To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to address the allegations of criminal activity made against British citizens in the Al Jazeera documentary, Gold Mafia.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations of corruption and money laundering contained in the Al Jazeera documentary Gold Mafia, and what steps, if any, they will take to freeze assets held in the UK or dependent territ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British citizen Uebert Angel should retain diplomatic status as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador at Large.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to investigate alleged discrepancies in the application that Uebert Angel, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador at Large, made for British citizenship.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many unauthorised Cross Channel migrants have been returned to France in each year since 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with partners in Zimbabwe, to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in that country.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regarding the continued detention of Zimbabwe opposition Members of Parliament (1) Job Sikhala, and (2) G...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe regarding the continued detention of opposition Members of Parliament (1) Job Sikhala, and (2) Godfrey Sithole.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure humanitarian assistance reaches rural areas in Tigray.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with international partners over the renewed conflict in Ethiopia.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of the humanitarian truce between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of reforming the Cycle to Work Scheme to broaden access to (1) those earning at, or near, the National Minimum Wage, and (2) those who are self-employed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what joint working, if any, is taking place across Government to unlock additional benefits of the Cycle to Work Scheme to (1) support workers with the rising cost of commuting, and (2) drive outcomes in (a) public health, ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase take-up of the Cycle to Work Scheme in line with their priorities around boosting active travel.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current average processing time, from application to decision, for UK visas for South African citizens.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of extended visa processing delays on the UK’s reputation as a place to do business.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to reduce the processing time for visas to enter the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe regarding (1) the abduction and murder of opposition political activist Moreblessing Ali, and (2) the steps being taken by the Zimbabwe authorities to invest...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes they follow to implement the judgments of the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time between a judgment being made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and implementation of that judgment by the Home Office, in each of the past five years.