Tuesday, 25 November 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of provision of refuges for women and children fleeing domestic violence.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are currently taking to improve women’s safety on transport.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made since March, when the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, known as “Clare’s Law”, was implemented in all...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of recent events in Hong Kong on the prospects for democracy in that region.
The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Moved by Baroness Stowell of Beeston That the debate on the Motion in the name of Lord Liddle set down for today shall be limited to three hours and that in the name of Baroness Kingsmill to two...
Moved by The Chairman of Committees That the 2nd Report from the Select Committee (Access and the use of facilities by retired members) (HL Paper 59) be agreed to.
Moved by The Chairman of Committees That Baroness Wheatcroft be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Baroness Noakes, resigned. Motion agreed.
Moved by The Chairman of Committees Further to the resolution of the House of 19 November 2014 appointing a Special Public Bill Committee to consider the Bill, that the Committee have the power...
Moved by Lord Bates That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Modern Slavery Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in the following order: Clauses 1...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows. “Mr Speaker, today...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. The Statement is as follows: “With...
Moved by Lord Newby That the Bill be read a second time.
Moved by Lord Liddle That this House takes note of the case for the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.
My Lords, during the short break last week, I read a book by a Swedish journalist named Göran Rosenberg. The book, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, described a journey that he had...
Moved by Baroness Kingsmill To move that this House takes note of working conditions in the care sector.
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
