Thursday, 3 October 2019
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to inform Parliament of their priorities and objectives in the areas in which they wish to diverge from European Union standards by way of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to reduce inequality in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the procedures for acquiring British citizenship.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take in Parliament (1) to enable the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 31 October, and (2) to comply with the provisions of...
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: Tabled by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Ramsbotham set down for today shall be limited to 3 hours and that in the...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That the Report from the Select Committee Review of Investigative and Scrutiny Committees: Towards a new thematic committee...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Lord Ashton of Hyde be appointed to the following Select Committees in place of Lord Taylor of Holbeach: Services, Procedure,...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Lord Ashton of Hyde be appointed to the panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees in place of Lord Taylor of...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Lord Judge be appointed to the following Select Committees in place of Lord Hope of Craighead: House of Lords Commission,...
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Baroness Scott of Bybrook and Baroness Meyer be appointed in place of Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen and Lord Bethell. Motion agreed.
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Lord Mancroft be appointed in place of Baroness Meyer. Motion agreed.
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Baroness Rock be appointed in place of Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. Motion agreed.
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Baroness Newlove be appointed in place of Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. Motion agreed.
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker That Earl Howe be appointed in place of Baroness Evans of Bowes Park. Motion agreed.
Lord Ramsbotham: Moved by Lord Ramsbotham That this House takes note of the case for reforming the management and treatment of offenders in prison and the community.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows: “With permission,...
Lord Harries of Pentregarth: Moved by Lord Harries of Pentregarth That this House takes note of the case for ensuring that human rights are respected in any future trade deals with other countries.
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And sometimes to shout at each other.