Monday, 28 October 2019
John Hendy, QC, having been created Baron Hendy, of Hayes and Harlington in the London Borough of Hillingdon, was introduced and made the solemn affirmation, supported by Lord Falconer of...
Ruth Elizabeth Hunt, having been created Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green, of Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Cashman and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assess the regulation, and the general effectiveness, of methadone.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to granting local authorities more powers to manage their local tourism industries.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to regulate websites such as Airbnb; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such websites on the availability of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.
A Bill to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011; to make provision about the dissolution of Parliament and the determination of polling days for parliamentary general elections; and for...
A Bill to amend the Housing Act 1988 to abolish assured shorthold tenancies; to extend the grounds upon which landlords of residential housing may recover possession; and for connected purposes....
A Bill to provide for a review by the Lord Chancellor of the law of England and Wales relating to divorce and judicial separation and to the dissolution of civil partnerships and the separation...
A Bill to provide for the Secretary of State to develop and publish a video gaming health and wellbeing strategy and to provide for the Secretary of State to develop health advice on video...
A Bill to amend the Education Act 2002 and the Academies Act 2010 to provide for schools under those Acts to promote the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils. The Bill was introduced by...
A Bill to make provision for specifying new statutory rights and entitlements for victims of crime under the victims’ code of practice; to require elected local policing bodies to assess...
Lord Duncan of Springbank: Moved by Lord Duncan of Springbank That the Bill be now read a second time.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary. Before I do so, it might be helpful before our debate to...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State in the other place. The Statement is as follows: “Mr Speaker, with...
Lord Duncan of Springbank: Moved by Lord Duncan of Springbank That this House takes note of the Report pursuant to section 3(5) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, which...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen vocational education and training in secondary schools.
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.