Thursday, 9 May 2019
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to regenerate village halls in rural communities.
What steps he is taking to ensure that farmers have access to the workforce that they need during the harvest.
What plans he has for farming policy after the UK leaves the EU.
What steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of the environment and food production among young people.
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the Welsh seafood industry.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of a moratorium on new waste incineration plants to promote recycling.
What steps his Department is taking to speed up subsidy payments to farmers.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling climate change.
What steps the Government is taking to reduce the risk of wildfire destroying moorland.
What plans his Department has to develop and resource a recovery plan for seabirds.
Whether he plans to meet representatives of the Environment Agency to discuss the recent pay dispute at that agency.
What steps his Department takes to ensure that major infrastructure projects comply with all environmental licences, permissions and protections.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What response the Church of England has made to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s global review of the persecution of Christians, announced in December 2018.
The hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked—
What recent steps the commission has taken to increase voter (a) registration and (b) participation.
The right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
What the timeframe is for the implementation of the recommendations made by Dame Laura Cox in her report on the bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff.
The hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked—
What recent assessment the commission has made of trends in the level of voter registration.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What support the Church of England is offering to the Christian community in Sri Lanka in response to the recent terrorist attacks in that country.
The hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked—
What recent representations she has received from the Electoral Commission on the effectiveness of electoral law.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What steps the Church of England is taking to increase fire safety in cathedrals.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for Asia and the Pacific what representation his Department has made to the Government of Sri Lanka regarding the safety of 1,193 UNHCR refugees in Negombo,...
Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?
With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the remediation of private sector residential buildings with aluminium composite material cladding. In the wake of the tragic Grenfell...
I beg to move, That this House notes the report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on acquired brain injury and supports its conclusions; and urges the Government to work through all of its...
I beg to move, That this House has considered the 25th anniversary of the death of John Smith, former leader of the Labour Party. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
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