Parliamentary Activity - Virendra Sharma

Travel: Quarantine

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 and provision has been made to ensure that travellers from red list countries who are staying in quarantine hotels are...

Passports: British National (Overseas)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a separate lifeboat scheme, mirroring Canadian-Australian...

Passports: British National (Overseas)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to (a) expand and (b) clarify the BN(O) scheme to ensure that people relying on their BN(O) passports as their...

Passports: British National (Overseas)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to support BN(O) holders’ children who cannot renew their passports through the Chinese embassy due to...

Nuisance Calls

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department and associated regulatory authorities are taking to reduce nuisance automated marketing calls.

Teachers: Recruitment

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 steps his Department is taking to increase teacher recruitment.

Tobacco Control Plan - [Mrs Maria Miller in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Virendra Sharma made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

Thank you for calling me to speak in this important discussion, Mrs Miller. It is a pleasure to speak here under such a distinguished Chair. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for City of...

UK Negotiating Team: Diversity and Inclusion

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

Later this year, I am hosting the British South Asian youth summit, focusing on COP26. Will the Minister meet our youth champions to hear the perspective of young people living in some of the...

UK Negotiating Team: Diversity and Inclusion

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he has taken to champion diversity and inclusivity in the UK’s COP26 negotiating team.

0.7% Official Development Assistance Target

Commons debates

I hope to be brief. Looking around the world, we see so many problems that need our help—[Inaudible.] It has been a discourtesy to this House and to millions of people up and down the...

Topical Questions

Health and Social Care

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

My constituents continue to be concerned that covid-19 is being used as an excuse to remove services from Ealing Hospital permanently. Accepting temporary suspensions for covid-19 is fine, but...

Covid-19:International Travel - [Yvonne Fovargue in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a great pleasure to speak under your leadership, Ms Fovargue. I thank all the people who signed the petition. I want to speak briefly on two important points. First, my constituents rely...

A Plan for the NHS and Social Care

Commons debates

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak in this vital debate on the NHS and social care. I want to speak about social care, which is in the midst of a severe crisis....

Offences against Children

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of collecting ethnicity as part of child sexual abuse data.

Offences against Children

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the collection of adequate data on child sexual abuse that is comparable across police forces.

International Travel: Covid-19

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

Constituents have come to me raising the issue of queues at airports. There are long waits, no food and drinks, and nowhere to sit, in some cases for five hours. There is totally inadequate...

International Travel: Covid-19

Virendra Sharma made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to ensure the safe operation of international travel as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to signpost Hong Kongers to the Government’s support package for people coming to the UK on the...

British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release of 8 April 2021, National welcome for Hong Kong arrivals, when the...

British National (Overseas): Hong Kong

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will provide support to English language lesson providers to meet the potential increase in demand as...

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