Thursday, 25 March 2021
The House met in a hybrid proceeding.
Judith Blake, CBE, having been created Baroness Blake of Leeds, of Gledhow in the City of Leeds, was introduced and made the solemn affirmation, supported by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord...
My Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now begin. Some Members are here in the Chamber and others are participating remotely, but all Members will be treated equally. Oral Questions will...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have, if any, that the number of human rights abuses in Bahrain has declined in the last two years; and what assessment they have made of...
My Lords, since my noble friend’s last Question on this matter six weeks ago, I have met ministerial colleagues and Members of the other place. I have considered the legal issues that...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to resolve the famine in Yemen.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to reports of the blacklisting of Irish Travellers by Pontins, what steps they are taking to tackle racism and discrimination against Gypsies,...
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what evidence-based analysis Her Majesty’s Government are using to oversee the cross-government work on maximising the...
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what initiatives Her Majesty’s Government will pursue in the European Union–United Kingdom Joint Committee to reduce...
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) why Her Majesty’s Government unilaterally extended the grace period for checks on trade between Great Britain and Northern...
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Chief Whip, I thought that this would be a convenient point to confirm the plan for the Whitsun Recess. Subject to the progress of business, as is...
My Lords, we will shortly consider Commons amendments to the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill. I will call Members to speak in the order listed. As there is a counterproposition to the...
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay That this House do not insist on its Amendment 18 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D and...
Baroness Hamwee: Moved by Baroness Hamwee Leave out from first “do” to the end and insert “insist on its Amendment 18 and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 18A,...
Lord Bethell: Moved by Lord Bethell That, for the purposes of section 99 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, this House takes note of the One year report on the status of the non-devolved provisions of...
Baroness Brinton: Moved by Baroness Brinton That this House expresses its sorrow at the 126,000 deaths in the UK caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; regrets that Her Majesty’s Government...
Baroness Thornton: Tabled by Baroness Thornton To move that this House regrets that the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic by Her Majesty’s Government has resulted in one of the highest...
Lord Bethell: Moved by Lord Bethell That the Regulations laid before the House on 5 March be approved. Relevant document: 49th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee....
Lord Bethell: Moved by Lord Bethell That the Regulations laid before the House on 22 March be approved. Relevant document: 50th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special...
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.
