Parliamentary Activity - Virendra Sharma MP

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

For the entirety of the Prime Minister’s term of office, the UK has held to its 0.7% international aid commitment. Is the Prime Minister proud of this record, and will she use her powers...

Tobacco: Excise Duties

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of heated tobacco product covered by the Tobacco for Heating excise category introduced on 1 July 2019 may be brought into the UK by passengers...

Cyber-security

Oral Answers to Questions - Cabinet Office

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister will know that the cyber-defence of the Government and industry is stronger when the best skills from around the country are deployed. With that in mind, what is he doing to...

Cyber-security

Oral Answers to Questions - Cabinet Office

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to help improve the cyber-security of (a) public and (b) private sector organisations.

Defence: Industry

Ministry of Defence

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

What steps she is taking to support the UK defence industry.

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Defence

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Secretary of State commit to spend more to protect UK intellectual property, which is the underpinning of our high-tech defence industry?

Department for Education: Standards

Department for Education

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the construction of Ealing Fields High school, what his Department's policy is on provision of compensation for (a) structural and...

Department for Education: Standards

Department for Education

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what standards his Department uses to set acceptable levels of (a) vibration, (b) noise and (c) dust and air quality in construction projects funded...

Genetic Haemochromatosis

Westminster Hall debates

I am sorry, I was conscious of the time—I want the Minister and the Opposition spokesperson to respond as well. I call Gavin Newlands.

Schools: Construction

Department for Education

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the construction of Ealing Fields High school, what his Department's policy is on provision of compensation for (a) structural and...

NHS: Procurement

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department plans to publish on how the NHS Supply Chain will ensure that value for money is a key consideration in...

NHS: Procurement

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks to the continuity of supply of vital NHS HealthTech products as a result...

NHS: Procurement

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any NHS organisations have requested legal advice on whether practices established by Supply Chain Coordination Limited have...

NHS: Procurement

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma 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 received legal advice on whether practices established by Supply Chain Coordination Limited have breached...

Heart Diseases: Death

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma 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 effect of heart disease screening programmes for the elderly on (a) the incidence of...

Heart Diseases: Death

Department of Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma 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 reduce the number of preventable deaths caused by heart disease; and whether he has made an assessment of...

Measurement: Metrication

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of switching to metric measurements for distance.

Sikhs: Census

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many representations he has received on the inclusion of Sikh as a separate ethnicity on the census.

Sudan: Politics and Government

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the transitional military council of Sudan acts in good faith during its negotiations...

Sudan: Diplomatic Service

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Virendra Sharma received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department will be making extra resources available to support his staff in Sudan.

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