Nicholas Soames: Does my hon. Friend agree that, generally speaking, the rule the Government should adopt, given the unfortunate decision that this country has taken to leave the European Union and in order to make our way in the world to the greatest advantage, is that we must retain a very open system to allow the brightest and the best to come and study here from all over the world at equal rates of...
Nicholas Soames: What steps his Department is taking to increase language teaching in schools.
Nicholas Soames: Given that catastrophic mistake by the Labour party, I commend my right hon. Friend and his colleagues for the proportion of pupils taking a language GCSE increasing from 40% to 47% since 2010. Does he agree that, given the—so far, unicorn—desire to develop a really global Britain project, it will become more and more important that our students are properly equipped for a fully global...
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to mark the 80th Anniversary of the founding of The Royal Armoured Corps.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the procurement of new tanks for the Army; and what the timeframe is for those tanks to come in to service.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current order of battle is of The Royal Armoured Corps.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister in his Department has Ministerial oversight of Natural England.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which stakeholders Natural England consulted ahead of its decision to revoke General Licences 04/05/06.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department had with Natural England ahead of its decision to revoke General Licences 04/05/06.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has developed a strategy for the development of new quantum technologies.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidelines he provides to (a) local authorities and (b) housing developers on requirements for (i) full-fibre connectivity for new build developments and (ii) electric vehicle charging points.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to upgrade the AFV fleet.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in NATO on upgrading AFV Fleets.
Nicholas Soames: First, I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her outstanding record in her Department, on which I also congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Amber Rudd). Does the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth agree that one of the things that is essential in a grown-up discussion on climate change is that there should be a proper sense of proportion about what has been...
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the growth of rail freight.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of increased freight travel by rail on climate change.
Nicholas Soames: Does my right hon. Friend agree that there are many other very important issues facing the European Union—including, for the moment, the United Kingdom—particularly in respect of the EU’s crucial relationship with China? Given the extension granted by our European partners, will she confirm that she will direct Britain’s negotiators to use the extra valuable time creatively in...
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the UK Government makes to the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK’s obligations are under the Antarctic Treaty.
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the use of bases belonging to the Peoples Republic of China in the Antarctic.