Thursday, 28 January 2016
The following Acts were given Royal Assent: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act, Psychoactive Substances Act.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the projected increase in population of the United Kingdom between mid-2015 and mid-2030, if net migration were reduced to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of households currently in fuel poverty; and what action they intend to take to reduce that number over the next five years.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve the resilience of the rail network in the south-west.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the requirements placed on asylum seekers in order to access food, shelter and other resources, such as the requirement for...
Moved by Baroness Stowell of Beeston That the debate on the Motion in the name of Lord Shipley set down for today shall be limited to two hours and that in the name of Baroness Sharp of Guildford...
Moved by The Chairman of Committees That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the impact of clauses 10 and 11 of the Trade Union Bill in relation to the Committee on Standards in Public...
Moved by Lord Shipley That this House takes note of local democracy in the United Kingdom.
My Lords, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given to an Urgent Question in another place. “We know there are people who need extra support. That is why we are providing...
My Lords, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given to an Urgent Question in another place. “As the Prime Minister said yesterday, the Government take our arms export...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the evidential basis of their policy of promoting English language classes for women to address isolation and extremism.
Moved by Baroness Sharp of Guildford That this House takes note of the role of adult education and lifelong learning and the need to develop the skills needed to strengthen the United Kingdom economy.
Moved by The Lord Bishop of Durham That this House do direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure be presented...
Moved by The Lord Bishop of Durham That this House do direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure be...
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And sometimes to shout at each other.