Monday, 14 November 2022
Sir Michael Hintze, Knight, having been created Baron Hintze, of Dunster in the County of Somerset, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Strathclyde and Baroness Kennedy of The...
Fiona Ruth Twycross, having been created Baroness Twycross, of Headington in the City of Oxford, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Baroness Smith of Basildon and Lord Kennedy of...
My Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a message from His Majesty the King, signed by his own hand. The message is as follows: “To ensure continued efficiency of public...
My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death of the noble Lord, Lord Jones of Cheltenham, on 7 November. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the noble Lord’s family...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve communication between government departments and (1) businesses in the City of London, and (2) industry and commerce in...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kinship Care Lost in the legal labyrinth, published on 16 May; and in...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Climate Change Committee about their Jet Zero strategy, published on 19 July, and whether it is consistent with the...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the delay in water companies producing plans for dealing with sewage discharges.
Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Constitution Committee Clause 4: Civil claims
Lord Etherton: Moved by Lord Etherton 48: Clause 4, page 6, line 19, after “person” insert “who is within one of the categories specified in section A1(2) and has suffered loss...
Lord Willetts: Moved by Lord Willetts 58: Clause 8, page 10, line 20, leave out “may” and insert “must”Member’s explanatory statementThe purpose of this amendment...
Lord Johnson of Marylebone: Moved by Lord Johnson of Marylebone 63: Clause 9, page 12, line 39, at end insert—“(3A) The duty in subsection (1) includes a duty to consider whether a...
Baroness Thornton: Moved by Baroness Thornton 67: Clause 10, page 15, line 11, at end insert—“(1A) A person may not be appointed as the Free Speech Director if the person has at any...
Moved by Lord Collins of Highbury 70: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—“Expiry(1) This Act expires at the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 9 November. “With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on the issues arising from the...
Lord Donoughue took the oath. House adjourned at 8.09 pm.
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