Suella Braverman I beg to move, That this House has considered legislating for the withdrawal agreement. It is a great pleasure to open this debate. The Government published the White Paper on legislating for the...
Eleanor Laing Before I call the Minister to open the debate, it might be helpful if I remind the House that although the Salisbury incident is not at this stage sub judice, Members should nevertheless exercise...
Emergency debate ( Standing Order No. 24)
Valerie Vaz Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?
“(1) The Terrorism Act 2000 is amended as follows. (2) After section 58A insert— ‘Entering or remaining in designated areas overseas 58B Entering or remaining in a designated...
Andrea Leadsom The business for the week commencing 8 October will include: Monday 8 October—The House will not be sitting. Tuesday 9 October—General debate on baby loss awareness week, followed...
Diane Abbott (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office if he will make a statement on the National Audit Office’s report, “Financial sustainability of police forces in...
Andrea Leadsom I beg to move, That this House has considered proxy voting in the House of Commons. Today’s important debate has been eagerly anticipated by a number of Members across the House. It was, of...
Stephen Metcalfe If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
[Relevant documents: Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The future of UK diplomacy in Europe, HC 514, and the Government Response, HC 918; Fourth Report of the Foreign Affairs...
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
Lee Rowley I beg to move, That this House has considered planning permission for shale gas exploration. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I thank all those attending and all...
Andrew Slaughter I beg to move, That this House has considered human rights abuses and UK assistance to Bahrain. It is a great pleasure to be here under your chair-personship, Ms McDonagh—I think this is...
Sarah Wollaston I beg to move, That this House has considered the Seventh Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems, HC 650, and the Government...
Bill Cash I beg to move, That this House has considered High Speed 2. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. Today I am calling for the scrapping of HS2. Coincidentally, today there...
Steve McCabe I beg to move, That this House has considered supporting children in need into adulthood. It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Buck. I am grateful to the Backbench Business...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]
Daniel Zeichner I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 223729 relating to rescinding Article 50 if the Vote Leave campaign broke electoral laws. It is a pleasure to serve under your...
[Mr Laurence Robertson in the Chair]
Graham Stringer I draw Members’ attention to the fact that our proceedings are being made available for people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. The interpreters are using British Sign Language, and...
[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair]
Opened in December 1999, Westminster Hall is aimed at fostering a new style of debate. Sessions are open to all MPs, who sit in a horseshoe arrangement which is meant to encourage constructive rather than confrontational debate.
The meetings are presided over by a Deputy Speaker and there are no votes.
Moved by Lord Grocott That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.
Moved by Baroness Fairhead That the Bill be now read a second time.
Relevant document: 31st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 12: Offence of breaching the prohibition or causing or facilitating a breach
Amendment 12
Relevant document: 31st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 1: Prohibition on dealing in ivory
Moved by Lord Freyberg To move that this House takes note of NHS and healthcare data and how that data could be used to improve the health of the nation.
Amendment 30
Lord Robathan To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their policy towards withdrawal from the European Union remains that no deal is better than a bad deal.
Lord Popat To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to reassure the Jewish community over the impact of anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom.
Lord Balfe To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the financial settlement agreed with the European Union will be justiciable, in part or whole, in...
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.