To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of the proposal by culture industry organisations for a Smart Fund to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening copyright provisions to help prevent the work of artists,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the proportion of invoices her Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including measures on supporting providers of (a) radio and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the level of support for UK radio...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the new UK Tentative List of potential future UNESCO world heritage sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff Border Force Maritime Command had on 1 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many people resident in the UK are victims of (a) human trafficking and (b) modern slavery.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost to claimants of applying for compensation under the Windrush compensation scheme; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Section 95 Asylum Support, in the context of the cost-of-living crisis.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department plans to determine the level of the annual cap on the number of refugees who will be allowed to settle in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people who are granted Leave To Enter under a British National Overseas Visa are entitled to get married in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to accept requests to expedite Further Leave To Remain (Family and Private Life) applications where financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing asylum seekers to work on (a) the economy and (b) the level of job vacancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the list of news organisations that attended to report on her recent trip Rwanda was drawn up; and what assessment she has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she made an assessment of the impact of the Government Communications Service Propriety Guidance on the list of organisations...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportion of invoices her Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department allocated to Border Force Maritime Command in the 2022-23 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total number of full time equivalent staff currently employed within the Small Boats Operational Command; how many new members...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement visits were carried out by Immigration Enforcement Officers in relation to suspected illegal working offences in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure eligible voters are not turned away due to a lack of photo ID in upcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the UK Government Resilience Framework, published on 19 December 2022, whether he plans to increase...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of residential blocks below 11 metres with building safety faults in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on the cost variation request summitted in October 2022 in relation to Fitzgerald House and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure tenants in housing association properties are aware of what actions to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding has been allocated to organisations in Northern Ireland by the European Social Fund in the 2022-23...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 169443 on Mayors: Powers, what were the conclusions of that public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the use of the Housing Revenue Account by (a) City of York Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to bring forward a fund to mitigate against life safety fire risks associated with cladding on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 166295 on Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence, how much of the £123...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 166295 on Mental Health Services: Artificial Intelligence, when he plans to publish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential prevalence of attempts to traffic organ donors into the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact that increased energy and other costs are having on hospices and end of life care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure improved engagement and support for children and families from health and social care services as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of dentistry in Halton in the last (a) three, (b) six, (c) 12 and (d) 24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for the appointment of a new partner to manage the distribution of funds to increase the number of automated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the survival rates of people who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act to extend independent prescribing responsibilities to (a) dietitians,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prosecutions for theft of catalytic converters in London in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy to encourage the use of Standard Delivery formats in Pre-Sentence Reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that institutions and organisations in (a) England and (b) Wales are aware of the legal status of Scottish Powers of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce a legally binding target to reduce sewage discharges by 90 per cent by 2030.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for limited extended validity were made to the Environment Agency in each year since 2016; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing household kerb-side collection of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of total dissolved solids in tap water in (a) Camden and (b) Brent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the incorrect disposal of lithium-ion batteries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a strategy on reducing her Department's carbon emissions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in (a) energy and (b) pet food bills on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the average time it took to import seed potatoes from France in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to keep fur trade bans in the context of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Brucella Canis were reported between April 2021 and January 2022; and what data her Department holds on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Natural England on its policy on grazing on sites of special scientific interest;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce mandatory due diligence for forest risk commodities as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to review the legal requirements to register (a) ownership and (b) breeding of (i) raptors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Plymouth City Council on the felling of over 100 trees in Plymouth City Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage discharges were made into the River Leam each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to introduce mandatory monitoring of all sewage outlets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of sewage spillages on coastal business in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect (a) puffins, (b) kittiwakes and \(c) other marine life from the industrial fishing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the armed forces in Scotland.

Whether he has made a comparative assessment with Cabinet colleagues of energy costs in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on cladding issues affecting buildings in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting and supporting the Scottish food and drink sector.

Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the EU on Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Spring Budget 2023 on Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the written statement entitled Ajax Payments Update, UIN HCWS652, made by the Minister for Defence Procurement on 20 March 2023, how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at DE&S Gosport; and how many personnel are based at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing armed forces pay in line with inflation; and whether he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of what rank were the military officers who were Senior Responsible Owners on 1 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Senior Responsible Owners are selected before appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of service is of a senior responsible owner.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report entitled Defence in a Competitive Age, published by his Department on 22 March 2021, CP 411, whether his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's recent research into the service history of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown established whether he was paid the same rate of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the written statement entitled Ajax Payments Update, UIN HCWS652, made by the Minister for Defence Procurement on 20 March 2023, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether in the context of the war in Ukraine he has recently reviewed the potential for future use of the AJAX vehicles in (a) surveillance and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the security situation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum temperature in which working practices can take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to increase the level of mental health support for civil servants who deal with people who are suicidal as result of the rise...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to expand the Restart scheme in the context of the closure of the Job Entry Targeted Support scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 166241 on Social Security Benefits: Disqualification, for what reasons his Department is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for introducing more conditionality for entitlement to benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 159058 on Social Security Benefits, what (a) advice and (b) other support his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department records data on benefit sanctions; and whether that data is held centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve access to English for Speakers of Other Languages courses through the Restart scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether refugees can be placed on the Restart scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons Universal Credit claimants will wait nine months to be considered for Restart.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to extend the length of the Restart Programme for people who have had a long period of unemployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to measure the success of the Restart Programme; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the programme operates effectively.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of families receiving income-related benefits that used food banks in the last 12 months; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members make up the Disability Confident Leaders Group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote greater recognition of the health benefits of work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Joint Work and Health Unit is taking to support people to start, stay and succeed in work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work has met with the Disability Confident Business Leaders Group in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for the Fund to Stimulate Innovation in Occupational Health competition were received by the closing date of 15 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment was undertaken before the Access to Work annual cap was introduced in 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to help ensure that people with arthritis can stay in work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking taken to ensure that (a) Support for Mortgage Interest and (b) other support schemes started before the rise in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with colleagues on improving the personal independence payment assessment process for people with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the oldest debt was incurred for cases in which Universal Credit was reduced due to historical overpayment of tax credits due to an error...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of how long (a) it takes to complete a Personal Independence Payment application and (b) it will take after the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made with NHS Digital on sharing information between IT systems managed by (a) his Department, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) Personal Independence Payment and (b) Universal Credit decisions were overturned at tribunal when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023, CP 807,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the benefit cap at incentivising claimants who are the primary carer of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to sixth-forms to transition from providing BTECs to T-Levels, including with securing industry placements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the proportion of invoices her Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in the 2021-2022...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of Universities that offer video games degree courses in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure pupils affected by staff sickness caused by covid-19 receive the support they need to learn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made for the reasons that teaching assistants are not employed on 52 week contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increases in the cost of living on university student dropout rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on 22 March 2023, what estimate his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The UK’s International Technology Strategy, published on 22 March 2023, CP 810, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, where the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the EU on making the 90 days within 180 rule for travel to the Schengen area more...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Pakistani Government on protecting (a) human rights, (b) a free press...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Pakistani government on the political situation in that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support and safeguard UK nationals in the Punjab state of India.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government was first made aware that internet in the state of Punjab in India was to be cut off.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people have had consular assistance in India in each of the last six months; and what proportion of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) political tensions and (b) internet blackouts in the state of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will raise allegations of human rights abuses in the Punjab with his Indian counterpart.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, to what territory the 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, signed on 21 March, applies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of illegal settlements and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 153719 on Global Disinformation Index, whether that Global...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Turkey on trade union freedoms in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Turkish Government on workers’ rights in Turkey.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Turkish Government on the upcoming parliamentary elections in that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 169226 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of frontloading funding for the humanitarian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK Tech Envoys his Department currently has; and whether his Department plans to take steps to increase...