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To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister raised the issue of human rights in Bahrain, including the plight of political prisoners, during his meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain on 19 June.
To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the increased defence expenditure being invested in Scotland referred to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in her spending review Statement on 11 June (HC Deb col 978) will be spent in Scotland in each of the n...
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of eligible businesses have reclaimed statutory paternity pay in each of the past five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government how much statutory paternity pay was reclaimed by businesses in each of the past five years, broken down by size of business.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many reclaims for statutory paternity pay there have been in each of the past five years, broken down by size of business.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force monitoring the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of implications for international law of the decision of the United States of America to bomb Iran.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.
To ask His Majesty's Government how they marked the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June; and what plans they have to promote the introduction of international controls on weapons and equipment that could be used for torture, i...
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the execution of Turki al-Jasser, and about the reported increase in executions, including for non-violent offences.
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the Palestinian organisations and individuals that are currently subject to UK sanctions.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2020 the Pension Protection Fund has had to replace an external fund manager for reasons of performance, governance failure, or credit downgrade and what the financial and administrative cost of each re...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of graduate-level jobs currently available, and whether the increased use of artificial intelligence is affecting those employment opportunities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that international law is upheld in the current situation in Iran.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current price of energy in the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to increase reliance on non-renewable energy sources as part of their future energy strategy.
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, whether they will publish a full breakdown of how the £50 million Transformation Fund allocation for civil service learning and development will be spent, including any evaluatio...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the findings in the report National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published on 16 June, what plans they have to provide compensation to victims.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost per metre of the security fence on the West Front of the House of Lords, and what were the total costs for that project.
To ask His Majesty's Government when the current consultation on banning bottom trawling in designated marine protected areas will conclude, and what timeline they anticipate for implementing any resulting protections.
To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.