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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of pay and conditions for merchant seafarers on Point-Class Ro-Ro vessels operated by Foreland Shipping under contract with his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of visas that would be eligible for exemptions from paying National Insurance contributions in the UK under the Double Contribution Convention with India that ...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold a visa that would make them eligible for an exemption from paying UK National Insurance contributions under the Double Contribution Convention with India.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping rent-in-advance at one month on prospective tenants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has issued an expiry notice to Govia Thameslink Railway; and what her planned timetable is for the nationalisation of Govia Thameslink Railway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing emergency funding for temporary accommodation in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will extend agroforestry funding to (a) include multiple species and (b) increase tree planting density to help provide an appropriate habitat for (i) pigs and (ii) c...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mean salary provided at application by Indian nationals issued with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) was in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median salary provided at application by Indian nationals issued with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) was in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings Ministers in the Department for Transport have had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Transport has had with Heathrow Airport Limited since its acquisition by a consortium led by Ardian in December 2024.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan women who have applied for asylum in the UK since the fall of Kabul in 2021 have been denied that status; and what provision they are making for such women and their families.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for social rent homes in the forthcoming spending review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide funding for social rent homes in the Spending Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments he has made of the potential merits of supporting greater education in schools on (a) littering and (b) reducing littering.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take reduce the public health impact of litter in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of litter on public health in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the primary causes of litter in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the sources of littering in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding his Department has been provided with under Section 8 of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.