Monday, 29 January 2024
Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County Constituency of...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to visa fees and conditions on the number of applications for postgraduate research.
What steps she is taking to tackle persistent pupil absence in schools.
What steps she is taking to support schools with decreasing pupil rolls.
What steps her Department is taking to increase school attendance.
What recent estimate she has made of the number of school places available for pupils with special educational needs in Gloucestershire.
Whether she has had recent discussions with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential merits of providing additional financial support for school pupils in the context of...
What steps she is taking to improve early years education.
What steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of mental health support in secondary schools.
What steps her Department is taking to encourage the take-up of degree-level apprenticeships.
What steps she is taking to increase the funding allocated to the f40 local education authorities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if she will make a statement on the removal of Henry Staunton as Post Office Ltd chair and wider governance issues within...
With permission, I will update the House on the situation in Israel and Gaza. Last week, my noble Friend the Foreign Secretary visited the region as part of sustained British efforts to end the...
With permission, I would like to update the House on the independent review into the South Tees Development Corporation and the Teesworks joint venture, which the Government are publishing today,...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Parliamentary privilege is one of the most important and sensitive rights that we in this House exercise, and it is one that we need to do so with the...
Second Reading [Relevant document: Oral evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 21 November 2023, on UK trade policy: food and agriculture, HC 162.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...
(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 Thursday 22 February 2024. (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.—(Robert Largan.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 October 2023, in the last Session of Parliament, be...
That the draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 18 October 2023, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)...
That the draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 11 December 2023, be...
That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 23 October 2023, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.—(Robert...
That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 27 November 2023, be approved.—(Robert Largan.) Question agreed to.
Ordered, That Dan Carden be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Ms Marie Rimmer be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)
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