Mr Virendra Sharma

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has put in place a cap on rental increases for social housing renters; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a ca...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 94724 on tobacco smuggling, when he expects secondary legislation to be introduced to extend the powers from HMRC to trading standards to provide on-the-spot fi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support shared ownership homeowners.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans future Budget statements to be in the Spring or the Autumn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of legal aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of replacing the tripartite agreement governing Gurkha terms of service with a bilateral agreement; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on future (a) funding and (b) commissioning arrangements for hepatitis C services after April 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure that opt-out reception testing for (a) hepatitis C and (b) other blood borne viruses will continue in prisons after ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government will take to encourage healthy workplaces for people with long term conditions as part of the renewed focus on encouraging people to return to work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will provide funding to employers to develop resources for employees with musculoskeletal conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will support the dissemination of the Versus Arthritis Surgery Toolkit to all ICSs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made as a result of the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who will become bankrupt as a result of the Loan Charge in the next twelve months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Healthcare Trades Association's survey entitled The impact of the current economic landscape on UK health and social care, what assessment he has made of the implicati...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the accreditation of surgical hubs will be rolled out.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the average waiting times, including to assessment and outcome, of the Access to Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of parity of remuneration for social care workers in (a) the NHS, (b) local authorities and (c) other publicly funded industries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report of the Care Quality Commission, The state of health care and adult social care in England 2021-22, on the challenges facing the social care if he will m...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of providing extra financial support for the social care sector to ensure that working age disabled people who require support live independ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March to Question 158878 on Youth Mobility Scheme, when she plans for the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement to come into force.