Monday, 6 December 2021
My Lords, as agreed by the House last week, from today Oral Questions will no longer have speakers’ lists. As it is over 18 months since we conducted Questions without a list, the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make misogyny a hate crime.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the research by Dr Raffaello Rossi and Professor Agnes Nairn What are the odds? The appeal of gambling adverts to children...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the strategic importance to the United Kingdom of Newport Wafer Fab prior to its takeover by a Chinese-owned company.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish an updated version of the Ministerial Code.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to The Baroness Casey Review: An independent Review of events...
Lord Callanan: Moved by Lord Callanan That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 28 October and 1 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November....
Lord Callanan: Moved by Lord Callanan That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 28 October and 1 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November....
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November....
The Earl of Courtown: Moved by The Earl of Courtown That the draft Order laid before the House on 2 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November. Relevant document: 19th...
Lord Kamall: Moved by Lord Kamall That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November. Relevant document: 18th Report from...
The Earl of Courtown: Moved by The Earl of Courtown That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton: Moved by Baroness Vere of Norbiton That the draft Order laid before the House on 8 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November. Relevant...
Baroness Vere of Norbiton: Moved by Baroness Vere of Norbiton That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 30 November. Relevant...
Lord Berkeley: Moved by Lord Berkeley At end insert, “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations fail to include a requirement for all charging points to be fully...
Viscount Younger of Leckie: Moved by Viscount Younger of Leckie That the Bill be now read a third time.
Viscount Younger of Leckie: Moved by Viscount Younger of Leckie That the Bill do now pass.
Clause 1: Animal Sentience Committee
Lord Trees: Moved by Lord Trees 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert—“(1A) The function of the Committee is to determine whether, in relation to the process of the formulation...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education. The Statement is as follows:...
Lord Marland: Moved by Lord Marland 2: Clause 1, page 1, line 4, at end insert—“(1A) The function of the Committee is to determine whether, in the process of formulating policy, it...
Lord Robathan: Moved by Lord Robathan 3: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (2)
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Friday 3 December. “Madam Deputy Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a Statement on the work we are doing to keep our...
Earl Attlee: Moved by Earl Attlee That a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (SI...
Baroness Mallalieu: Moved by Baroness Mallalieu 7: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert—“(4) No person may be appointed a member of the Committee unless they have confirmed that...
Viscount Ridley: Moved by Viscount Ridley 9: Clause 1, leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new Clause—“Animal Sentience Committee(1) A Committee within the Cabinet Office,...
Lord Moylan: Moved by Lord Moylan 23: Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert “, but such recommendations may only be made after the report referred to in subsection (1) has been...
Baroness Deech: Moved by Baroness Deech 27: Clause 2, page 1, line 20, at end insert—“(4A) Recommendations made by the Committee must respect legislative or administrative provisions...
The Earl of Caithness (Con): Moved by The Earl of Caithness (Con) 28: Clause 2, page 1, line 20, at end insert—“(4A) Recommendations under subsection (3) must not be detrimental...
Lord Benyon: Moved by Lord Benyon 36: Clause 3, page 2, line 21, at end insert—“(3) The following do not count towards the three months referred to in subsection (2)—(a) any...
Lord Benyon: Moved by Lord Benyon 39: Clause 5, page 2, line 32, at end insert—“(b) any cephalopod mollusc, and(c) any decapod crustacean.”Member’s explanatory...
Lord Benyon: Moved by Lord Benyon 43: Clause 5, page 2, line 35, at end insert “, where they are not already within that meaning” Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment...
Lord Robathan: Moved by Lord Robathan 46: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—“ExpiryThis Act expires at the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which...
The Earl of Caithness: Moved by The Earl of Caithness 47: Clause 6, page 3, line 5, at end insert—“(3A) The Secretary of State must set up an independent committee of experts to...
The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons and amendments. House adjourned at 11.03 pm.
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