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Written Question
Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
Monday 7th June 2021

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 6457 on Department of Work and Pensions: Correspondence, when data on the timeliness of responses to hon. Members from Government departments and agencies will be made available to hon. Members.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Further to the answer to PQ6450 on 27 May 2021, we expect this data to be released and made available to members ahead of Parliament rising for Summer recess.




Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What progress the Government have made on the public inquiry into the covid-19 outbreak. ..."
Afzal Khan - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Earlier this week, I visited the covid memorial wall opposite Parliament to remember those I have lost to this crisis, including my mum and both my parents-in-law. Yesterday, grieving families like mine watched in horror as Mr Cummings detailed the litany of failures and gross incompetence right at the heart …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" Earlier this week, the Conservative party finally published the much delayed Singh report on Islamophobia and discrimination within its own ranks. The report is a damning indictment, but the findings come as no surprise. The poison of Islamophobia continues to rise unabated in our society and the latest hate …..."
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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Correspondence
Thursday 27th May 2021

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.

The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Correspondence
Thursday 27th May 2021

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to the Prime Minister's office received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.

The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Covid-19 Update

"The Israeli Government made the decision not to vaccinate more than 4.5 million Palestinian citizens in Gaza and the west bank, leaving this responsibility to the occupied territories’ under-resourced healthcare system. Only several thousand Palestinians have been vaccinated, in contrast to the 4.2 million Israelis. In the light of the …..."
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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 20th April 2021

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 10 November 2020 on Islamophobia.

Answered by Boris Johnson

My Office has no record of receiving this letter. I have asked my Office to contact the Hon Member’s Office to re-send the correspondence and arrange for a reply to be sent.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" A year into this crisis and more than 126,000 lives have been lost. Behind that staggering figure are millions grieving for their loved ones. In my family, we have lost an entire generation. I could not hold my mum’s hand as she lay dying, and I recently lost both …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19: Road Map

"Earlier this month, nearly half the constituents I surveyed reported severe financial insecurity. Shockingly, almost a third also said that they struggled to afford daily living costs. That is the financial reality of millions around the country. One respondent told me that they feel utterly hopeless about their financial situation. …..."
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