House of Lords debates

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

  • Water Companies: Failure - Question

    20 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have a plan for Thames Water and other water companies if they fail.

  • Carer’s Allowance - Question

    21 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review their policy of fining carers who inadvertently break the earnings limit rule when claiming Carer’s Allowance.

  • Internal Drainage Boards: Levies - Question

    10 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increases in internal drainage board levies on local authorities.

  • Universities: Financial Sustainability - Question

    24 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of universities in England.

  • Israel and Gaza - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what assessment he has made of Israel’s compliance with the summary order regarding Gaza issued by the...

  • Russia: Sanctions - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Russia, and in particular on the number of...

  • South Africa - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what are his priorities for working with the government of South Africa after their forthcoming general election.

  • Conflict-induced Food Insecurity - Question

    16 speeches

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what diplomatic steps he is taking to address conflict-induced food insecurity, and to hold accountable those...

  • Procurement Regulations 2024 - Motion to Approve

    1 speech

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 March be approved. Relevant document: 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation...

  • Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 - Motion to Approve

    1 speech

    Lord Roborough: Moved by Lord Roborough That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 April be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 20 May. Motion agreed.

  • Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024 - Motions to Approve

    1 speech

    Lord Douglas-Miller: Moved by Lord Douglas-Miller That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 April be approved. Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Secondary Legislation...

  • Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024 - Motions to Approve

    1 speech

    Lord Callanan: Moved by Lord Callanan That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 March and 15 April be approved. Relevant document: 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation...

  • Victims and Prisoners Bill - Report (4th Day)

    Scottish Legislative Consent granted. Welsh Legislative Consent granted in part. Clause 41: Public protection decisions: life prisoners

    • Amendment 119YD

      6 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 119YD: Clause 41, page 39, line 12, leave out from second “the” to end of line 13 and insert “High Court.”Member’s explanatory...

    • Amendment 120A

      22 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 120A: Clause 41, page 39, line 32, at end insert—“(5) In section 32ZZA (imprisonment or detention for public protection: powers in relation to...

      Amendment 120B

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 120B: Clause 42, page 41, line 6, leave out from second “the” to end of line 7 and insert “High Court;” Member's explanatory...

      Amendment 121A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 121A: Before the Schedule, insert the following new Schedule—“ScheduleInfected Blood Compensation AuthorityPart 1ConstitutionMembership1 (1) The...

      Amendments 122A to 122F

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 122A: Clause 44, page 44, line 34, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 124A to 124E

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 124A: Clause 44, page 45, leave out lines 23 to 25Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 44, page 45,...

      Amendment 125A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 125A: Clause 44, page 47, line 17, at end insert—“(b) in subsection (3), after “subject to” insert “—(a) section 32ZAA(2A)...

      Amendments 125B to 125G

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 125B: Clause 45, page 47, line 20, leave out “relevant court” and insert “High Court”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 127A to 127F

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 127A: Clause 45, page 48, leave out lines 8 to 10Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my amendment of Clause 45, page 47,...

      Amendment 128A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 128A: Clause 45, page 50, line 2, at end insert—“(b) in subsection (3), after “subject to” insert “—(a) section...

      Amendments 128B to 128D

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 128B: Clause 46, page 50, line 7, leave out subsection (2) and insert—“(2) In subsection (3), before paragraph (b) (and the “or”...

      Amendment 130A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 130A: Clause 47, page 50, line 23, leave out “Upper Tribunal or”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my...

      Amendment 132

      7 speeches

      Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: Moved by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 132: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—“Licence conditions for serial and serious harm domestic abuse...

      Amendment 133

      2 speeches

      Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: Moved by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 133: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—“Relevant domestic abuse or stalking perpetrators’...

      Amendments 133A and 133B

      1 speech

      Lord Roborough: Moved by Lord Roborough 133A: Clause 48, page 50, line 31, leave out from beginning to “is” and insert “Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997...

      Amendments 138ZA and 138ZB

      1 speech

      Lord Roborough: Moved by Lord Roborough 138ZA: Clause 48, page 52, line 13, after “(5)” insert “—(i) for the definition of “preventive sentence”...

