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To ask His Majesty's Government what taxes are payable on immigration fees paid by employers on behalf of employees and their dependents, and whether they plan to review the level of such taxes.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement of the end of international recruitment of social care workers, what plans they have to train British residents, in particular those who are unemployed, to become part of the social care workforc...
To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), whether the commitment by advertisers and broadcasters to implement the advertising restrictions for less healthy food and drink in October 2025 is ba...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), what discussions they have had with OFCOM about the effectiveness of the Advertising Standards Authority in handling the non-statutory guidance for t...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), what representations they received from (1) the food and drink industry, and (2) the advertising industry; and whether those representations containe...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to align regulation of flame retardants with the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation, particularly regarding the classification and ...
To ask His Majesty's Government how much DEFRA plan to spend in the new Spending Review period to create new opportunities for the public to access nature, or to improve existing public access, excluding engagement programmes.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether alternative suppliers are being considered in the re-tendering of the Trader Support Service, and whether they will take into account the risk profile of Fujitsu in those considerations.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Parliamentary Undersecretary for State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 25 March (HC Deb col 924), what plans they have to raise awareness and improve pet owners' ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 27 March 2025 (HL5886), whether they will publish the roadmap to address levels of fipronil or imidacloprid in UK waterways.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the summary of responses and Government response to the public consultation on fairer food labelling on 12 June, whether they intend to implement mandatory method-of-production labelling for eg...
To ask His Majesty's Government when the Border Target Operating Model will be fully implemented.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Games Growth Package on the games sector in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method in the UK; and whether they plan to further regulate the use of those currencies.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the propriety of awarding the Trader Support Service contract to a company that is under public scrutiny as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to exempt hospitality businesses from the business rates surcharge as part of a review of support for high street sectors.
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent engagement they have had with zoos and aquariums regarding the inclusion of conservation animal transfers in any future UK–EU veterinary agreement.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current veterinary and customs requirements, including Health Certification Requirements, on the movement of endangered species between the United Kingdom and the EU.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure that any future sanitary and phytosanitary veterinary agreement with the EU supports the role of zoos and aquariums in international conservation breeding programmes.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 836), why the period in which a pre-settled status holder can maintain their continuous residence through permitted absence has been set at 30 months in ...