Wednesday, 18 January 2023
To ask His Majesty’s Government what additional financial resources they have made available to the government of Wales, over and above the Barnett formula consequential provisions, to meet...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what support they will provide for the continuing preservation and maintenance of national parks, and in consideration of their role in fighting climate change.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in determining a link between avian influenza and game birds; and in respect of any such link, what plans they have to ban the...
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether the budget of the Ministry of Defence will be increased to compensate for the donation of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Lord Offord of Garvel: Moved by Lord Offord of Garvel That the draft Order laid before the House on 22 November 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 17 January. Motion agreed.
Baroness Goldie: Moved by Baroness Goldie That the Regulations laid before the House on 17 November 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 17 January. Motion agreed.
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist: Moved by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist To move that the Regulations laid before the House on 6 December 2022 be approved. Relevant document:...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Monday 16 January. “With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a Statement on the execution of a British national in Iran. On...
Baroness Penn: Moved by Baroness Penn That the Bill be now read a second time.
Relevant documents: 10th Report from the Constitution Committee, 20th and 21st Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 5th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights Clause 77:...
Lord Murray of Blidworth: Moved by Lord Murray of Blidworth 105: Clause 77, page 52, line 20, leave out “copying” and insert “the disclosure”Member's explanatory...
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames: Moved by Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames 105A: Clause 82, page 55, line 20, at end insert “provided that such evidence or submissions are not merely...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on 17 January. “Today I will make an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 preventing the Gender Recognition Reform...
Lord Snape: Moved by Lord Snape That this House regrets that the Railways (Penalty Fares) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1094) increase penalty fares at a time of (1) substantial...
Clause 89 agreed.
Lord Purvis of Tweed: Moved by Lord Purvis of Tweed 112: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—“Report on actions taken in response to the ISC report on RussiaWithin six...
Lord Purvis of Tweed: Moved by Lord Purvis of Tweed 114: After Clause 89, insert the following Clause—“Ministerial appointments: official advice(1) The Cabinet Secretary must publish...
Lord Coaker: Moved by Lord Coaker 119: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—“Assessment of interaction with the Official Secrets Act 1989The Secretary of State must...
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom 121: Clause 92, page 63, line 11, after “63” insert “specifying a foreign power, or a person other than a foreign power, who...
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom 124: Clause 95, page 64, line 13, at end insert—“(1A) His Majesty may by Order in Council provide for any provision of this Act...
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