Tuesday, 19 March 2019
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House a message from the Queen in reply to loyal and dutiful addresses from this House. I have received your address about His Royal Highness...
I would like to make a statement about security and access to the parliamentary estate. It is likely that there will be a strike of parliamentary security staff this Wednesday 20 March....
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to support people in insecure work.
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal support for businesses based in Scotland making preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
What steps his Department is taking to promote clean growth.
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on support for small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland.
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
What steps he is taking to support the UK space industry.
What steps the Government are taking to support the development of marine renewable electricity generation.
What recent steps he has taken through the industrial strategy to increase the number of high-quality and well-paid jobs.
What assessment he has made of the reasons for recent trends in the rate at which the UK’s carbon emissions are falling.
What steps he is taking to promote the creation of skilled green jobs.
What assessment he has made of the potential composition of the UK's energy mix in 2030.
What steps he plans to take to support small and medium-sized renewable power generators after the scheduled closure of the feed-in tariffs scheme.
What assessment he has made of the potential role of new hospital projects in the industrial strategy.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Before I call the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) to ask her urgent question and the Minister to respond, I must advise right hon. and hon. Members that under the terms of the...
Before I call the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) to ask her urgent question and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to respond, I must again advise Members that,...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You will know that once a statement has been made under section 13(4) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a Minister of the Crown must make arrangements...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
With the leave of the House, we will debate motions 2 to 5 together.
Resolved, That the draft Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 4 February, be approved.—(Steve Brine).
Resolved, That the draft Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 4 February, be approved.—(Steve Brine).
Resolved, That the draft Animal Feed (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 5 February 2019, be approved.—(Steve Brine).
I inform the House that Mr Speaker has not selected the amendment.
Ordered, That Dan Carden be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Gareth Snell be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jo Churchill.)
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