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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the per-person cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking phase one basic training including (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) logistics costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the value for money of payments made to the French government to stop the departures of illegal boats travelling to the UK from northern France.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boats without permission to enter the UK departing from northern France have been disrupted this year, and of those how many migrants were (a) detained or (b) attempted a further crossi...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional steps she plans to take to support district councils to reduce the levels of homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to district councils to help reduce the levels of homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to represent the interests of British farmers in global food security discussions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to extend funding for the (a) Night Shelter Transformation Fund and (b) Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies an...
What steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the state of Palestine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage international investment into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the level of Official Development Assistance spending on refugee costs in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to offer an amnesty to illegal immigrants residing in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of pausing the measures on adult gambling centres announced in the Gambling White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for (a) women's cricket and (b) grassroots cricket infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to reduce food waste in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to support the development of the broadcasting industry outside of London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of maintaining unused NHS (a) buildings, (b) parts of buildings and (c) other spaces in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for appointments at NHS gender identity clinics.