Ian Byrne

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, if she will publish a list of organisations and representatives attending the UK farm to fork food summit at Downing Street on 16 May 2023.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travellers: NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups will be added to the NHS Data Dictionary.

28 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Wind Power: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy, published on 22 December 2022, whether he plans to revise the National Planning Policy

24 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will accept the recent request from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to visit the UK.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling practices by supermarkets; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals requiring supermarkets to label the countr

17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alzheimer's Disease: Lumbar Puncture

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance entitled Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers, published on

17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia and Lumbar Puncture

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) increase diagnostic capacity for lumbar punctures and (b) prepare services for new dementia treatments following the approval of lecanemab in the USA.

14 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to accept the recommendations of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours entitled Pathway to a Cure: Breaking down the Barriers, published in February 2023

14 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide by 2030 ring-fenced funding for research into childhood brain tumours.

14 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours' recent report entitled Pathway to a Cure – Breaking down the Barriers, published in February 2023, what steps his Department is taking to encourage phar

6 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government’s decision not to publish a 10-year Mental Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to protect mental health in the early months and years of a child's life

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 154037, what the average processing time was for claims by participants in the additional jobcentre support pilot for travel costs during the pilot.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 154037, how many and what proportion of participants in the additional jobcentre support pilot (a) made applications to be reimbursed for and (b) were

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 154038, whether the impact assessment included an assessment of the potential impact on universal credit claimants of travelling to up to 10 one-to-one

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of import controls in place to support the UK's domestic food production; and what the status of those controls are.

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support domestic food producers, in the context of increases in the cost of agricultural production.

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local authorities on monitoring levels of artificial light in (a) Merseyside and (b) the UK.

28 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department monitors the impact of artificial light levels on wildlife in (a) Merseyside and (b) the UK.

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

Lighting: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about the impact of light pollution on insect populations; and what steps the Govern

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Written Statement of 27 February 2023 on Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout, HCWS582, whether he has made an assessment of the ability of claimants to travel to 10 one to

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Written Statement of 27 February 2023 on Additional Jobcentre Support – Pilot rollout, HCWS582, whether claimants will be reimbursed travel costs for the one to one job centre appo

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2023 to Question 135303 on Medical Equipment: Energy, when the Government plans to announce additional targeted support for energy bills; and whether thos

22 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) families with children who receive life-saving treatment at home for chronic diseases and disabilities an (b) representatives of families with children who receive life-saving tr

22 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the impact of rises in domestic energy prices on people who receive treatment at home for chronic diseases and disabilitie

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mortgages: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who have been made homeless due to the increase in rates of mortgage interest.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mortgages: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising mortgage repayment rates on claimants for (a) Universal Credit and (b) other state benefits.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Support for Mortgage Interest payable to Universal Credit claimants who make mortgage payments has not been revised and increased in line with mortgage interest rates.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to raise the level of Support for Mortgage Interest payable to Universal Credit claimants who make mortgage payments, in the context of increases in inflation.

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026, published in July 2021, what progress his Department has made in implementing that

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for an autism diagnosis.