Thursday, 24 June 2021
My Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now begin. Some Members are here in the Chamber, others are participating remotely, but all Members will be treated equally. I ask all Members to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to reintroduce death duties, or (2) to increase inheritance tax, to help pay for costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to amend Freedom of Information legislation to ensure that the British Broadcasting Corporation is more transparent.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the criminal justice system treats deaths and injuries caused by motorists equally to those not caused by motorists.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect homeowners from further costs as a result of unsafe cladding, in addition to the £5.1 billion investment in building safety
My Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now resume. I ask Members to respect social distancing. We now come to Oral Questions to the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, the noble...
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what steps he is taking to promote bilateral negotiations with the European Union to facilitate the implementation of the Protocol...
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what is the current state of the relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) when Her Majesty’s Government expects to establish the United Kingdom’s delegation to the Civil Society Forum set out...
The Earl of Courtown: Moved by The Earl of Courtown That the debate on the Motion in the name of Baroness Jolly set down for today shall be limited to 2½ hours and that in the name of...
The Earl of Courtown: Moved by The Earl of Courtown That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 May be approved. Relevant document: 4th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: Moved by Viscount Younger of Leckie That the draft Order laid before the House on 18 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 June. Motion agreed.
Baroness Stedman-Scott: Moved by Baroness Stedman-Scott That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 June. Motion agreed.
Baroness Williams of Trafford: Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford That the draft Order laid before the House on 20 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 June.
Lord Paddick: Moved by Lord Paddick At end insert “but this House regrets that the draft Order is necessary to correct errors in the original Order; and further regrets that the volume...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Thursday 17 June. “I wish to make a Statement on the new UK-Australia free trade agreement secured by our Prime Ministers this...
Baroness Jolly: Moved by Baroness Jolly That this House takes note of social care provision in the United Kingdom, and the role of carers in that provision.
To move that this House takes note of the need to promote tourism in the United Kingdom.
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