The Earl of Clancarty

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to abolish the distinction between the “true cohort” and “extra cohort” of EU citizens who have been awarded settled status.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October (HL Deb col 744), when they will carry out their review of the digitisation of immigration status; and when the results will be known.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October (HL Deb col 742)?, whether they intend to introduce physical proof of immigration status for EU citizens living in the UK; and if so, when.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether reducing absenteeism in schools will be an explicit goal of the curriculum review.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 17 October regarding the music and dance scheme (HL Deb col 303–04), whether they are having similar discussions with providers of the Dance and Drama Awards Scheme; a...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether providers offering higher-level diplomas funded through the Dance and Drama Awards Scheme will be subject to VAT on school fees.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make Eurostar St Pancras a CITES designated port.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate bilateral agreements for work permits with individual EU member states which do not currently offer cultural exemptions for work of up to 90 days.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate a visa-waiver agreement with the EU that allows UK artists and support staff to work in any part of the EU for up to 90 days in a period of 180 days.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate a cabotage exemption for the creative industries within the EU.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to further improve the provision of A1 forms, in particular for self-employed workers in the music industry touring in the EEA.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to exempt foreign schools, including members of International French Schools UK, from the requirement for independent schools to pay VAT on their fees; and what discussions they have had on this both wit...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the regeneration of seaside towns.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will review the amounts payable for Initial Teacher Training bursaries for arts subjects...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will reintroduce VAT-free shopping for tourists.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will negotiate for the UK to rejoin Erasmus+.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about the level of government funding for classical music, including the funding of institutions such as the English National Opera and the Welsh National Opera.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a formal review of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the arts and creative industries.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 February (HL Deb col 10) that HMRC expected processing times for A1 forms to return to normal by April, what are the "normal" target processing times.