Lord Taylor of Warwick

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of analysis by Kantar that grocery price inflation has risen for three months in a row, and what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact on consumers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase business confidence and encourage firms to increase their (1) expansion, (2) investment and (3) recruitment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports indicating that the UK faces growing pressure on its ability to tackle the increasing scale and severity of cyber threats arising from the development of artificial intelligence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of rising labour costs on employment levels.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing employment costs on employers and the effect that this will have on the economy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre of Cities report Restarting Housebuilding I: Planning Reform and the Private Sector which suggests that they will fall short of their house-building target for 2029 by 388,000.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the roll-out speed of the new weight loss jab Mounjaro.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in and encourage the development of new AI technologies in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address potential copyright issues with generative AI models being trained on protected creative works.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create the necessary infrastructure to encourage increased investment in artificial intelligence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the resources available to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to reduce the time it takes for new drugs to enter the market.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address any shortage in AI-specific skills.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the decline in apprenticeships in recent years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to improve the readiness of systems and infrastructure to prevent public transport from being disrupted by extreme weather.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the impact of rising mortgage rates on the length of mortgage terms and the resulting effect on the retirement age of mortgagors.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of electric vehicle sales targets following reports that Vauxhall are considering closing a plant in Luton.

To ask His Majesty's Government what resources and infrastructure they are investing in to defend against cyber warfare, with particular reference to artificial intelligence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Confederation of British Industry’s growth indicator, published on 2 December, which forecasts a decline in private sector growth.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the energy price cap increase on pensioners.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase employment levels.