Monday, 19 December 2022
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That the Address of 28th November, praying that His Majesty will reappoint Mr William Lifford to the office of ordinary member of the...
The following Member made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Andrew Western, for Stretford and Urmston.
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to improve (a) efficiency and (b) resourcing of the police force.
Whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of fire cover in Nottinghamshire.
What steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of burglary.
What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the backlog of asylum applications.
What steps she is taking to improve the asylum system.
When her Department plans to publish the review of tier 1 investor visas.
What steps she is taking to support asylum seekers while their applications are being processed.
What steps she is taking to help improve (a) access to visas and (b) support for Ukrainian nationals.
What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Government’s immigration policies on the (a) population of and (b) availability of labour in Scotland.
What progress her Department has made on tackling county lines drugs gangs.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the supply of strep A treatments.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the UK’s migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda. One hundred million people are displaced globally....
With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will update the House on the outcomes of COP15 on the convention on biodiversity, which was held in Montreal and from which I have just returned. For too...
With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the alcohol tax system. When in the autumn 2021 Budget the then Chancellor—now Prime Minister—announced the...
Ordered, That, for the period up to and including 31 January 2023, (1) in the absence of Dame Eleanor Laing, the functions reserved to the Chairman of Ways and Means by Standing Orders or the...
Second Reading 5.59 pm
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Seafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17 January 2023. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Mike Wood.) Question agreed to.
King’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 Seafarers’ Wages Bill...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
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