Emergency debate ( Standing Order No. 24)
Emily Thornberry (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to make a statement on the violence at the Gaza border and its impact on the middle east peace process.
Paul Blomfield I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to give directions that the following papers be laid before the House: all papers,...
Second Reading
Simon Hoare If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 16 May.
Chris Grayling Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the future of the east coast main line. As was made clear in the point of order that we have just heard, it has been quite important to try...
[Relevant Documents: Sixty-third Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Session 2016-17, Housing: State of the Nation, HC 958, and Eleventh Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Homeless...
Valerie Vaz Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?
John Bercow Before I call the shadow Secretary of State to move the motion, I must advise the House that no fewer than 23 Back Benchers wish to speak in the debate, and that it is expected to conclude at...
Richard Burden (Urgent Question): To ask the Foreign Secretary if he will make a statement on the decision of the UK Government to abstain from voting on the resolution of the United Nations Human Rights...
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.
Martyn Day I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 213451 relating to the sale of puppies by pet shops and commercial third-party dealers. The proposed ban is known as Lucy’s law. It...
Andrew Rosindell We begin the debate with a 72-second silence to mark the lives lost in the Grenfell Tower fire. A 72-second silence was observed.
Gary Streeter We will move directly on to our next debate, which is extremely popular. There will be 20 minutes for the winding-up speeches. After Sir Henry Bellingham has spoken for a smart 10 minutes, that...
[Mr Mark Pritchard in the Chair]
Nick Smith I beg to move, That this House has considered the 70th anniversary of the NHS and public health. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. The 70th anniversary of the NHS is an...
Clive Betts I beg to move, That this House has considered the First Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, HC...
Jim Shannon I beg to move, That this House has considered raising standards of infection prevention and control in the NHS. This issue has been brought to my attention by a number of health organisations,...
Jo Platt I beg to move, That this House has considered the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. It is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. A few months ago the enormousness of the...
[Mrs Anne Main in the Chair]
Stella Creasy I beg to move, That this House has considered access to reproductive rights around the world. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie, in a debate that should concern...
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.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, has consented to...
Motion on Amendments 1 to 28
Amendments 52 to 54 not moved. Clause 8: Assumed rate of return on investment of damages
Amendment 51 not moved.
Relevant documents: 7th, 10th, 11th and 26th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee
Clause 8: Definitions
Lord Ashton of Hyde My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made recently by my honourable friend the Minister for Sport and Civil Society in the other place. The Statement is as...
Motion A
Lord Teverson To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that the labelling and packaging of animal-derived products does not mislead consumers as to how those animals were reared.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the other place on the violence at the Gaza border and its impact on the...
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.