To ask His Majesty's Government, following the service of the Hunt Class Destroyer, HMS Blencathra, 1940–1957, whether they have any plans to name a future ship HMS Blencathra.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what fees they are paying to Pinsent Masons for their work on the Holocaust Memorial Bill, and in particular how much they are being charged for the firm's work arguing against the right of petitioners to be heard.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what processes are in place to enable members of the House of Lords to raise a complaint against the House where it has failed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled members contrary to the Equality Act 2010.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House all correspondence between the Governor of St Helena and officials and Ministers regarding the decision to move asylum seekers who arrive in the Chagos Islands to St ...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend applications of asylum seekers moved from the Chagos Islands to St Helena to be processed while they are on St Helena, and over what timescale.
To ask His Majesty's Government what security and policing assessment has been conducted regarding the decision to move asylum seekers from the Chagos Islands to St Helena with respect to the latter.
To ask His Majesty's Government what accommodation will be provided to house asylum seekers relocated from the Chagos Islands to St Helena.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they made an assessment of the impact on public services on St Helena of the decision to move asylum seekers who arrive in the Chagos Islands to St Helena; and if so, whether they intend to publish that assessment.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of asylum seekers who will be moved from the Chagos Islands to St Helena, and over what period.
To ask His Majesty's Government which officials were involved in discussions regarding the decision to move asylum seekers who arrive in the Chagos Islands to St Helena; and whether the Governor of St Helena was involved in those discussions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had, if any, with the St Helena Legislative Council regarding the decision to move asylum seekers who arrive in the Chagos Islands to St Helena.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will examine the activities of pro-Iran Shia groups in London as part of the rapid review of extremism being conducted by the Home Secretary.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Charity Commission has sufficient resources and investigative expertise to examine complaints against charities accused of being influenced by hostile foreign states, including ...
To ask His Majesty's Government why the United States is able to prevent the United Kingdom supplying Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles, and whether it is able to prevent the supply of other weapons to Ukraine which do not contain parts manufactured in t...
To ask His Majesty's Government why they intend to consult on their longstanding commitment regarding single-sex hospital accommodation in their NHS Constitution 10-year review.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to purchasing prison space in US Federal or State prisons to house UK prisoners to free up prison space.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to expediting the application by Virgin Trains to run a service on the West Coast Main Line; and when they intend to announce their decision.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 16 May (HL4380), for what reason they do not have an inventory of pathways and roads that Network Rail have constructed next to railway lines; and what is the cost o...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 16 May (HL4323), why it will take until 2029 to replace the roof at Crewe Station.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that the City of London Police have seized 140 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters, whether they plan to direct or encourage all police forces to confiscate e-bikes which have been configured to exceed the 15.