Thursday, 21 September 2023
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities in England have sufficient resources to meet planned house building targets.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current and expected future troop levels of the UK armed forces in relation to fulfilling their NATO obligations.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the abandonment of mandatory food waste reporting on the cost of living.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take following the Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2023 of the United Nations General Assembly.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations have been made to the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning the military action against Nagorno-Karabakh.
Lord Mott: Moved by Lord Mott That the draft Regulations and Order laid before the House on 6 July and 4 September be approved. Relevant documents: 47th and 51st Reports from Secondary...
Lord Davies of Gower: Moved by Lord Davies of Gower That the draft Order laid before the House on 5 September be approved. Relevant document: 51st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny...
Relevant documents: 24th, 39th and 41st Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Legislative Consent sought.
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe That the Bill be now read a third time.
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 1: Clause 157, page 183, line 14, at end insert “(including, amongst other things, the protection of chalk streams from abstraction and...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 2: Clause 157, page 183, line 23, at end insert “(including, amongst other things, chalk streams)”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 3: Clause 173, page 206, line 9, at end insert—“(iv) where a direction relating to the plant and the related nutrient pollution standard is made or...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 4: Clause 174, page 211, line 4, leave out from the first “to” to end of line 6 and insert “require certain assumptions to be made in certain...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 5: Clause 253, page 295, line 30, leave out from “that” to “and” in line 31 and insert “is an ineligible council (whether or not that...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 9: After Clause 253, insert the following new Clause—“Protected landscapes(1) The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 is amended in...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 10: Clause 256, page 300, line 24, leave out “the following provisions” and insert “section 171(3)(e)”Member’s explanatory...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 12: Clause 262, page 304, line 8, after “246” insert “and (Protected landscapes)”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment provides...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 15: Clause 263, page 306, line 4, after “246” insert “and (Protected landscapes)”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment provides...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 16: Schedule 16, page 479, line 9, leave out sub-paragraph (e) and insert— “(e) the decision is made—(i) where the plant is a non-catchment...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 55: In the Title, after “London;” insert “about National Parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty and the Broads;”Member’s...
Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe That the Bill do now pass.
Baroness Goldie: Moved by Baroness Goldie That this House takes note of the situation in Ukraine.
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