Monday, 18 December 2017
My Lords, I should like to notify the House of the retirement, with effect from today, of the noble Baroness, Lady Sharples, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On behalf...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enforce minimum wage legislation to end the practice of unpaid internships, and whether they have considered any legislative change.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Disaster and Emergencies Preparedness Programme.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Nash on 23 November 2016 (HL Deb, col 1947), what progress they have made with testing new approaches to mental health...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to improve surveillance of the United Kingdom’s borders, including at smaller ports and harbours, coastal waters and...
Lord Morris of Aberavon: Asked by Lord Morris of Aberavon To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Attorney General, in his statutory supervisory role over the Director of Public...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the 2nd Report from the Select Committee Revisions of Private Business Standing Orders (HL Paper 34), and the proposed changes...
Lord Gardiner of Kimble: Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 November be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary...
Baroness Sugg: Moved by Baroness Sugg That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 November be approved. Relevant documents: 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “With permission,...
Baroness Tyler of Enfield: Moved by Baroness Tyler of Enfield That this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on Financial Exclusion Tackling Financial Exclusion: A country...
My Lords, with the permission of the House, I would like to repeat the Statement made by the Secretary of State, my right honourable friend Sajid Javid, in the House of Commons earlier today....
My Lords, as we resume the debate on Tackling Financial Exclusion: A Country that Works for Everyone?, there can be no more poignant reminder of the issues raised in the committee’s report...
Lord Whitty: Moved by Lord Whitty That this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: trade in non-financial services (18th Report, Session 2016-17, HL Paper 135).
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And sometimes to shout at each other.
