Lord Empey

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine the number of diplomatic staff for a country that are permitted to work in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many citizens of China are resident in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many citizens of Russia are resident in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many tourists from China have visited the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many tourists from Russia have visited the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application for a new site for the embassy of China.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention that the Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland local government elections will be held on the same day in 2027.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the UK of the imposition by the United States of tariffs on EU countries: and what effect they may have on trade in Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the imposition of widespread trade tariffs by the United States of America, they will now establish a dedicated unit to research and promote import substitution in the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the United Kingdom from potential ‘dumping’ by countries adversely affected by the imposition of trade tariffs by the United States of America.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States of America following the unilateral imposition of tariffs on the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the trade implications for the United Kingdom by the imposition of differential tariffs between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the Windsor Framework of differential levels of tariffs imposed by the United States of America on the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the operation of the Motability scheme, in the light of reports of increased levels of misuse of that scheme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European and other allies with a view to updating the 1951 Refugee Convention.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual cost of the Motability scheme in each of the past five financial years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union due to take place in 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NATO or European allies concerning the provision of a nuclear umbrella to Ukraine or any other European country by the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many contractors they have engaged to assist with the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that work visas will be issued to those with dog grooming skills.