      Amendments 139ZA to 139B

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 139ZA: Clause 48, page 52, line 18, after “specified” insert “in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of “qualifying...

      Amendment 139C

      1 speech

      Lord Roborough: Moved by Lord Roborough 139C: After Clause 48, insert the following new Clause—“Imprisonment or detention for public protection: annual report(1) The Secretary of...

      Amendment 149A

      5 speeches

      Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd: Moved by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd 149A: After Clause 48, insert the following new Clause—“Imprisonment or detention for public protection: release test II(1)...

  • Infected Blood - Statements

    14 speeches

    My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in succession two Statements delivered earlier in another place. The first was made yesterday by my right honourable friend the Prime...

  • Victims and Prisoners Bill - Report (4th Day) (Continued)

    Clause 49: Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: life prisoners

    • Amendment 150

      9 speeches

      Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames: Moved by Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames 150: Leave out Clause 49

    • Amendment 153A

      16 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 153A: Clause 53, page 54, line 14, leave out from beginning to “, for” in line 15 and insert—“(1) Section 239 of the Criminal Justice...

      Amendment 154A

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 154A: Clause 53, page 54, line 21, at end insert—“(2) After subsection (5C) insert—“(5D) Rules under subsection (5) may also make...

      Amendments 154B and 154C

      2 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 154B: Clause 54, page 54, line 23, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—“(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 19 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003...

      Amendment 154D

      2 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 154D: Clause 54, page 55, line 1, leave out from beginning to end of line 25 on page 56Member's explanatory statementThis amendment leaves out provisions...

      Amendment 156ZB

      14 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 156ZB: Clause 55, page 56, line 34, leave out “written”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on new subsection (3A) of...

      Amendments 156ZC and 156ZD

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 156ZC: Clause 55, page 56, line 36, leave out “written”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on new subsection (3A) of...

      Amendments 156ZE to 156ZH

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 156ZE: Clause 56, page 57, line 25, leave out “as follows” and insert “in accordance with subsections (2) to (4)”Member's explanatory...

      Amendments 156A and 156B

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 156A: Clause 58, page 58, line 31, leave out “section 16, 55 or 56” and insert “, or on regulations under, Part 1, 2 or 4” Member's...

      Amendment 156BA

      5 speeches

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 156BA: Clause 58, page 58, line 33, leave out from “legislation” to end of line 36 and insert “(whenever passed or made)”Member’s...

      Amendment 156C

      1 speech

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 156C: Clause 59, page 59, line 8, after “Act” insert “made by the Secretary of State, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Treasury or the...

      Amendments 157A to 157C

      1 speech

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 157A: Clause 59, page 59, line 8, at end insert—“(2A) For regulations made under section 58(1A) by the Scottish Ministers, see section 27 of the...

      Amendments 157CB to 157G

      1 speech

      Earl Howe: Moved by Earl Howe 157CB: Clause 59, page 59, line 8, at end insert—“(2A) A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision) regulations made by the...

      Amendments 159 and 160

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 159: Clause 60, page 59, line 24, at end insert—“(da) Part 3;”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment provides for Part 3 of the Bill,...

      Amendment 161

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 161: Clause 61, page 59, line 27, leave out “This Part comes” and insert “The following provisions come”Member's explanatory...

      Amendments 162A and 162AA

      2 speeches

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 162A: Clause 61, page 59, line 27, at end insert—“(a) section 53(1) and (2);”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment provides for the...

      Amendment 162B

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 162B: Clause 61, page 59, line 28, at beginning insert “Except as mentioned in subsection (1)(a),”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is...

      Amendment 164

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 164: Clause 61, page 59, line 28, leave out “The other provisions of this Act” and insert “Parts 1, 2 and 4”Member's explanatory...

      Amendments 167 and 168

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 167: Clause 61, page 59, line 31, leave out “this Act” and insert—“(a) Parts 1, 2 or 4, or(b) this Part.”Member's explanatory...

      Amendment 169

      1 speech

      Lord Bellamy: Moved by Lord Bellamy 169: Title, line 3, after “incidents;” insert “for an infected blood compensation scheme;” Member's explanatory statementThis...

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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.

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