Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish Great British Energy’s framework document; and what parliamentary scrutiny the framework document will be subject to.

To ask His Majesty's Government what border control posts are available across the UK for the movement of animals for breeding purposes and horse racing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the use of automated robots used for supermarket deliveries to ensure their safety, particularly regarding (1) pedestrians, (2) motorists, and (3) other road users.

To ask His Majesty's Government how the National Cancer Plan will reduce waiting times for cancer treatment and reduce the length of time from referral to diagnosis.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the border control post at Stansted Airport which facilitates the movement of animals for breeding purposes and horse racing will not be at risk of closure.

To ask His Majesty's Government what biosecurity guidance they provide to those working closely with poultry for their safety and their protection from avian flu.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to achieve their ambitions for clean energy while meeting the environmental targets set out on the Environment Act 2021.

To ask His Majesty's Government why they are abolishing the Rural Delivery Services Grant; and what assessment they have made of the impact of its removal on rural counties such as North Yorkshire.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status of the agreement reached between the UK and Denmark in 1917 on the sovereignty of Greenland.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Office for Environmental Protection, Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2023/2024, published on 16 January, that they may not meet environmental st...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 10 December 2024 (HL3098), whether their policy on energy from waste has changed; and if so how, following the publication of the Residual waste infrastructure ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve foreign language teaching in schools and colleges, in particular the practical experience of speaking a foreign language in the host country, following the decision not to continue the UK's p...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of withdrawing telephone landlines on elderly and vulnerable customers, and whether they have made representations to telecommunications companies in this regard.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of bad debt in the water sector and what plans they have to reduce that debt.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a zero rate of VAT for church repairs and renovation.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to prevent houses from being built on functional flood plains and, in particular, on those sites located in flood zone 3b.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the results of the pilot schemes for renting e-scooters.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider a single budget for the maintenance and dredging of watercourses, rather than two separate ones as at present for capital and operational maintenance.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of maintenance and dredging of minor watercourses will be achieved this year.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to put road traffic offences for bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters on an equivalent basis to other vehicles.