Ian Byrne

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2417, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help ensure that civilians in conflict zones can access food and

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of Kidney Research UK's recent report entitled Kidney Disease: a UK public health emergency, whether he plans to establish oversight of paediatric kidney care

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Kidney Research UK's recent report entitled Kidney Disease: a UK public health emergency, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of available data on the rate at

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Kidney Research UK's recent report entitled Kidney Disease: a UK public health emergency, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the cost of kidney disease treatment to t

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Renters (Reform) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will hold a discussion with the Leader of the House on securing a date for Second Reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill before the end of the current Parliamentary session.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of remote controlled electronic shock collars; and if she will do so before the end of this parliamentary session.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Self-employed: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's communication policy on late filing penalties issued to self-employed people on incomes lower than the Personal Allowance; and whether HMRC is taking steps to re

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Self-employed: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of issuing late filing penalties on self-employed people with incomes below the personal allowance, in the context of increases in the cost

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Self-employed: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to end the issuing of late filing penalties to self-employed people with incomes below the personal allowance.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with trade unions on the impact of increases in inflation on schools.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with trade unions on trends in levels of per pupil spending since 2010-11.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education and Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will increase funding for (a) schools and (b) colleges.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Further Education: VAT Exemptions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Minister of State for Education on the potential merits of exempting (a) colleges and (b) other further education organisations from VAT.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish details of schools (a) at risk of collapse and (b) containing unsafe building materials.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether capital funding for the maintenance of schools has increased in line with levels of inflation.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to monitor the (a) safety and (b) repair standards of (i) school and (ii) further education buildings; and whether this information is published.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce mandatory pre-stun slaughter for farmed fish.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the impact of breeding brachycephalic animals as pets on the welfare of those animals; and whether her Department plans to bring forward me

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report by Marie Curie entitled One charge too many: The impact of rising energy costs on people at the end of life, whether the Government plans to provide targeted fina

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's consultation on Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which closed on 13 June 2014, for what reason her Department did not publish a response t

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels worked on the (a) maintenance and (b) construction of offshore wind farms on the crown estate in the latest period for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of these vessels

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) has conducted and (b) plans to conduct any equality impact assessments on train operators' proposals for railway ticket office closures.

28 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to introduce funding for adults in families with deaf children to learn British Sign Language; and whether funding is available for local authorities that wish to commission sig

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 May 2021 to Question 4718 on Dogs: Animal Welfare, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the (a) importation and (b) non-

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff vacancies there were in the Environment Agency as of 12 June 2023.

9 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has made of the total number of prisoners in England and Wales that come from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller backgrounds in the latest period for which data is

16 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture and Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May to Question 184541 on Agriculture and Food, whether any trade union representatives attended the UK farm to fork summit held at Downing Street on 16 Ma

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Insecurity and Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will publish information on the campaign to improve global food security and nutrition as part of the Integrated Review Refresh.

11 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase the amount of humanitarian funding committed to tackling hunger in East Africa.

10 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture and Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to invite trade union representatives to the UK farm to fork summit at Downing Street on 16 May 2023.