Lord Truscott

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of direct investment from China in the UK energy sector in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign direct investment projects there have been in the UK over the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of direct investment from China in the UK telecommunications sector in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a dedicated body with responsibility for scrutinising those foreign investments which may impact on national security.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks are in place to monitor the safeguarding of UK national security each time a foreign firm invests in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their estimates of (1) the final cost of HS2, and (2) its completion date.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the HS2 project is within budget and on schedule; and what steps they are taking to ensure that it is delivered within budget and on schedule.

Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the duration and cost of the Chilcot Inquiry.

Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek the return of £1.76 million in unauthorised redundancy payments to HS2 executives, as detailed in the National Audit Office's report into its 2016–17 accounts.

Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value for money for licence fee payers of those BBC journalists paid over £650,000 per year.

Her Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that critical national infrastructure is protected to safeguard national security post-Brexit.

Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward proposals to “ensure that foreign ownership of companies controlling important infrastructure does not undermine British security or essential services”, as outlined in the 2017 Conservative Pa...

Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to produce a new Energy White Paper.

Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Emissions Reduction Plan.

Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation to (1) treat non-fracking drilling as permitted development, (2) make major shale planning decisions the responsibility of the National Planning Regime, and (3) make changes to the ...

Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review (1) the National Cyber Security Strategy, and (2) the role and powers of the National Cyber Security Centre.

Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to continue to support the development of shale gas in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Russian gas is directly imported into the UK; and what percentage of overall national gas consumption that represents.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent publication HS2 and the railway network: the case for a review by Tony May and Jonathan Tyler, in particular the portions regarding costs and emissions arising from the developme...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Cabinet Secretary to conclude the HS2 cost review; and whether they will place a copy of his conclusions in the Library of the House.