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House of Commons

My Record of Contributions in Parliament

Water Sector: Public Ownership - [Paula Barker in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My constituents in Manchester Rusholme have seen a £57 increase this year, yet it is safe to say that there has been very little to show for it. Just last week, United Utilities had to pay a...

Universal Credit

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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing rates of Universal Credit through an independent process designed to...

Israeli Settlements

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 recent discussions he has had with Israeli counterpart regarding the risk of displacement in the village of...

Disability: Hate Crime

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle hate against disabled people.

Fuel Poverty

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the number of households experiencing fuel poverty excluded from the Warm Homes Discount because...

Fuel Poverty

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what options she has considered for creating a dedicated funding stream for alternative support mechanism for households in fuel...

Mental Health: Cannabis

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of regulations for the private prescription of medical cannabis at protecting patients...

Food: Waste

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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legal regulations to mandate the donation of surplus...

West Coast Main Line: Standards

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action she is taking to improve train journey times between Manchester and London.

Emergencies: Mobile Phones

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will outline the reasons for sending the wildfire emergency alert on Friday 14th August to phones across England and Wales, rather than only in...

Insurance: Mental Health

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he is taking to ensure people with mental health conditions have equitable access to insurance services.

Insurance: Mental Health

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action he is taking to tackle discrimination on the basis of mental health conditions in the insurance industry.

Employment: Artificial Intelligence

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 steps his Department is taking to mitigate the risks of job displacement caused by increased uptake of artificial intelligence in the...

Israel and Palestine

Commons debates

The Foreign Secretary and the new Prime Minister have shown leadership and moral courage by introducing these sanctions. I strongly welcome the Foreign Secretary’s support for the...

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fuel poverty on households with sub-metered energy supplies that are not...

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that low-income households living in sub-metered accommodation can access equivalent...

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will review the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount to ensure that people who would otherwise qualify for...

Artificial Intelligence: Safety

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128813, whether the AI Security Institute has identified vulnerabilities in models deployed...

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Government's response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan (CP 1242), when his Department plans to...

Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128813, which categories of AI system should not be regulated...