To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had, and with whom, about the effect of the withdrawal of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on those with protected characteristics.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what cross-Government discussions they have had about implementing the recommendations of Exercise Cygnus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure an adequate supply of personal protective equipment for health, social care and other key workers to prepare for any second wave of COVID-19.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of (1) masks, and (2) respirators, distributed to workers in health and social care settings since March from the stockpile established under the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the risk of Russian interference in UK democratic processes; and what steps they are taking to enable the rapid publication of the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee R...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the death of Harry Dunn.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide protection and support for LGBT+ communities in eastern Europe.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people; and what plans are in place to aid recovery from that impact.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments that make up the African Group about the draft proposal for a UN Human Rights Council inquiry into systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent by law en...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suspension of gender pay gap reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic on gender pay gap inequality.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that part of the budget of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is ring-fenced for the provision of international aid.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further (1) to the statement by the Airport Operators Association that airports may have lost at least £4 billion in revenue by the end of 2020, and (2) the job losses in the aviation sector, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in processing offers from UK manufacturers to produce personal protective equipment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the size of the regular Armed Forces as set out in the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, published in November 2015.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Ladakh.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to protect global press freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about securing a permanent ceasefire in Yemen.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the affordability of The defence equipment plan 2019, published on 27 February.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of their preparations for the end of the transition period for the UK's departure from the EU.