Ian Byrne

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has made a recent assessment of the potential (a) economic, (b) health and (c) educational benefits of extending eligibility for free school meals.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis outside secondary and specialist care published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including non-alcohol related liver disease assessments in the NHS Health Check programme.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made on the proportion of funding for clinical brain tumour research spent in each region of the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission customised workshops for researchers that have taken place as of 19 December 2023.

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle puppy smuggling.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of young people that are referred for cancer (a) tests and (b) treatment within target referral periods.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of cancer in young people.

18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take diplomatic steps to help secure a humanitarian corridor in Gaza to enable the delivery of essential supplies to citizens.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Barnardo's entitled Double discrimination: Black care-experienced young adults navigating the criminal justice

6 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking with NHS England to reduce disposals of medical equipment to landfill.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's Gambling white paper, published on 27 April 2023. whether she plans to take steps to help reduce the impact of the white paper's proposals on (a) casual gambler

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable manufacturers of plant-based milks to label them as plant-based milks rather than plant-based drinks.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the comparative environmental impact of (a) plant-based and (b) animal-based milks.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Milk: Plants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to encourage consumption of plant-based milks.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is his planned timescale for publishing the results of his Department’s 2021 Fur Market consultation; and if he will take legislative steps to ban the import and sale of fur.

24 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains his policy to bring forward legislation banning the importation of hunting trophies.

21 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Schools: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the analysis of school funding published by School Cuts; and whether his Department plans to increase funding for schools in 2024-2025.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than six months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than five months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than four months for their child benefit application to be approved in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than three months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than two months their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than five weeks for approval of their application for child benefit in 2022.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the three month limit on backdated payments for child benefit.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact on adoptive parents of the average time taken to have their application for child benefit approved.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average wait time for applications for child benefit to be approved.

14 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time that adoptive parents wait for approval of their application for child benefit.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of annually increasing Local Housing Allowance at a rate greater than or equal to the rate of inflation.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2023 to Question 346 on Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs, whether her Department plans to measure the long-term health outcomes of the cohort of people with cystic fibros