Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to publish its assessment of the wider social and economic implications of UKRI’s proposed Open Access policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what process his Department is following in order to independently assess the wider social and economic implications of UKRI’s proposed Open Access policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure mutual recognition between the UK and EU on organic food certification.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a flyer levy for international flights in order to (a) reduce the climate impact of flying by reforming the taxation of international flights ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department’s strategy is on retraining and reskilling people over the age of 60 who have become unemployed since the start of the covid-19 outbreak and who may struggle to find employment again...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will provide tailored financial support to self-employed cancer patients who are unable to pay themselves sick pay at present.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps, other than making an assessment of the potential merits of implementing coordinated sanctions with allies, his Department is taking to hold the Chinese authoritie...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the US Administration on disruption to US postal services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the uptake of pension credit over the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the time required to train an installer of (a) insulation for solid walls and (b) domestic heat pumps.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has for land currently held by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy of the data reported to the public on the number of covid-19 (a) deaths (b) infections and (c) tests carried out.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to re-classify sunscreen products from a cosmetic product to an essential healthcare item to exempt those products from VAT.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussion he has had with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets on establishing a Right to Local Supply to ensure the costs of supplying energy are proportionate to the ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will expand the Energy Company Obligation to support fuel poor households who are under greater financial pressure as a result of covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the consumption of electricity from local, renewable community generation schemes in Greater London.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for the environment of including period pants as women's sanitary products for VAT purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in response to reports of the detention and ill-treatment by Saudi authorities of people accused of cooperating or seeking to cooperate wi...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that gender equality in respect of girls’ education remains a strategic priority of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to update DFID’s Economic Development Strategy to promote greater consultation with civil society and tackle the structural inequalities faced by women and ...