To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to seek locally-led proposals for local government reorganisation.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable local government representatives to conduct business virtually.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to inform, and (2) to encourage, individuals over the age of 50 to take up the free NHS flu vaccine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the temporary expansion in 2021/21 of eligibility for the free seasonal flu vaccination on the uptake of the flu vaccination among 50–64 year olds that were not in a clinical risk group.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to allocate more financial resources for the implementation of the 2013 UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes through retrofitting.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people at risk of homelessness.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve building safety.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support public participation in the planning process.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the supply of affordable housing.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to make the flu vaccination programme permanent for the over 50s age group.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish interest free, government-guaranteed hardship loans to support housing tenants with debts incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security of tenants in the private rented sector, in particular those affected by (1) the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and (2) the reduction in Universal Credit payments...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the ability of Trading Standards to pursue sellers of toys not in compliance with UK safety regulations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take following the closure of the UK product safety review: call for evidence on 17 June; and what are the timelines for those steps.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) steps they have taken, and (2) further plans they have, to ensure that children are protected from harm caused by toys sold in online marketplaces which are not compliant with UK safety regulations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish a national eye health and hearing study for the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that sufficient progress is made on strengthening climate adaptation and resilience ahead of COP26.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the rights of workers are protected in future trade deals.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of trends in the level of UK trade with the EU since January 2020.