To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce additional legislation to protect (1) the UK internal market, and (2) Northern Ireland goods moving to Great Britain with unfettered access; and to outline the proposed timescale f...
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To ask His Majesty's Government what labelling is currently required for food products travelling from the UK to the EU.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any changes to labelling requirements for food products being exported from the UK to the EU are currently scheduled; and if so what they are.
To ask His Majesty's Government which Northern Ireland based companies relocated from Great Britain in the last four years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on finding a long term solution with the EU on the issue of veterinary medicines for Northern Ireland since the publication of the Windsor Framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about veterinary medicines since the Windsor Framework was published.
To ask His Majesty's Government what physical infrastructure they plan to provide at ports in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, to process goods entering from the EU.
To ask His Majesty's Government what additional expenditure is allocated in the Northern Ireland budget for social security mitigation measures over that paid in the rest of the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what customs declarations, payments and paperwork, businesses in Great Britain will be required to complete when sending postal packets to Northern Ireland when sending to (1) an individual consumer, and (2) a business.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the Full Time Equivalent number of teachers employed in state schools in England in each of the last five years; and what is the corresponding pupil teacher ratio for each of these years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have arranged with the EU following the EU–CELAC Declaration of 18 July and the statement it included on the Falkland Islands.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the EU following the EU–CELAC Declaration of 18 July and the statement it included on the Falkland Islands.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they made to the EU on the issue of the Falkland Islands prior to the EU’s summit with the CELAC group.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current (1) role, and (2) influence, of the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many convictions there have been in the UK in the past five years for the (1) smuggling, or (2) sale, of conflict diamonds.
To ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives or incentives are planned to either attract new entrants into the profession of teaching or to ensure retention of teaching staff within the profession.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to end grace periods for movement of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, following the agreement of the Windsor Framework.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure dissemination of best practice between schools and education authorities on combating pupil absenteeism.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether under the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Arrangements) Regulations 2023 a business sending a parcel to an individual consumer in Northern Ireland will need to be part of the Trusted Trader scheme to avoid any customs...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken under the framework of the UK internal market to ensure that all parts of the UK are able to (1) fully, and (2) equally, participate under the terms of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement ...