Ian Byrne

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people took their own life in prison while serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection sentence in 2024.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce the prevalence of food deserts in deprived areas, (b) improve access to affordable, healthy food and (c) address the affordability gap between healthy and unhe

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of further limits on donations to political parties from billionaires.

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Gaie Delap

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the case of Gaie Delap.

13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to uphold human rights in Sudan.

10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect the countryside and wildlife, in the context of her Department's proposed planning reforms.

9 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to include the perspectives of people with lived experiences of homelessness in the cross-government strategy to end homelessness.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help support kinship carers in (a) Liverpool and (b) other areas.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for people on mental health waiting lists to be (a) assessed and (b) treated.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of pay for further education teachers.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support religious buildings of historic importance.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of (a) epilepsy and (b) Parkinson's medication.

19 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote freedom of religion and belief internationally.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating school food standards to promote (a) healthier and (b) more sustainable diets.

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support grassroots live music venues in Liverpool.

12 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Children's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of children in countries most impacted by climate change.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reintroducing maintenance grants on widening access to higher education.

12 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a maximum 28 days statutory time limit for immigration detention.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment has she made of the potential impact of the under occupancy charge on rates of poverty.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of standing charges issued by energy suppliers on low and middle-income households.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the effectiveness of the Hunting Act 2004.

4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of vision rehabilitation.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of support for children with epilepsy in schools.

2 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greyhound Racing: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the impact of greyhound racing on animal welfare.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, whether sh

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the report entitled Kind of Blue, published by the Carbon Tracker Initiative in June 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of upstream emissions of carbo

18 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Sovereign Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the Sovereign Grant and redirecting those funds to help tackle increases in the cost-of-living for low income households.

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research other than by his Department has been carried out on the potential impact of the use of the independent sector to deliver cataract surgery on waiting times for (a) cataract patients a

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of the independent sector to deliver cataract surgery on waiting times for (a) cataract patients and (b) patients waiting for other op

13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress NHS England has made on developing a mechanism to track, monitor and evaluate independent sector’s impact on the long-term NHS capacity landscape in accordance with the Elective Recov