Tuesday, 21 May 2019
My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death of my old friend and colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Moore of Lower Marsh, on 20 May. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 13 March (HC Deb, col 352), what steps they are taking to ensure that free sanitary products...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the concerns raised by teachers in, and the findings of, the survey on child poverty published by the National...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address increases in homelessness.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans, if any, they have for an inquiry into how family courts in England and Wales treat victims of domestic violence.
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The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the 6th Report from the Select Committee Role of the Lord Speaker and Deputy Speakers; PNQ deadlines on morning sittings;...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given earlier today in another place to an Urgent Question, which asked my right honourable friend...
Clause 1: Power to grant a lease in respect of land at Kew Gardens
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts: Moved by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert—“( ) The Secretary of State may not grant a lease for more than 31...
Lord Whitty: Moved by Lord Whitty 2: Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert—“( ) Leases granted or extended under this Act shall be subject to the condition that activities on or in...
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: Moved by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch 3: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at end insert—“( ) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish an annual report...
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: Moved by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch 5: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—“Requirement to publish informationWithin one month of the day...
Lord Howell of Guildford: Moved by Lord Howell of Guildford That this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations Committee UK foreign policy in a shifting world order (5th...
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