To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress by local authorities in drawing up lists under section 167 of the Equality Act 2010 of wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles in their areas.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of laws imposing fines on taxi and private hire vehicle drivers who refuse to accept wheelchair users.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they propose to include representatives of student victims of (1) inhibition of freedom of speech, and (2) disruption of meetings, in the preparation of new guidance to promote freedom of speech at universities.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Palestine regarding the payment of salaries from international aid to convicted terrorists and their families.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt concerning its blockade of Gaza.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Hamas has diverted construction materials intended for Gaza to rebuild tunnels into Israel for terrorist purposes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they plan to take in response to the actions of Hamas in Gaza, including discrimination against women, public executions and other human rights breaches as reported by the Palestinian Independent Commiss...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of benefits to the UK from Israeli advances in medicine, science and technology.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Office for Students concerning whether, and if so what, disciplinary action was taken by King’s College London (KCL) following the disruption by protesters of an event hosted...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Office for Students concerning whether, and if so what, disciplinary action was taken by King’s College London (KCL) following the disruption by protesters of a speech by Dan...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Office for Students concerning whether, and if so what, disciplinary action was taken by King’s College London (KCL) following the disruption by protesters of a speech by Ami...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Office for Students concerning the upholding of laws on freedom of speech following the postponement by King's College London (KCL) of a planned lecture on 16 March on freedom of spee...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the strategy of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in combating rising levels of antisemitism and hate crime.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of current EU sanctions against Russia.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of protection of freedom of speech at universities, following the violent disruption at the King's College London Libertarian Society meeting on 5 March.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of the abolition of maintenance grants on university students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and (2) the report from the Sutton Trust, Home and Away, which found that studen...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian National Authority regarding the reported banning of a new women's television station in Gaza by the Ministry of Information there.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian National Authority regarding the incidence of "honour killings" and domestic violence in the Palestinian Territories reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence A...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of tax incentives to cushion the transition to a no-deal Brexit in financial services should that occur.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of re-shaping UK financial services laws and regulations by, for example, removing parts of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the Solvency II Directive, with the aim of pro...