Thursday, 28 November 2024
Just to let Members know, it is the birthday of the Clerk of the House, who is 50 today. Happy birthday, Tom.
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to help support the creative industries.
What recent assessment she has made of the contribution of tourism to the local economies of coastal towns.
Whether she has had recent representations from society lotteries on the potential merits of zero-rating those organisations under any future statutory levy on gambling operators.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the community wealth fund supports communities in Dudley constituency.
What plans she has to support the horseracing industry.
If she will make an assessment of the contribution of grassroots sport to communities.
What steps her Department is taking to incorporate information collected by youth sector organisations into the national youth strategy.
What steps she is taking to help improve the financial resilience of grassroots football clubs.
What steps her Department is taking to help support community groups to secure listed status for buildings.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Church-owned hospices.
What steps the Church is taking to preserve historic places of worship.
What steps the Church is taking to mitigate the impact of the potential withdrawal of the listed places of worship grant scheme in March 2025.
What steps the Church is taking to support people that are housebound due to a disability.
What steps the Church is taking to ensure the preservation of historic churches in Northumberland.
What assessment the Church has made of the effectiveness of the Anglican Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza.
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement about the UK’s focus on Sudan during the UK’s presidency of the UN Security Council this month and about the...
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the King has signified his Royal Assent to the following Act: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024.
I beg to move, That this House, recalling that United Nations Resolution 2758 of 25 October 1971, which established the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the only legitimate...
I beg to move, That this House notes reports of deteriorating religious freedom in Pakistan; expresses its concern over the alleged widespread forced conversions and human rights abuses of...
This cross-boundary service enabled people in Wotton-under-Edge who do not have a vehicle to travel south to Yate and on to Bristol. The service also allowed people in south Gloucestershire to...
On the third day of the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, I rise to present a petition on behalf of my Washington and Gateshead South constituents on commercial sexual...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jeff Smith.)
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