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Attorney General
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to co-ordinate with other Departments on tackling fraud through the Serious Fraud Office.
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Cabinet Office
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to help SMEs access new Government procurement opportunities.
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that SME suppliers are paid on time.
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Department for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small businesses in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of credit losses arising from fraudulent loans provided through the (a) Bounce Back Loans Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to support the School Games Organisers Network.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) protect and (b) support vulnerable people in relation to online gambling addictions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of dynamic ticket pricing on the accessibility of music gigs for the general public.
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Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving access to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that Disabled Students’ Allowance funding for completed Non-Medical Help support is paid in the event of a provider’s insolvency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the number of ransomware attacks against schools and colleges in the last three years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional resources to schools for the provision of inclusive education.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) improve decision-making in the provision of education, health and care plan assessments.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families to apply for education, health and care plans.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of implementing cohort-based education, health and care plans.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to education, health and care plans for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the different ways in which local authorities allocate funding for education, health and care plans.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which there has been an increase in the number of SEND tribunal appeals in the last academic year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of spending by local authorities on defending SEND tribunal appeals in the 2023-24 financial year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the education, health and care plan appeals system.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice on improving the efficiency of the SEND tribunal system.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the early identification of special educational needs in children.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolment schemes for free school meals.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of demand for nursery spaces in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with (a) universities and (b) other higher education institutions to help ensure that the UK remains an attractive place for international students to study.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has a planned timetable for the establishment of Skills England.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of per-pupil funding in York Outer constituency since 2010 on educational attainment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet (a) the hon. Member for York Outer and (b) the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education in City of York Council to discuss SEND provision in schools in York Outer constituency.
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of battery energy storage systems.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Future Home Standard on National Grid capacity.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department have made of the potential impact of retrofitting new homes on net zero targets.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to work with local authorities on implementing the warm homes plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to next update the National Policy Statement for energy infrastructure; and whether that update will include battery storage as significant energy infrastructure.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of artificial intelligence for reducing emissions.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to clean energy on (a) businesses and (b) consumer energy bills.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environmental land management schemes support (a) farmers and (b) the rural economy in York Outer constituency.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
What steps her Department is taking to improve technological innovation in Yorkshire and the Humber region.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing the use of Look and Tell AI glasses for people with visual impairment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether officials in his Department (a) have had and (b) plan to have discussions with their counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the use of AI on efficiency in the NHS.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disinformation on social media.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the National AI Strategy; and whether he plans to update the strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on artificial intelligence planning.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prepare for and (b) mitigate future global IT outages.
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Department for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of traffic commissioners.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of existing health and safety standards on (a) electric vehicles and (b) their batteries.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of improving internet connectivity on the rail network.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to increase the provision of bus services in rural areas with low connectivity in York Outer constituency.
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Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces families.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to raise awareness of the availability of Pension Credit among people who may be eligible but are not in receipt of Pension Credit.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the second bullet point of recommendation two in section seven of the report by the UK Commission on Bereavement entitled Bereavement is everyone's business, published in October 2022.
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Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of propranolol in pharmacies; and what steps he is taking to ensure supply.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to low‑income families whose children require prolonged inpatient neonatal and paediatric care.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient safety for people with learning disabilities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety for people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to p.15 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England, what his Department's timetable is for publishing further details on the national maternity and neonatal taskforce; and whether that taskforce will focus on multiple pregnancies.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to support dispensing general practices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Patient Safety Commissioner has made on their work on Sodium Valproate and surgical mesh implants.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving product labelling on sugar content in food for children under the age of two.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is aware of supply issues with Felodipine medication; and whether he has had discussions with with (a) suppliers and (b) pharmacists to minimise patient impact.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) improvements in stroke care services and (b) the introduction of mechanical thrombectomy services at York and Scarborough Foundation Teaching NHS Trust.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle intermittent shortages of Efudix and (b) improve access to alternative medications to Efudix.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance on commissioning policies for NHS-funded IVF.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to commission services for adults with young onset dementia.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to review the adequacy of levels of access to ADHD medication; and if a Minister will meet with the hon. Member for York Outer to discuss ADHD medication shortages in that constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on intermittent shortages of (a) Olanzapine and (b) other anti-psychosis medicines in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and (b) support children with this condition in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) support adults with autism in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the frequency of cancer statistics releases.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for elective procedures.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) the dementia diagnosis rate and (b) the provision of specialist care services for those living with dementia in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support rural GP practices.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to support (a) the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on access to primary care.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in the York Outer constituency currently accepting (a) adult and (b) children NHS patients.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve outcomes for patients who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on helping to implement sanctions on Russian crude oil exports.
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Home Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent people under 18 years old from committing anti-social behaviour.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support regional crime units to tackle (a) fraud and (b) cybercrime.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of processing times for manual Disclosure and Barring Service certificates; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding manual certificates to the DBS update service.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent modern slavery in the care sector.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for tackling violence against women and girls in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help tackle anti-social behaviour in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of community police officers in York Outer constituency since 2010 on levels of crime.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle business fraud.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take further steps to tackle consumer fraud.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of businesses in the Yorkshire and the Humber region that experienced fraud in the last financial year.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to conduct a review into local authorities’ pre-application processes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will meet the hon. Member for York Outer to discuss reforms to speed up the planning process.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to speed up the conveyancing process for property sales.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that planning authorities determine applications on time.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will visit proposed housing developments in York Outer constituency to discuss affordable housing.
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Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether there are socio-economic disparities in the outcomes of special educational needs and disability tribunals.
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Northern Ireland Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.
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Treasury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to change the access to (a) Junior ISAs and (b) Child Trust Funds for parents of SEND young adults.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming mortgage regulation.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unfunded policies announced by the previous government her Department identified as part of its recent audit of public spending.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for establishing the Office of Value for Money.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to work with the regulatory technology sector to improve sanctions screening in financial services.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Covid Corruption Commissioner will (a) work and (b) liaise with other Departments across Government.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of bank hubs in local communities across the UK.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the (a) access to and (b) availability of cash for (i) businesses and (ii) consumers in York Outer constituency.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to enforce the UK’s sanctions regime.
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Women and Equalities
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her department is taking to improve the protection for people who have experienced (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) disability discrimination at work.
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