House of Lords debates

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

  • Sewage Pollution: Lakes and Rivers - Question

    24 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what recent meetings they have had with environmental organisations to discuss measures to reduce sewage pollution in lakes and rivers.

  • Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures - Question

    13 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in exploring how best the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework can be incorporated into UK policy and...

  • Chemicals Strategy - Question

    22 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the chemicals strategy to which they committed in their 25-year environment plan of January 2018.

  • Universities: Sensitive Research - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect sensitive research at universities from national security threats.

  • Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill - First Reading

    The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

  • Victims and Prisoners Bill - Report (3rd Day)

    Welsh legislative consent sought.

    • Amendment 94

      1 speech

      Baroness Morgan of Cotes: Moved by Baroness Morgan of Cotes 94: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—“Review of requests for counselling information relating to...

    • Amendment 95

      8 speeches

      Baroness Morgan of Cotes: Moved by Baroness Morgan of Cotes 95: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—“Victims’ rights in relation to data(1) The UK GDPR is amended...

      Amendment 96

      2 speeches

      Baroness Meacher: Moved by Baroness Meacher 96: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—“Victims of specified offences: data-sharing for immigration purposes(1) The personal...

      Amendments 97 to 99

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 97: Clause 27, page 28, line 36, leave out paragraph (a)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 5, page...

      Amendment 100

      6 speeches

      Baroness Brinton: Moved by Baroness Brinton 100: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—“Duty to inform victims and families of the unduly lenient sentencing schemeAfter...

      Amendment 101

      3 speeches

      Baroness Brinton: Moved by Baroness Brinton 101: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—“Unduly lenient sentences: time limitIn paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 of the Criminal...

      Amendment 101A

      4 speeches

      Lord Garnier: Moved by Lord Garnier 101A: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—“Compensation for victims of fraud and other economic crimes(1) The Secretary of State...

      Amendment 102

      12 speeches

      Lord Wills: Moved by Lord Wills 102: Clause 28, page 29, line 10, at end insert “or has occurred before that date, provided that serious harm to the victims is ongoing after this section...

      Amendment 103A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 103A: Clause 28, page 29, line 14, at end insert—“(2A) Before declaring an incident that occurs in Wales to be a major incident, the Secretary of...

      Amendment 109A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 109A: Clause 30, page 30, line 23, at end insert—“(1A) Before appointing an advocate in respect of a major incident that occurs in Wales, the...

      Amendment 110A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 110A: Clause 36, page 34, line 37, at end insert “, or(g) prejudice—(i) the investigation or prosecution of an offence,(ii) an inquiry under the...

      Amendment 113

      8 speeches

      Baroness Thornton: Moved by Baroness Thornton 113: After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—“Major incidents: duty of candour(1) In discharging their duties in relation to a...

      Amendment 114

      5 speeches

      Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: Moved by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede 114: After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—“Code for victims of major incidents(1) The Secretary of State...

      Amendment 118

      9 speeches

      Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: Moved by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede 118: After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—“Publicly funded legal representation for bereaved people at...

      Amendment 119A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 119A: After Clause 39, insert the following new Clause—“Review of Part 2(1) The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after...

      Amendment 119AA

      3 speeches

      Lord Wills: Moved by Lord Wills 119AA: After Clause 39, insert the following new Clause—“Power of Secretary of State to establish an inquiry on major incidents(1) Within six months...

      Amendment 119B

      4 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119B: Leave out Clause 40 and insert the following Clause—“Infected Blood Compensation Authority(1) A body corporate called the Infected Blood...

      Amendment 119BA (as an amendment to Amendment 119B)

      15 speeches

      Baroness Meacher: Moved by Baroness Meacher 119BA: After subsection (2) insert—“(2A) In exercising its functions the IBCA must have regard to the following matters—(a) the need...

      Amendment 119C

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119C: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause— “Infected blood compensation scheme(1) The Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet...

      Amendment 119CA (to Amendment 119C)

      1 speech

      Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede: Moved by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede 119CA: In subsection (1) after “regulations” insert “within three months of the passing of this Act”...

      Amendment 119F

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119F: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Payments(1) The amount of a payment under the infected blood compensation scheme is to be...

      Amendment 119HA (to Amendment 119F)

      2 speeches

      Baroness Brinton: Moved by Baroness Brinton 119HA: Leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—“(1) The amount of a payment under the infected blood compensation scheme is to be...

      Amendment 119L

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119L: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Applications and procedureRegulations under section (Infected blood compensation scheme) may...

      Amendment 119N

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119N: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Reviews and appeals(1) Regulations under section (Infected blood compensation scheme)—(a)...

      Amendments 119Q and 119R

      1 speech

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119Q: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Information: infected blood compensation scheme(1) The IBCA may provide information to another...

      Amendment 119S

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119S: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Provision of support and assistance(1) The Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet...

      Amendment 119V (to Amendment 119S)

      1 speech

      Baroness Brinton: Tabled by Baroness Brinton 119V: After subsection (2) insert—“(3) Applicants must have the option of access to independent legal help for the purposes of making...

      Amendment 119W

      2 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119W: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Payments to personal representatives of qualifying infected persons(1) The Secretary of State or...

      Amendment 119YA

      1 speech

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 119YA: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—“Information: payments to personal representatives(1) A person may provide information...

What is this?

Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

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