turing Scheme to include placements for (a) teaching staff, (b) college staff and (c) youth workers.

23 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his international counterparts on ensuring freedom from religious persecution.

22 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Pakistani Government on the matter of attacks on the Ahmadi community in Peshawar.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the briefing published by Scope entitled Emergency support for disabled people and their families, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the evidence gat

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to allow the adoption of adults.

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

Genetically Modified Organisms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to assess the negative effects of gene editing on (a) agricultural and food systems and (b) agroecological and organic farmers.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Environment Protection: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new network of national centres of excellence in low carbon skills at further education colleges.

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

Private Rented Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation mandating property management companies to carry out improvements on buildings ahead of the proposed

16 Mar 2021 · Department for International Trade

Security and Policing 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will list the countries and territories (a) invited by UK Defence and Security Exports to attend Security and Policing 2021 and (b) that attended Security and Policing 2020.