Baroness Mobarik

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential measures to facilitate trade between the UK and Northern Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to facilitate UK businesses seeking to operate in Northern Cyprus.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made in 2004 by the then Prime Minister on the need to “end the isolation of northern Cyprus”; and what progress they have made towards lifting sanctions on trade and travel to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any information on the number of UK merchant ships that docked at (1) Gazimagusa, and (2) Berbera, seaports in each year since 2010; and why their policies towards both unrecognised countries differ in ter...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the British High Commissioner to Cyprus has visited the Murataga, Sandallar and Atlilar memorial in Northern Cyprus; and, if not, what plans they have to visit.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government to ensure that policies on fentanyl are aligned across the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the illicit (1) importation, and (2) distribution, of fentanyl.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of (1) torture, (2) mistreatment, and (3) disappearances, of LGBT individuals in Tanzania; and what steps they are taking in response.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total budget for the Home Office for each year since 2009.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff have been employed by the Home Office for each year since 2009.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will negotiate with the government of France for centres in that country where asylum seekers can apply for asylum to the UK, rather than crossing the Channel to apply.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of France regarding an agreement to stop asylum seekers undertaking unsafe Channel crossings.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any countries, other than Iran, to which the UK owes money for contracts agreed, and for which money was received, but for which goods were not delivered; and if so, (1) which countries are involved, and (...

Her Majesty's Government which public body is responsible for enforcing regulations concerning the retail prices of medicines; and what enforcement mechanisms are in place to sanction non-compliant retailers.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees (1) small and medium-sized businesses, and (2) companies employing more than 250 people, have in total in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how relaxing Sunday trading laws in England and Wales would affect the UK economy annually in terms of (1) full-time equivalent jobs, (2) GDP, (3) extra tax revenue in terms of (a) VAT, (b) C...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much (1) employer National Insurance, and (2) Corporation Tax, was paid in each year since 1997 by (a) companies employing over 250 people, and (b) small and medium-sized businesses.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any clarification from the Scottish Government as to how the relaxation of Sunday trading laws in England and Wales would negatively affect Scotland, and if not, when they expect to receive that c...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Mobarik on 27 February (HL5034), what specific steps are they taking to work with the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce to deepen trade links with Northern Cyprus.