To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 10 February (HL4482), what they consider should be prudent long-term goals for the levels of private sector, general government and financial corporation debt in the United...
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 7 July 2014 (HL686), what is the aggregate value of the debt of the government, non-financial corporations, the household sector and financial institutions as a proportion ...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor to be built as planned, and on time.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livingston of Parkhead on 13 October (HL1890), what they consider to be the reasons for the differences between the output per worker per hour in the United Kingdom and those of the ot...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider there to be adequate supplies of typhoid vaccine; and, if not, what are the reasons for any shortage and when they expect adequate supplies to be available.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the output per worker in the United Kingdom in comparison with that in other G7 countries.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice, they plan to introduce legislation to clarify the law on the right to be forgotten.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the relative impact on Liverpool, compared to Leeds and Manchester, if neither HS2 nor the proposed HS3 rail links are connected to the city.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that consumers receive the broadband speeds for which they pay.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the extent of worn-down and faint road markings, including zebra crossings; and what assessment they have made of the impact on road safety.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the ratio of the aggregated value of sovereign, corporate and personal debt to gross domestic product is higher in the United Kingdom than in other leading economies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Digital Economy Act 2010 in reducing copyright theft via the internet.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest available figures on output (1) per worker, and (2) per hour worked, in the United Kingdom; and how those figures compare with the equivalents for Germany, France and the United States.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much is being invested in national infrastructure in 2014, and how much planned over the next five years, as a percentage share of gross domestic product; and how that compares with the long-run Organisation for Economi...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken for the United Kingdom economy to return to recovery in comparison to other leading countries; and what they consider to be the reasons for the differences in those timescale...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to set out a timetable and a strategy for expanding the number of National Landscapes.