Wednesday, 18 June 2025
The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked—
What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.
Whether she plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to develop a strategy to improve educational outcomes for boys.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce digital exclusion for people with communication disabilities.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide cross-Government support for women with endometriosis.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms on financial inequalities experienced by disabled people.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 June.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement on HS2. As a London councillor over 15 years ago, I remember hearing the then Labour Government’s bold plans for high-speed rail to...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to once again raise the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian citizen who is still imprisoned in Egypt. His mother has been on hunger...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Liz Kendall, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pat McFadden, Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Ellie...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Further consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant documents: Fourth Report of the Women and Equalities Committee, Tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse, HC...
“(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person (C) assists, facilitates, controls, or incites, by any means, another person (B) to engage in sexual activity with another person...
“(1) Non-crime hate incidents as a special category of incident to be recognised by police authorities are abolished. Reporting, recording and investigation of such incidents should occur...
“(1) Section 4 of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 is amended as follows. (2) Leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— ‘(3) Sections 1, 2 and 3...
“(1) A person (‘P’) commits an offence where— (a) P is a senior manager of a water or water and sewerage company (‘C’), (b) C commits an offence under section...
“(1) Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (possession of extreme pornographic images) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (7) after paragraph (a) insert—...
(1) The Equipment Theft Act 2023 is amended as follows. (2) In section 3 (Enforcement), subsection (2) at end insert “equal to— (a) the replacement cost of the equipment, (b) the cost...
Amendments made: 102, page 186, line 8, at end insert— “(c) section 99.” This amendment enables the Scottish Ministers to make amendments in consequence of clause 99 (which...
Amendments made: 104, page 186, line 36, after “55(1),” insert “(Causing internal concealment of item for criminal purpose)(9),” This amendment makes regulations under the...
Amendments made: 108, page 188, line 2, at end insert— “(ba) section 37(2)(d);” This amendment provides for clause 37(2)(d) (which amends the Armed Forces Act 2006) to have UK...
Amendments made: 125, page 189, line 20, leave out “52” and insert “(Secretary of State guidance), (Department of Justice guidance)” This amendment provides for the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 41A(3)), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 13 May, be approved.—(Anna Turley.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 145(3)), That this House agrees with the Report of the Liaison Committee of 17 June: (1) That a day not later than 5 August be...
I rise to present this petition in the light of recent horrific attacks on prison officers by inmates. Debate about whether prison officers should all be provided with anti-stab and anti-slash...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna Turley.)
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