Alex Ballinger

14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the implementation by some NHS Integrated Care Boards of minimum waiting times for elective treatment; and what assessm

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Carer’s Allowance overpayments on individuals in receipt of the benefit; and what steps her Department is taking to support carers in r

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Lebanon: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) capacity and (b) operational readiness of the Lebanese Armed Forces, in the context of (i) disarmament initiatives and (ii) regional stability in southern Le

30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Lebanon: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the UK military support to Lebanon.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support with energy costs to defence manufacturers engaged in energy-intensive steel casting.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Pedestrian Areas and Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce further legislative measures to enhance road and pedestrian safety in relation to (a) electrically assisted pedal cycles and (b) electric scooters.

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what investigations his Department is conducting into goods originating from Israeli settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories being labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967

2 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Imports: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of goods originating from Israeli settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories that are being labelled as originating from within Israel’s

30 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22080 on Housing: Bricks, what steps her Department is taking to increase the rate of swift brick installation in new build

21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the UK’s capacity to attract investment in dementia clinical trials, in the context of the availability of disease-modifying treatments in other countries

21 May 2025 · Treasury

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the mortgage guarantee scheme beyond 30 June 2025.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of permitting people to undertake government-funded childcare to children they are related to, but are not the parents of.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Fast Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle the use of (a) fraudulent and (b) substitute insurance by fast food delivery drivers.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the penalties for (a) failing to display a front registration plate and (b) using a plate that does not meet the legal requirements on a car.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban car insurance companies from using age to determine insurance premiums for older drivers.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take legislative steps to ensure that car insurance renewal quotes are equitable for existing and new customers.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce legislation to (a) protect and (b) guide the ambulance service on a statutory footing.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Processed Food: Public Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) seed oils, (b) added gluten and (c) processed food standards on public health.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that (a) hospitals offer (i) gluten and (i) dairy free food that is not high in added sugars and (b) people with restricted diets have access to (A)

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of measures to prevent consumers from accessing unlicensed online gambling operators.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with local government to tackle abuse faced by women working in local government.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that open spaces and the green belt are protected during house building.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the threshold for intervention from children's services to protect children.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in local government children's services.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness of weekly food waste recycling collections by local authorities.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to improve the education of children and young people on risks associated with online gambling.

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Premier League: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the enforcement by the Gambling Commission of legislation on preventing unlicensed online gambling operators from being advertised by Premier Leagu

14 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Venture Capital Trusts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the UK VCT rules on the age limit for qualifying companies in line with EU regulations.

14 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Venture Capital Trusts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the annual limits for VCT investee companies alongside inflation.

14 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Childminding

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to allow childminders to provide funded places to related children who do not live with them.