Thursday, 1 March 2018
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the article in Public Health Reviews, Public health failure in the prevention of neural tube defects: time to abandon the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting will discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and what objectives they have...
My Lords, police and crime commissioners have brought local accountability to how chief constables and their forces perform, and work hard to ensure that their local communities have a stronger...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following publication of the report of the Commissioner for Public Appointments on appointments to the Board of the Office for Students, what steps they are...
The Bill was brought from the Commons, endorsed as a money Bill, and read a first time.
Moved by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That Standing Order 40(4) (so far as it relates to Thursdays) and (5) be suspended until Monday 4 June so far as is necessary to enable notices and orders...
Moved by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on 8 March to allow the Finance (No. 2) Bill to be taken through...
Moved by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That, in the event of the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill being brought from the Commons and read a first time, Standing Order...
Moved by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That Standing Order 40(1) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on 7 March to enable the Committee stage of the European Union (Withdrawal)...
Moved by Baroness Stedman-Scott That the draft Orders and Regulations laid before the House on 15, 29 and 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February. Motions agreed.
Moved by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 December 2017 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February. Motions agreed.
Moved by Lord Young of Cookham That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2017 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February. Motions agreed.
Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford That the draft Order laid before the House on 11 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February. Motion agreed.
Relevant document: 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 1: Nuclear safeguards
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for the use of facial recognition technology in security and policing.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement made in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Statement...
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.
