House of Commons

My Record of Contributions in Parliament

Nitrogen Dioxide

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the nitrogen dioxide concentration beyond what is required in the Air Quality...

Air Pollution

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the World Health Organisation air quality guideline limits for PM2.5, what assessment his Department made...

Sue Gray Report

Commons debates

My mother, my father-in-law and my mother-in-law are just three of the nearly 180,000 people who have died from covid-19 in Britain. Laws were broken by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and...

India’s Foreign Contribution Law: NGOs

Westminster Hall debates

There is no doubt about the importance of our good, strong relationship with the Indian Government but, as I said earlier, Mohammed Yasin Malik and other Hurriyat leaders have today been given...

India’s Foreign Contribution Law: NGOs

Westminster Hall debates

I was simply stunned when the reputable organisation Amnesty was forced to close its office in India. The suffocation of minority rights and the lack of freedom of expression has also been...

Housing: Insulation

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Afzal Khan 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 help insulate houses in (a) Manchester, Gorton constituency, (b) Manchester and...

Xinjiang Internment Camps: Shoot-to-Kill Policy

Commons debates

The chilling report leaked today shows that China’s bloodthirsty campaign against Uyghur Muslims is showing no sign of slowing down. Despite repeated calls, the Government have been far too...

Access to Legal Aid

Afzal Khan made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) for raising the importance of access to legal aid. In fact, his region—the east midlands—has seen an above average fall...

Uyghurs: Forced Labour

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of whether goods produced by the slave labour of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang are present in Government...

Kickstart Scheme: Disability

Department for Work and Pensions

Afzal Khan 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 extending the Universal Credit Kickstart Scheme to include individuals with...

India: Religious Freedom

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan 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 her Department is taking with international counterparts to help tackle forced conversions in India.

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's objectives are for the upcoming Ministerial Conference on International Freedom of Religion...

Crown Court: Trials

Ministry of Justice

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of cases in the Crown Court since 11 April 2022 had no recorded attendance of a defence advocate.

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

Ministry of Justice

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal legal aid firms have offered the Legal Aid Agency back-up advocacy from 11 April 2022.

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Jackdaw fossil fuel development proposed by Shell with the...

Offshore Industry: North Sea

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of a new licensing round in the North Sea on the UK's (a) obligations towards international...

Israel: Journalism

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Israeli Government on its treatment of journalists.

India: Religious Freedom

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representation she has made to her Indian counterpart on the protection of religious minorities.

Islamophobia: Scotland

Scotland Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on tackling Islamophobia in Scotland.

Shireen Abu Akleh

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afzal Khan received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made any representations to her Israeli counterpart on the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen...