Tuesday, 18 December 2018
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps the Government are taking to ensure that workers can access legal advice on workplace injuries.
What estimate he has made of the number of people who become homeless immediately after being released from short prison sentences.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed EU withdrawal agreement on UK-EU co-operation on justice matters.
What steps the Government is taking to make it easier for people to initiate legal proceedings.
What steps the Government is taking to retain experienced prison officers.
What steps the Government are taking to improve offenders’ access to education and employment.
What recent steps the Government has taken to tackle the use of drones over prisons.
What steps the Government are taking to prevent violence in prisons.
What assessment he has made of the prevalence of legal advice deserts.
What steps the Government are taking to prevent the use of mobile phones in prisons.
What recent estimate he has made of the number of rogue bailiffs.
What steps he is taking to ensure the safety of prison officers.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to make a statement on the ONS decision on the treatment of student fees and maintenance loans in the Government’s accounts,...
In July, I made a statement setting out headline conclusions from six months of work on the modernising defence programme. Since then, work has continued apace. First, I would like to welcome the...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Following the Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition’s point of order yesterday announcing the motion of no confidence, which is in the remaining orders...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Geraint Davies, supported by Dr Sarah Wollaston, Mr David Lammy, Peter Grant, Tom Brake and Liz Saville Roberts, presented a Bill to...
Emergency debate ( Standing Order No. 24)
[Relevant Documents: Seventh Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, HC 890, HL Paper 161. Twelfth Report...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Committal (1) The Bill shall be...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise...
Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Mental Capacity (Amendment)...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 17 October, be approved.—(Mike Freer.) The Deputy...
That the draft Gaming Machine (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
That the draft Postal and Parcel Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 October, be approved.—(Mike Freer.) Question agreed to....
That the draft Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 31 October, be approved.—(Mike Freer.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion...
That the draft Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 1 November, be approved.
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 12 November, be approved.
That the draft Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
That the draft Bank Recovery and Resolution and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 23 October, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the Ecumenical Relations Measure (HC 1687), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before...
That the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 1688), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in...
That the Church Property Measure (HC 1689), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.
That the Church of England Pensions Measure (HC 1690), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid...
I rise to present this petition on the Government’s sale of arms to Saudi Arabia on behalf of my constituents in Cambridge. It was set up by OxCam, the University of...
I seek to present a petition signed by 2,500 of my constituents that condemns the fact that only 75p per child is spent in Cumbria each year on preventive mental health care. The petitioners...
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents who have been affected by Green Deal mis-selling. This was a Government-backed scheme that my constituents believed they could trust....
Up to 169 households in my constituency of Central Ayrshire may be affected by this mis-selling scandal of Home Energy Lifestyle Management Ltd. Many elderly people were led to believe they were...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer.)
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