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To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional cost of children who transfer into the state education system as a result of changes to business rates for private schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government what the Barnett consequentials are of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to support the increased cost to public sector bodies as a result of changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total revenue to be raised as a result of the proposed changes to business rates for private schools.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people from Ukraine are currently living in the UK under temporary visas, and how many of these people have applied for permanent settlement through the long residence application process.
To ask His Majesty's Government by how much the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Navy, and (3) Royal Air Force are underrecruited.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether secondary glazing and infrared heaters are included in energy performance certificate (EPC) assessments; and if not (1) why, and (2) what consideration they have given to including secondary glazing and infrared hea...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many service personnel there are in the British Armed Forces, broken down by (1) service arm, and (2) gender.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future impact of long Covid on economic productivity and workforce participation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the economy per year of people unable to work due to long Covid.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Vietnam about the prohibition on its citizens travelling to the International Religious Freedom Summit.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of civil society by the government of Vietnam, and of the implications for freedom of religion or belief in that country.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Ministry of Justice has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations Department of Health and Social Care has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their co...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use heat recovery systems in artificial intelligence growth zones, such as Culham, to combine the cooling of data infrastructure with the heating of local homes and amenities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for re-classifying sexual violence in conflict offences under international law to be prosecuted under existing torture laws.
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of convicted offenders had a pre-sentence report prepared by the Probation Service presented to the judiciary in England and Wales in (1) the Crown Court and (2) a magistrates' court in each of the past thre...
To ask His Majesty's Government what statutory requirements govern the preparation of pre-sentence reports in England and Wales by the Probation Service for all convicted offenders in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates Court.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to confirm to providers operating within the Dance and Drama Awards scheme what their specific budgets for the academic year 2025–26 will be.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Northern Ireland Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; what the anticipated timescales are for their completion; and...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Wales Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.