Thursday, 10 June 2021
The House met in a hybrid proceeding.
My Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now begin. Some Members are here in the Chamber, while others are participating remotely, but all Members will be treated equally. I ask all Members...
The following Act was given Royal Assent: Finance Act.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they will provide (1) to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, and (2) to other peacebuilding organisations, in 2021-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the Youth Justice Statistics 2019-20, published on 28 January, that more than half of all children in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend for the Environment Bill to be presented for Royal Assent before the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that carers get the support and breaks they need.
Lord Purvis of Tweed: Asked by Lord Purvis of Tweed To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to seek parliamentary approval for the proposed cut to the Official Development...
A Bill to prohibit the use of raised laying or battery cages to keep certain game birds for the purpose of producing eggs; to set minimum space requirements for enclosures for such birds; and for...
A Bill to reduce the voting age to 16 for UK parliamentary elections and all local elections in England. The Bill was introduced by Lord Adonis, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
The Senior Deputy Speaker: Moved by The Senior Deputy Speaker
Viscount Younger of Leckie: Moved by Viscount Younger of Leckie Motions agreed.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Moved by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 April be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 7 June. Motion agreed.
Baroness Pinnock: Moved on Tuesday 8 June by Baroness Pinnock That a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.)...
Lord Kennedy of Southwark: Moved by Lord Kennedy of Southwark That this House regrets that the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 June. “With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a Statement on the latest steps the Government are taking to...
Lord Krebs: Moved by Lord Krebs That this House takes note of the report from the Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee Hungry for change: fixing the failures in food (Session...
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