Lord Godson

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ongoing effectiveness of the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel landmines following Finland's recent decision to withdraw from it.

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Finland on that country's recent decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel landmines.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Finland's decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel landmines; and what plans they have to change their own position.

To ask His Majesty's Government what institutional governance arrangements exist to facilitate dialogue between civil service networks across government departments.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Civil Service Muslim Network receives financial support from departments or other public funds; and if so, how that expenditure is recorded, authorised and scrutinised.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they maintain a central list of all departmental staff networks; if so, how often that list is updated; and whether that list is published or otherwise accessible to staff and the public.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impartiality of the Civil Service Muslim Network, and whether the principles of Civil Service impartiality are understood and adhered to by that body.

To ask His Majesty's Government what formal governance structures underpin the Civil Service Race Forum (CSRF), including whether it operates under a constitution or terms of reference; who is accountable for oversight of the CSRF; which department sponso...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Civil Service Race Forum's network leaders have taken place in each of the past four years; whether minutes are recorded and published; and how many ministers or Permanent Secretaries participated i...

To ask His Majesty's Government what formal governance framework underpins the Civil Service Muslim Network, and whether that network operates under a written constitution, charter or terms of reference agreed with the Cabinet Office.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria determine eligibility for membership of the Civil Service Muslim Network, and whether membership is open to all Civil Servants regardless of faith or belief.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of legal challenges when relying on the provision in Article 21 of the Cluster Munitions Convention allowing the United Kingdom to fight alongside states that are not party to that...

To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) operational, and (2) net, assessments they have made of the effectiveness of cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure advice provided to ministers by the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group is open to scrutiny by Parliament.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to place in the Library of the House a summary of (1) each meeting between the Minister for Faith, Communities and Resettlement the chair of the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group, an...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 3 March (HCWS487), and the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 11 March (HL5102), why the terms of reference...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 5 September 2024 (HC2635), whether the Treasury approved the MHCLG efficiency saving of £5 million on lega...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 10 February (HC26476), whether the Government’s policy of non-engagement extends to not engaging with (1) ...

To ask His Majesty's Government by what process their proposed definition of Islamophobia will be drafted; and what plans they have, if any, to outsource the process to a separate body or council of advisers.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 21 January (HC Deb col 867), and further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, C...