To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Rural Proofing Implementation Review; and when they expect to report fully on that progress.
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a further reduction in income for upland farmers on ecosystem services and landscape management.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have identified any potential risk to human health from Mycoplasma bovis.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to work with the farming industry to address the problems caused by Mycoplasma bovis.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to raise awareness amongst livestock farmers of Mycoplasma bovis disease.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have evaluated the potential risk of Mycoplasma bovis to the national dairy herd and to milk production; and if not, whether they plan to do so, and within what timescale.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to bring the National Living Wage in line with the rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation by incorporating adjustments for cost of living and support received through tax credits.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering introducing a distinct London rate for the National Living Wage, following the principle established by the Living Wage Foundation for both a recommended national and London rate.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address income pressures on people aged under 25 in the light of the additional costs of student maintenance, reduced access to housing support and their ineligibility for the new National Living Wag...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Egypt on behalf of Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what reasons or independent research underpin the present £100 limit on betting on fixed-odds betting terminals.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many underage British girls were sent abroad to marry in 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many British girls were sent abroad to marry in 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases the Forced Marriage Unit was involved in, or gave support and advice to, in 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what data, if any, is collected on the number of people with gambling addiction in London; and what were the total numbers in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, (4) 2013 and (5) 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the research undertaken by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling into the social problems caused by fixed-odds betting terminals.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the evidence recently published in the Campaign to Protect Rural England report Rural Reconnections: The social benefits of rail reopening.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the affordability of a standard Fuel Direct rate of £3.70 for direct payments for arrears on fuel bills; and whether in setting that rate they considered (1) allowing some customers to pay ...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Impact Report 2015 by Bye Buy Childhood, what plans they have to work with the regulators to strengthen penalties against companies who repeatedly have complaints about their advertising upheld.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reducing the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals from £100 to £2.