Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the diagnosis and treatment of encephalitis forms a part of medical training in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce regular reviews of protected species designations; and if so, what timeframe they propose for such reviews.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for inshore fishermen of their decision to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention of 1962; and whether, in the light of withdrawal from that Convention, inshore fish...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many residential care beds there were in England in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, and (3) 2015.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether responsibility for the procedure for issuing Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences for hydraulic fracturing was removed from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and passed to the Oil and Gas Authori...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria the Oil and Gas Authority uses in granting Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences for hydraulic fracturing.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a plastic bottle deposit return scheme; and if so, whether any such scheme will be self-financing.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the process of accreditation to enable (1) doctors, (2) nurses, and (3) other health professionals, from the EU and EEA to continue to practise in the UK post-Brexit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the UK to remain a member of the European Aviation Safety Agency.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent protests, what is their evidence base for the environmental safeguards proposed to protect water supplies in areas of North Yorkshire affected by applications to hydraulically fracture.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to eliminate Himalayan balsam; and what consideration they have given to introducing environmental schemes to reimburse landowners and farmers for its removal.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the six-day standstill rule on farmers taking their animals to auction marts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of rural crime on farmers and other rural businesses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their justification for the difference in application of the six-day standstill rule to (1) a red animal auction mart, and (2) a green animal auction mart; and whether they will keep that rule under review.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will put in place a negotiated UK framework for agricultural trade and policies between the nations and regions of the UK once the UK has left the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enhance public procurement of British food once the UK has left the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider introducing policies for import substitution on food products, particularly dairy and horticulture, once the UK has left the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met with the Tenant Farmers Association to discuss their proposals for the reform of the taxation framework within which agricultural tenancies operate in order to foster longer-term farm business tenancies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will commit to continuing public investment in supporting growth in farm productivity and resilience after the UK has left the EU.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the context of any international trade agreement entered into once the UK has left the EU, how they plan to ensure that the current environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards of British food are protected a...