Zarah Sultana’s work in Parliament - West Midlands Labour

Zarah Sultana MP in Parliament

Human Rights: Kashmir

Commons debates

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams). Today’s debate on rights abuses in Kashmir is one close to my heart....

Afghanistan: British Council

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to urgently evacuate British Council employees stranded in Afghanistan.

Business of the House

Commons debates

Sue is a single mum and a former nurse. She wrote to me saying, “The 20-pound a week Universal Credit uplift was a relief…but now it’s being taken away and I don’t know...

Coronavirus: Quarantine

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide mental health support for workers having to self-isolate after receiving a positive covid-19 PCR test.

Travel: Quarantine

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including medical staff, who are doubly vaccinated, to the list of jobs that are...

Sick Leave: Coronavirus

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent companies using the Bradford Factor from penalising employees who are...

UK Gas Market

Commons debates

No they are not.

UK Gas Market

Commons debates

The decision to raise the energy price cap to its highest-ever level will push half a million people into fuel poverty next month. At the same time, an additional 800,000 people will be pushed...

Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits

Commons debates

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. “I will not have enough money to buy food or heat my home…I don’t know how I will eat...I am afforded no dignity...I am thrown on the scrap...

Hospitals: Consultants

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has made with the British Medical Association on a pay rise for all NHS consultants.

Public Transport: Coronavirus

Department for Transport

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of public transport following the covid-19 outbreak.

USA: Cuba

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the US Administration to end the economic blockade on Cuba.

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to offer humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan after the...

State Retirement Pensions: Females

Department for Work and Pensions

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compensating women born in the 1950s who were affected by state pension...

Autism and Hyperactivity

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time for people to receive ADHD and ASD assessments.

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Government inquiry into the (a) economic and (b) social impact of the...

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of suspending NHS overseas visitors charging regulations during the...

Dentistry: Workplace Pensions

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility to NHS pensions for dental nurses working in dental...

Social Services: Disability

Department of Health and Social Care

Zarah Sultana received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to consult (a) disabled people and (b) representatives of disability rights organisations to obtain...

HS2 - [David Mundell in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I share many of the concerns about HS2 that she has raised. These concerns were made very clear to me when I joined constituents affected by the project...