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle malnutrition in East Africa, in the context of commitments made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the next round of negotiations on the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has taken recent steps to increase transparency on overseas ownership of UK property.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas flights were made by Ministers in the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support UK companies to make trade agreements with individual US states; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) people with lived experience of (i) Parkinson's and (ii) other disabilities and (b) employers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether (a) Israeli settlements and (b) other Occupied Palestinian Territories could be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by the Critical Minerals Association entitled Unlocking security of supply, published in March 2023, whether she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the contribution in Westminster Hall on 23 March by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will provide a timetable for her consultation on the British Industry Supercharger.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on wages in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there are regions of the UK where it is not possible to build new homes due to energy supply constraints.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government will be voting for the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation package negotiated in 2022 at the Ad Hoc Energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UN Secretary General’s call on 20 March for rich...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding from the public purse to cover the standing charge for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the operational costs are for (a) pre-payment energy meters that require (i) card or coin and (ii) remote payment and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on developing a domestic supply of medical isotopes as part of the Medical Radionuclide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Energy Bill Support Scheme provides equal help to each household when...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed Xlinks renewable energy interlink with Morocco.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of bank branches that have closed in (a) the Cynon Valley constituency and (b) Rhondday Cynon Taff local...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of proposals to abolish the lifetime allowance cap per worker who is incentivised not to retire early.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 153706, when he plans to re-channel the outstanding balance of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 500 million...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help deliver nationwide gigabit broadband to 85 per cent of all households by 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy introduce to a mandatory seafarers welfare charter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public consultations his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) responded to within 12 weeks of their closing since 12 December 2019.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many consultations that closed before the 31 December 2020 are awaiting a response from his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department are working on the response to the Managing pavement parking consultation.

To ask His Majesty's Government which countries the 887 refugees who were granted resettlement through the UK Resettlement Scheme in 2022 come from.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of providing the same monthly 'thank you' payments to those hosting people who arrived in the UK through the Ukraine...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include in the National Crime Agency’s Missing Persons Data Report data on the ethnicity of people who go missing including (1) the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the threshold made under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 below which smaller authorities are exempt from routine...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to collect and publish data and analysis on the ethnicity of looked-after children who go missing, including their recorded risk factors, such...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review their support for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend the Children Act 1989 to remove the legal duty on local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 March (HL6096), what assessment they have made of why there have only been two prosecutions...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether existing legislation relating to the use of e-scooters in urban areas is fit for purpose.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the infrastructure required to meet their goal for all new cars sold from 2030 to be electric vehicles.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification for the further extension to the contract for Avanti West Coast, given its service record over the last six months.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of the decline in the size of the North Sea oil sector on the UK economy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what environmental monitoring will form part of future carbon capture and storage projects beneath the seabed.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including provisions on carbon leakage as part of the Energy Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional funding for local highway authorities to address (1) the backlog of 4,000 applications for historic rights of way,...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent supporting aquaponics in each year since 2018.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the income gap between workers with special educational needs and disabilities and those without.

To ask His Majesty's Government, what percentage of religious marriages in England were solemnised in (1) Anglican churches, (2) Reformed Evangelical churches, and (3) Roman Catholic churches, in...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the marine science community about the future of the UK’s involvement in Horizon Europe.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect that negotiations will be completed with the EU regarding (1) membership of, and (2) access to, Horizon Europe.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create strategic investment plans for automation and digitalisation to help UK manufacturing businesses.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council; and when they expect to reach an agreement.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make the Government Gateway more accessible for new users.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 14 March (HL Deb col 1282), what exemptions to the Banking Act 2009 they granted to HSBC as part of its purchase...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for granting tax relief for grassroots music venues to grant them parity with theatres, orchestras and other cultural...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they ensure that the correct tax is paid by small high street businesses, such as barbers and nail salons, that only accept cash for their goods and services...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of manufactured goods that are transported from Great Britain for end use in Northern Ireland and are for...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of international banking failures on the UK economy.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Northern Ireland Assembly will be permitted to alter the rate of Corporation Tax applying in Northern Ireland; and if so, what financial...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of applying a levy on ticket sales for large music events and at large arenas for investment in grassroots music.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether differentials in salary bands will be maintained between care staff and senior care staff within the Cost of Care model.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United States’ National Toxicology Program’s report State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure, dated...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the sale of single use vapes.