To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of willingness of the government of Canada to enter discussions for a reciprocal social security agreement.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support UK pensioners in Commonwealth countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to prevent the discharge of raw sewage into the River Chelt (1) near Charlton Kings, (2) at St Peter’s Park, and (3) at Hatherley Brook.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a ban on new fossil fuel developments in order to combat climate change; and if not, what are the reasons for this decision.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of their decision to grant planning permission to explore for gas in Dunsfold on their efforts to combat climate change.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve ambulance response times in Gloucestershire.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies they have outsourced immigration processes to; and in which country each of those companies is registered.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of other visa routes in addition to the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa route which might also be vulnerable to (1) national security, or (2) illicit finance, risks; and, if no such assessment has been...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their policy is to de-escalate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in order to restore peace; and if not, why not.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on reforming procedures in the UK’s Overseas Territories to eliminate (1) tax avoidance, and (2) money laundering.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Home Office; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Department of Health and Social Care; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce measures in the current parliament to eliminate the need for food banks.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many food banks (1) are operating in England, and (2) were set up in each year since 2010; and what assessment they have made of the factors which led to food banks being established.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the conviction rate for burglaries in (1) Gloucestershire, (2) Somerset, (3) Devon, and (4) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, over the next three years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to dispose of offices currently (1) owned by, (2) leased to, or (3) vacated by, civil service departments.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how may Russian citizens designated under any Russia-related international sanctions regime imposed following Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 have held Tier 1 (Investor) visas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Russian citizens designated under any UK sanctions regime since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 have held Tier 1 (Investor) visas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) resources, and (2) processes, they have in place to conduct due diligence on visa applications in relation to (a) national security, and (b) illicit finance, risks.