Written questions
152 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce the need for imported electricity in the UK.
10 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Period Poverty: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address period poverty in East London.
10 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
10 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on human rights in Pakistan.
10 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support high street businesses in Ilford South constituency.
10 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Banks: Ilford South
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the provision of (a) physical banks and (b) banking hubs in Ilford South constituency.
10 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Crime Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase interagency working between (a) local authorities, (b) social services and the (c) police to help prevent crime.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Processed Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to undertake further research into the adverse health effects of ultra-processed foods.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential merits of a total ban on the advertising of unhealthy food across all media.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paramedical Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of paramedics in England.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fast Food: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ban fast food outlets near schools.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce obesity rates amongst children under the age of 16 in East London.
10 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the levels of diabetes among (a) Black and (b) South Asian people.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Menopause: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that employers support women managing menopause.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) affordability and (b) accessibility of parental leave.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education
Young Futures Hubs: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through Young Futures Hubs to help tackle violence against women and girls.
21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of endometriosis services in London.
21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS Long Term Plan will focus on improving the respiratory health of people in (a) Redbridge, (b) Ilford South constituency and (c) England.
21 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for visa applications to be processed for (a) adults and (b) children.
21 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Hate Crime: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to designate misogyny as a hate crime.
21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of palliative care services available (a) Redbridge and (b) Ilford South constituency.
21 Feb 2025 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Ilford South
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of closing the gender pay gap for women in Ilford South constituency.
12 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people to (a) purchase and (b) use electric vehicles.
12 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department taking to make government digital services as accessible as possible, including for those without strong digital skills.
12 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in women’s sport in Ilford South.
12 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide support to victims of sexual and domestic violence.
12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding levels for research into the (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart diseases.
11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential correlation between the number of fast food outlets opening and recent trends in the level of obesity in Ilford South constituency.
11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Life Expectancy: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the link between life expectancy and trends in the level of poverty.
10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difference in diabetes rates amongst the (a) white and (b) BAME population in Ilford South constituency.
Source: official written-questions record.