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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Dec 2024
Syria

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Dec 2024
Service Accommodation

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Dec 2024
Ukraine

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Written Question
Dietetics: Apprentices
Thursday 19th December 2024

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of dietetic apprenticeships.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We will refresh the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan next summer, to ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need, when they need it. This will include how we ensure that we train, through all training routes, and provide the staff the NHS needs, including allied health professionals such as dieticians, to care for patients across our communities.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Dec 2024
Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill

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Written Question
Sanctions: Enforcement
Wednesday 18th December 2024

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to increase resources for enforcement agencies to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute complex sanctions evasion schemes.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

A range of Departments have responsibility for the enforcement of UK sanctions, including the Home Office, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Transport and HM Treasury. Resourcing is decided by those Departments and their agencies in conjunction with HM Treasury. I launched a cross-Government review of sanctions at the first Small Ministerial Group on enforcement in October. The review is examining whether we have the right powers, approach, capacity and resourcing on policy, implementation and enforcement, with an urgent focus on strengthening the latter. It is being led by the FCDO in collaboration with key sanctions Departments.


Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Sobel (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 345 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 354 Noes - 202
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Sobel (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 346 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 353
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Sobel (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 345 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 352
Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Sobel (LAB) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 347 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 353