The Lord Bishop of St Albans

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed ‘taxi tax’ on rural communities accessing essential services, particularly healthcare.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider increasing their funding for the World Food Programme to enable the Programme to restore its monthly food vouchers for Rohingya refugees to the full value of 12.50 US dollars.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in their capacity as penholder for Myanmar at the UN Security Council, to help find solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis, and particularly to create the conditions necessary for safe, dignifi...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that banks do not unfairly refuse applications to small businesses to open accounts, given that there is no requirement currently to tell a customer why they have been turned down.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small businesses of many banks, including HSBC, NatWest and Santander, not allowing them to open accounts.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small businesses in rural areas of having their bank accounts frozen or closed entirely.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the investigation launched by the Financial Conduct Authority on 11 January into the motor finance market, what long-term plans they have to ensure customers are charged fair and transparent prices in that marke...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure customers are adequately supported given recent changes to HMRC’s phone support for taxpayers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the launch of the new Congolese rebel group known as Alliance Fleuve Congo and the consequences for relations between the East African Community and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo about strengthening and enforcing national laws regarding mining and evictions in line with international human rights standards.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China regarding the treatment of Uighurs and other Turkic people in Xinjiang.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with counterparts in other governments about taking action to impose targeted sanctions on Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to those UK citizens names as co-conspirators in the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the protection of religious and cultural sites in Nagorno-Karabakh, and what representations they are making to the government of Azerbaijan in this regard.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure freeholders are held to account for essential services provided to leaseholders.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide education and outreach programmes to consumers to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food choices.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to draw on academic expertise to help deliver financially sustainable rail infrastructure in developing countries.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to explore green hydrogen as a solution to railway emissions.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to manage grocery inflation in light of disruption to the Red Sea and the potential delay in shipping times.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to invest in infrastructure and technology to support food waste valorisation to reduce (1) greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) the amount of waste sent to landfill.