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To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the new security fence outside the House of Lords was determined to be in accordance with relevant policies of the City of Westminster’s City Plan 2019–2040 and the London Plan 2021; if so, on what basis; and if no...
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker on what basis it was determined that, having regard to potential alternatives, the public benefits of the new security fence outside the west front of the House of Lords outweighed any heritage harm.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether it was assessed that the new security fence outside the House of Lords amounted to “substantial harm” or “less than substantial harm” to the Palace of Westminster as a Grade I Listed Building; if “less than substan...
To ask His Majesty's Government what communications they have had with Westminster City Council about whether the Deputy Prime Minister's official residence in Admiralty House is registered with the council as a second home.
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Pakistan concerning the persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, including the demolition of mosques, targeted killings and grave desecrations; and what ...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be permitting new development licences for oil and gas in the North Sea.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether there are any lessons to be learned by Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal programme from the HS2 programme.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the cost to the NHS of implementing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many adults in the UK they expect not to pay any income tax in the financial year 2025–26.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the collapse of Wilko in 2023, what action they have taken against directors and auditors of Wilko.
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the RAF Voyager aircraft are leased; who are the real ultimate owners; and what payments have been made to them since 2008.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish an implementation plan for the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 12 of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations Patients Waiting to Access Innovative Therapies Indicator 2023 Survey, published in June 2024, which shows that 28 per cent of n...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the NHS commercial framework for new medicines, published on 29 January, whether they will consult on the principle to provide additional value for medicines at or below the lower end of the standard National ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the pricing and reimbursement of multi-indication medicines does not deter future investment in UK-based research and development or the launches of new medicines.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of issued passports in each of the past five years have been returned to His Majesty's Passport Office due to errors not of the applicant’s making.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 19 June (HLWS717), how the Prime Minister recommending a limited number of candidates to sit as Crossbench peers will differ from the responsibility vested ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, for each year following the coming into force of section 496 of the Education Act 1996, how many parental appeals have been made to the Secretary of State under that section, and how many such appeals have (1) been granted...
To ask His Majesty's Government, for each year following the coming into force of section 497 of the Education Act 1996, how many parental appeals have been made to the Secretary of State under that section, and how many such appeals have (1) been granted...
To ask His Majesty's Government, for each year following the coming into force of section 437 of the Education Act 1996, how many parental appeals have been made to the Secretary of State under that section, and how many such appeals have (1) been granted...