Afzal Khan

69929 • Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to increase the cybersecurity workforce.

69930 • Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has had discussions with professional bodies to promote uptake of cybersecurity (a) qualifications and (b) apprenticeships.

69931 • Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of certification and professional standards on the (a) quality and (b) resilience of the UK’s cybersecurity workforce.

69973 • Health: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle health inequalities and (b) help increase life expectancy in Manchester Rusholme constituency.

68795 • Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement benchmarking measures to ensure access to care for people with (a) respiratory conditions and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England.

68796 • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to new medicines for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England.

68800 • Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the amount of money available to people using the Healthy Start scheme, in the context of increases in the cost of (a) fruit, (b) vegetables, (c) infant formula and (d) other essential items.

67955 • ICT: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of teacher shortages on the availability of Computer Science A level in schools in the most disadvantaged areas.

67956 • Teachers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) extend and (b) increase bursaries and salary uplifts for shortage subject teachers in schools with high proportions of pupils from low income backgrounds.

67957 • Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Teaching Regulation Agency and (b) university providers on expanding initial teacher training places targeted at schools in disadvantaged areas.

67958 • Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve retention of early career teachers in schools rated (a) requires improvement and (b) inadequate by Ofsted.

67959 • Teachers: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce workload and (b) enhance professional development support for teachers in schools serving low income communities.

67960 • Teachers: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to work (a) Teach First and (b) other school led partnerships to place additional high calibre graduates into schools in low income communities.

67437 • Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the industrial strategy on increasing the availability of clinical trials for young people with cancer.

67438 • Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered implementing a methane tax on vented emissions from North Sea oil and gas operators to help incentivise improved (a) capture and (b) use of wasted gas.

67439 • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include methane in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

67440 • Agriculture: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce methane emissions from agriculture through (a) dietary changes, (b) manure management, (c) innovation in feed additives and (d) other methods.

67441 • Methane: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support local authorities in tackling methane emissions.

67442 • Landfill: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support local authorities in tackling methane emissions from landfill sites through improved (a) waste separation, (b) capture technologies and (c) food waste reduction.

67443 • Methane: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of methane reduction measures on (a) air quality and (b) public health.

EDM 1599 • Manchester Fashion Institute Robotics Living Lab

That this House congratulates Manchester Metropolitan University on the opening of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) funded...

EDM 1599 • Manchester Fashion Institute Robotics Living Lab

That this House congratulates Manchester Metropolitan University on the opening of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) funded...

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 1128 • Death of Pope Francis

That this House expresses its sadness at the death of the Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, affectionately known as the Peo...