Lord Taylor of Warwick

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in regards to a future customs agreement with the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards establishing any new regulatory bodies needed post-Brexit; and whether such bodies will be established by the time the UK withdraws from the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new regulatory bodies will need to be established in preparation for Brexit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what would any backstop period, when the UK remained part of the Customs Union after leaving the EU, entail; and how would it differ from any transition period.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of any backstop period, when the UK remained part of the Customs Union after leaving the EU, on the UK’s ability to negotiate trade deals with foreign countries.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether requirements imposed by the current apprenticeship levy for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to pay 10 per cent of training costs have had any impact on the provision of apprenticeships by SMEs; and whether...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage small and medium sized enterprises to offer more apprenticeships.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the duration of any backstop period, when the UK remained part of the Customs Union after leaving the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances would any backstop period, when the UK remained part of the Customs Union after leaving the EU, be enacted.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up a replacement regulatory body for Euratom; and whether this will be set up before the UK leaves the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to safeguard the nuclear supply chain and ensure that the UK has access to the necessary nuclear materials after Brexit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of worker productivity in the UK; and what plans, if any, they have to increase productivity.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of skill shortage problems in the NHS; and whether they have any plans to exempt NHS employers from the visa requirements for skilled non-EEA applicants.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion in the National Crime Agency's National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2018 that there is an increased likelihood of British businesses coming into conta...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Windrush immigration failures on the pensions of those affected by those failures; and whether they will take this into consideration when considering the level of compensatio...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a Trade Remedies Authority will be set up before the UK leaves the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have set up the appeal mechanism required under World Trade Organization rules which will enable the UK to challenge trade defence measures taken by other countries against UK goods.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the EU chief negotiator's comments that the UK's custom deal proposals are not realistic.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the uncertainty regarding their customs proposals on the progression of Brexit negotiations.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money will be granted to the Department of International Trade in order to safeguard trade promotion jobs; and whether this figure will be enough to ensure that the Department has the resources necessary to fulfil ...