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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the first recommendation of The independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the EU Settlement Scheme.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to secure justice for the Yazidi people of Northern Iraq, following the genocide attempted by the so-called Islamic State.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have regarding British people who joined ISIS and are now being held in custody by the Kurds.
A Bill to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities done for the purpose of transplantation outside the United Kingdom and consent for imported cadavers on display. The...
A Bill to make provision for children adopted from overseas to receive the same priority for admission to maintained schools as children looked after or previously looked after by a local...
A Bill to make provision to provide posthumous pardons to armed forces personnel convicted of, or cautioned for, certain abolished offences. The Bill was introduced by Lord Cashman, read a first...
A Bill to provide for the functions exercised by the Northern Ireland Department of Health to be exercised by the Secretary of State until the formation of a Northern Ireland Executive. The Bill...
A Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility. The Bill was introduced by Lord Dholakia, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble: Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23, 24 and 25 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 16 October....
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen: Moved by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 and 24 July be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 16 October....
A privilege amendment was made.
Baroness Barran: Moved by Baroness Barran That the Bill do now pass.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer to an Urgent Question asked in another place on British children in north-east Syria. The Statement...
Lord Duncan of Springbank: Moved by Lord Duncan of Springbank That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 July be approved. Relevant document: 58th Report, Session 2017–19,...
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara: Moved by Lord Stevenson of Balmacara At end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations will remove certain rights for European Union,...
Lord Duncan of Springbank: Moved by Lord Duncan of Springbank That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 September be approved.
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen: Moved by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 July be approved. Relevant document: 58th Report, Session 2017–19,...
Lord Gardiner of Kimble: Moved by Lord Gardiner of Kimble That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 July be approved.
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 July be approved. Relevant document: 69th Report, Session 2017-19, from the Joint Committee on Statutory...
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.