To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 4 March, what progress they have made, together with international partners, to draw up (1) new, and (2) robust, international standards for the safe trea...
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the detention of Morad Tahbaz in Iran; and what steps they will take to facilitate his release.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to renew efforts (1) to reduce conflict, and (2) to negotiate new peace talks, between Israel and Palestine on the basis of the two-state solution.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, on 28 March that the country is "heading towards economic and security collapse as well as significant humanitarian suff...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to suspend Russia from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
To ask Her Majesty's Government when anyone in Government last spoke with Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister; and whether they have any knowledge of his current whereabouts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, either (1) unilaterally, or (2) with NATO partners, with the government of Turkey about the future of the S-400 missile defence system which that country acquired from Russia in 2019.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to UK hospitality businesses, especially small businesses, to help with (1) rising costs, and (2) the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, following their decision not extend the 1...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to build a regulatory framework to manage the cybersecurity risks associated with automated vehicle technology.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the number of foxes currently living in urban areas; and whether this population has (1) increased, or (2) decreased, since 2017.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to President Xi Jinping of China to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with (1) NATO partners, and (2) the government of the USA, regarding whether to designate President Putin a war criminal due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister offered any assistance to the proposed Yemen peace talks at his meeting with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh on 16 March.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the scale of the threat to global security as a result of restricted access to water due to climate change; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to e...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Children's Commissioner for England report Where are England’s Children? Interim findings from the Children’s Commissioner’s Attendance Audit, published on 9 March, what steps they plan to take to identify (...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the government of Brazil, and (2) international partners, to ensure that any proposals to complete Brazil’s federal highway BR-319 from Manaus, Amazonas to Porto Velho, Rondônia, w...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to support Ukraine’s cyberspace and to bolster its cyber defences.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan since that country's abstention on the UN General Assembly resolution of 2 March demanding the Russian Federation immediately end its invasion o...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visa applications they have received under the Ukraine Family Scheme to date; and how many visas have been granted.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on (1) global food supplies, and (2) food prices; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to mitigate global food insecurity.