Alex Sobel MP: written questions
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Indonesia: Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Indonesian government on upholding free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous communities affected by National Strate
Answer: The UK Government is aware of the ongoing implementation of National Strategic Projects across Indonesia. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office senior officials have raised the importance of free, prior and informed consent (FPCI) for Indigenous Pe...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the commissioning model for adult social care.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This includes commissioning a diverse range of care and support services that enable people to access quality ca...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing adult social care to meet community needs.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning social care. As part of this, local authorities should pursue the principle that market shaping and commissioning should be shared endeavours, with commissioners working alongside people with care and su...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department has assessed the potential impact of beach-based police interventions in northern France on recent trends in levels of deaths in the Channel; and what measures she is implementi
Answer: Our ongoing partnership with French law enforcement prevented over 22,000 crossing attempts during 2025. We are working closely with the French to reduce the risk to life from these crossings and with partners across Europe to bring the smuggling gangs to...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK-funded French police operations on the safety and wellbeing of people attempting to seek asylum; and what steps she is taking to ensure accou
Answer: It would be inappropriate for the Home Office to comment upon the composition or duties of French law enforcement units. It is important to emphasise that French law enforcement units necessarily operate independently of UK law enforcement, though there i...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring mechanisms exist to ensure that UK-funded activities in France, whether involving public authorities or private contractors, do not contribute to human rights violations against people
Answer: France is a key partner in tackling OIC and joint work is seeing French personnel being deployed, supported by cutting-edge surveillance technologies and equipment; and more work is being done to disrupt organised criminal gangs through improved intellige...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much UK public funding has been provided to the French Government under agreements relating to Channel operations since 2020; and for what specific purposes this funding has been used.
Answer: France is a key partner in tackling OIC and joint work is seeing French personnel being deployed, supported by cutting-edge surveillance technologies and equipment; and more work is being done to disrupt organised criminal gangs through improved intellige...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUlcerative Colitis: Leeds Central and HeadingleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with colitis in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to meet the needs of patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, in the Leeds Central and Headingly constituency...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrohn's Disease: Leeds Central and HeadingleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with Crohn's disease in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to meet the needs of patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, in the Leeds Central and Headingly constituency...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Airedale LineDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the reliability of Northern Train’s services on the Airedale Line from Skipton to Leeds.
Answer: In November the Airedale line had cancellations of 1.68 per cent (below Northern’s average of 2.96 per cent). Northern Trains and the department, through the Rail North Partnership, would be keen to discuss any proposals for improving train services with ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax Power: Low Carbon Contracts CompanyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Low Carbon Contracts Company has powers to end Drax’s operations as distinct from withdrawing individual subsidy payments.
Answer: The new Low Carbon Dispatchable Contract for Difference (CfD) with Drax includes powers for the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) to terminate the contract as the ultimate sanction for serious breaches of generating requirements or sustainability criter...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAleksandar VučićForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the National Security Adviser discussed media freedoms in his recent meeting with President Vucic.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 20 October to Question 81835.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRepairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of passenger notification procedures for planned engineering works that result in disruption to rail services.
Answer: Standard practice is for journey planner websites like National Rail Enquiries and train operating company websites to start showing alternative travel information 12 weeks in advance. Network Rail is responsible for coordinating and validating timetables...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to ensure that assistance services in rail stations for disabled and vulnerable passengers remain functional during significant service disruptions.
Answer: All train and station operators are required, under their Accessible Travel Policy, to provide assistance to disabled and vulnerable passengers during periods of disruption. This includes, where appropriate, the provision of alternative accessible transpo...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rail operators provide sufficient staffing and passenger management during major route disruptions.
Answer: The Department expects train operators and Network Rail to have plans in place to support passengers during major disruption, including appropriate staffing.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Leeds Central and HeadingleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for patients with (a) strokes and (b) transient ischaemic attacks in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
Answer: Stroke care for the Leeds Central and Headingley constituencies is provided by the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT). To improve outcomes for patients with strokes and transient ischaemic attacks, LTHT provides 24/7 stroke specialist nurse cover for em...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing details to the public on how to report suspected unlicenced vendors providing weight loss injections.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), acting on behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is responsible for the regulation of medicines intended for human use in the United Kingdom. This inc...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has considered the potential merits of establishing a database of licensed weight loss injection providers that is easily accessible to the public.
Answer: All GLP-1 medicines, which are licensed injections for weight loss, are prescription only medicines, which means they can only be prescribed by a healthcare professional.GLP-1 medicines can be purchased privately. A consultation with a healthcare professi...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United Nation Secretary-General’s report to the Security Council entitled Situation concerning Western Sahara, published on 30 September 2025, what asse
Answer: The UK Government consistently urges all states to uphold international law, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process led by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General Mr Staffan de Mistura in support of finding ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the call for the renewal of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate.
Answer: The UK has consistently voted for UN Security Council Resolutions that renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, including the latest Resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on 30 October 2025.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether multi-year revenue funding for children's hospices will go to (a) regional and (b) local ICBs.
Answer: We are providing £26 million in revenue funding to support children and young people’s hospices for 2025/26. This is a continuation of the funding which until recently was known as the Children’s Hospice Grant.I am pleased to confirm the continuation of t...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFanconi AnaemiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) women wishing to become pregnant and (b) all people diagnosed with Fanconi Anaemia.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, including Fanconi Anaemia. Where possible, the National Health Service offers reproductive options for carrier couples wishing to have a baby, including prenatal counse...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFanconi Anaemia: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to treatments to manage Fanconi Anaemia.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Fanconi Anaemia. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare d...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFanconi Anaemia: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research for a cure for Fanconi Anaemia.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and care including Fanconi Anaemia.These applic...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the cross-Government nature strategy.
Answer: Defra will set out its timeline for publishing the Cross Government Nature Strategy (GCNS) in due course.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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