Lord Taylor of Warwick

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to weaken the ring-fence scheme separating retail and investment banks.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to create an apprenticeship scheme that focuses equally on increasing vocational on-the-job training and offering high quality study opportunities.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent remarks by the Minister for Women and Equalities, how they respond to the reports that only one in 10 fund managers is a woman.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for ensuring that customers and retailers are not overcharged for any financial services.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help small businesses that face high costs when complying with regulations.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small businesses of the new national living wage.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support Women in Rail and to promote the rail industry as an attractive career choice for women.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of interdependence between small and large businesses; and how they plan to support businesses of all sizes.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage corporations to sponsor women’s football teams and other initiatives.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what alternatives are currently available to international students who are ineligible for undergraduate student finance.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a global fund to support research into antibiotics, Ebola and other neglected diseases.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk that global corporations may delay investing in the United Kingdom because of uncertainty over the United Kingdom's European Union membership.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to encourage young people to take up social care apprenticeships.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that overseas students continue to consider studying in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the fast-track detention system.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to increase infrastructure and research to stop food waste in the United Kingdom and in developing countries.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether new immigration rules will exacerbate the shortage of nurses in the United Kingdom and cost the NHS tens of millions in recruitment.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to tighten control of illegal immigration, in particular in the light of recent events at Calais.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of illegal migrants living in the United Kingdom who entered the United Kingdom on a visa.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why only five United Kingdom immigration workers were initially sent to assist the EU mission tackling migration in the Mediterranean.