Thursday, 31 January 2019
My Lords, I should like to notify the House of the retirement, with effect from today, of the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Clifton, pursuant to Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. On...
To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to make proposals for a review of the powers of the Lord Speaker.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the female offenders’ strategy.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they place restrictions on commercial companies seeking to digitally map towns and cities in the United Kingdom; and if not, why not.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact caused by fly-tipping on areas of outstanding natural beauty, following reports that the Woodland Trust has...
Moved by The Earl of Courtown That the debates on the motions in the names of Lord Whitty and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in the other House yesterday. “The landmark draft Domestic Abuse...
Moved by Lord Whitty That this House takes note of the case for a long-term commitment to increased provision of social housing to help to reduce housing costs, homelessness and housing benefit...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current situation in Zimbabwe.
Moved by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath To move that this House takes note of the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January, and the case for a fully funded, comprehensive and integrated health and...
The Bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. House adjourned at 5.41 pm.
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