Lord Kempsell

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards helping every child to learn to play a musical instrument.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the military and security impact of negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory; and what is the timeline for these nego...

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to assess the impact of the proposal to charge VAT on independent school fees at the upcoming spending review; and what is the latest date by which this spending review will be concluded.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential health and social care impacts of the proposed loss of winter fuel payments.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their position on the sovereignty of Gibraltar, and what communications they have had recently with the government of Spain in this regard.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to repeal the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 and, if so, when.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the £2 bus fare cap beyond 31 December 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to maintain the Civil Service work-from-home rules, introduced in November 2023, which require Civil Servants to work in the office or face-to-face 60 per cent of the time, and whether they will publish a ...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will resume publication of Civil Service office attendance data; and how that data is broken down by department for the period between May and July this year.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of UK capabilities in electronic warfare; and what steps they are taking to improve such capability.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) armed forces, and (2) diplomatic families, currently receive support via the Continuity of Education Allowance; and what were the numbers supported each year since 2019.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reform council tax banding; and if so, whether they plan to carry out and publish an assessment of the impact of any such changes.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a target for how many trees should be planted in England during the current Parliament; and, if so, what is the target.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support communities in England threatened by coastal erosion, and whether they will publish a national strategy for countering the impacts of coastal erosion.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider the government of China a strategic (1) threat, or (2) challenge, to the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Mauritius about the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory; and what is their policy on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the UK’s global leadership on hypersonic missiles and other hypersonic technologies; and what progress they have made in the development of a domestically manufactured hypersonic missile.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to pursue a free trade agreement with the United States; and when they estimate they will achieve such an agreement.

To ask His Majesty's Government what trading relationship they have with the State of Alabama, United States; and what key areas for growth they have identified as part of that relationship.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of machinery-of-government changes, including renaming and rebranding of departments, during the recent change of Government, broken down by department.