Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Richard Irwin Harrington, having been created Baron Harrington of Watford, of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Mendelsohn and Lord Leigh...
Baroness Greengross: Asked by Baroness Greengross To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards establishing a cross-departmental taskforce on housing for older people.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the impact on train services of a 10 per cent reduction in payments from the Department for Transport to train operating...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the letter from Lord Keen of Elie to Baroness Deech on 16 March 2020, what progress they have made on reforming the law governing financial...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to facilitate trains to the United Kingdom for refugees fleeing from Ukraine.
Baroness Stedman-Scott: Moved by Baroness Stedman-Scott That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 10 March.
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar: Moved by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar That the draft Order laid before the House on 19 January be approved. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation...
That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 January be approved.
Lord Offord of Garvel: Moved by Lord Offord of Garvel That the draft Order laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 10 March. Motion agreed.
Lord Callanan: Moved by Lord Callanan That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 10 March.
My Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, has consented to...
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel: Moved by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel 1: Schedule 1, page 21, line 19, at end insert—“(g) in section 74 (immunity of arbitral institutions)—(i) in...
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel: Moved by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel That the Bill do now pass.
Relevant documents: 13th Report from the Constitution Committee, 5th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 21st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Lord Holmes of Richmond: Moved by Lord Holmes of Richmond 20: After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause—“The role of the Electoral Commission: accessibility of the vote(1)...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 21: Clause 18, page 28, line 7, after “(1)(b),” insert “except as it applies in relation to a local government election in Scotland or...
Lord Collins of Highbury: Moved by Lord Collins of Highbury 24A: Clause 18, page 29, line 15, at end insert—“(8) The Secretary of State must by regulations define...
Baroness Hayman of Ullock: Moved by Baroness Hayman of Ullock 25: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—“Guidance to candidates on notional expenditure The Secretary of...
Lord Collins of Highbury: Moved by Lord Collins of Highbury 25B: Clause 19, page 29, line 22, at end insert—“(aa) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—“(2A) The Commission...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 26: Clause 19, page 29, line 25, leave out subsection (2)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment removes the amendment currently made by Clause 19 in...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 29: Clause 20, page 30, line 7, after “incurred” insert “, otherwise than in relation to a local government election in...
Lord Khan of Burnley: Moved by Lord Khan of Burnley 30A: Clause 20, page 30, line 23, at end insert—“(4) Within 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, the...
Baroness Hayman of Ullock: Moved by Baroness Hayman of Ullock 30C: Clause 21, page 30, line 38, leave out “£500” and insert “£450”Member’s explanatory...
Lord Collins of Highbury: Moved by Lord Collins of Highbury 31A: Clause 21, page 31, line 34, at end insert—“(8D) The Commission must refuse an application by a party under this...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my right honourable friend Greg Hands MP to an Urgent Question in another place: “In...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Thursday 10 March. “With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on behalf of my colleague the...
Clause 22: Prohibition on entities being registered political parties and recognised third parties at same time
Lord Khan of Burnley: Moved by Lord Khan of Burnley 31B: Clause 22, page 32, line 4, at end insert—“(7B) Subsection (7A) does not apply to a party registered in the Great Britain...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 33: Clause 24, page 33, line 26, after “during a” insert “reserved”Member’s explanatory statementThe amendments in Lord True’s...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts: Moved by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts 33A: Clause 24, page 33, line 26, at end insert—“(za) could not reasonably be expected to have known they were...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 34: Clause 24, page 33, line 32, after “during a” insert “reserved”Member’s explanatory statementSee the explanatory statement...
Baroness Hayman of Ullock: Moved by Baroness Hayman of Ullock 35: Clause 24, page 33, line 33, leave out “£700” and insert “£699”Member’s explanatory...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 36: Clause 24, page 34, leave out lines 25 and 26 and insert—““reserved regulated period” means a period in relation to which any limit is...
Lord True: Moved by Lord True 40: Clause 25, page 35, line 4, after “(2)” insert “, as it applies for the purposes of a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by...
The Bill was returned from the Commons with a reason. It was ordered that the Commons reason be printed.
The Bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed.
The Bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. House adjourned at 10 pm.
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