Thursday, 19 January 2017
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to measure levels of household food insecurity.
What steps she is taking to improve air quality.
What assessment she has made of the potential effect on hill farmers of the UK leaving the common agricultural policy.
What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the regulation of farming.
How many flood defence schemes are planned for construction as a result of Government investment up to 2021.
What support the Government are making available for tree planting.
What assessment she has made of the effect on the rural economy of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
What plans her Department has to increase awareness of the potential benefits of the natural environment.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What support the Church of England is giving to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
What steps the Church of England is taking to (a) tackle human trafficking and (b) support vulnerable women.
How the Church of England plans to support prisoners and prison chaplains across the prison estate.
What steps the Church of England has taken to reach new audiences through social and digital media.
What assessment the Church of England has made of recent trends in the level of theft of lead from church buildings.
The hon. Member for Gainsborough, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, was asked—
What progress the Commission has made in reducing the expenditure of the NAO.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
In what way Church of England asset investments support a low-carbon economy.
The right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
What the timetable is for work on the northern estate to be completed.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What steps the Church of England has taken to promote churches and cathedrals as tourist destinations.
I should like to make a brief statement to the House. The House of Commons Service has participated in Stonewall’s workplace equality index for the past five years. Stonewall is the largest...
Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance regarding the response I got from the Leader of the House earlier. On 23 November, the farming Minister, the hon. Member for Camborne and...
I beg to move, That this House notes the escalation in violence and breaches of international human rights on the Indian side of the Line of Control in Kashmir; calls on the Government to raise...
Before I ask Peter Kyle to move the motion, may I point out to Members that we are very limited on time, with 13 Members wishing to speak? I am therefore going to impose an absolute limit of 15...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the House do now adjourn.—(Guy Opperman.)
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