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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose a review of the provisions of the 1951 Refugee Convention.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether their proposed sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU will eliminate customs procedures for the export of SPS goods to the EU.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they anticipate that their proposed sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU will remove the recently instituted French requirement for an 'enveloppe logistique obligatoire' with respect to SPS goods e...

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to protect hares and their young during the breeding season; and what assessment they have made of the introduction of a close season for the killing of hares.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of biodiversity in lowland areas; the impact of previous environmental incentives on that biodiversity; and the extent to which lowland areas are vulnerable to intensification of agriculture i...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal will have on the wheat prices achieved by farmers. [I]...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expedite planning permission for, and the construction of, (1) the Fens Reservoir, and (2) the Lincolnshire Reservoir.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to ensure that valuable, potentially tolerant, or disease-resistant trees, such as ash trees that have survived chalara ash dieback, are not unnecessarily felled.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to put labelling provisions in place for genetically modified and hormone produced foods imported under the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will include (1) creating alternative diagnostic pathways for people with signs and symptoms of cancer, and (2) expanding direct patient access to diagnostics, as part of the national cancer plan.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), what discussions were held between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regarding the decision to...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), what are the reasons why brand advertising is not included in the scope of TV and online advertising restrictions for less healthy food or drink.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons why "legal clarification" on brand advertising was deemed necessary in the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662) and not in the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 April (HLWS5...

To ask His Majesty's Government how much was paid for membership to (1) the United Nations, (2) the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and (3) the Council of Europe, in each of the past two years; and what percentage of those organisati...

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Nigeria concerning Leah Sharibu, who was abducted in 2018; and what steps they are taking to support efforts for her release.

To ask His Majesty's Government what protections, if any, they have secured for the UK pharmaceutical industry in relation to the imposition of tariffs by the United States of America.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the Learning from lives and deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) annual report that has been handed over to NHS England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what terms of reference apply to the activities of practitioner-patient consultative groups; and what guidance they give to such groups.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the government of Libya's transition to democracy, including by assisting with the encouragement of national elections and providing advice on curbing the power of armed groups.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the remaining sanctions in relation to Syria, in the light of US plans to do so.