Lord Wills took the oath, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.

To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for reducing inequality and closing the early years educational attainment gap for pre-school children.

To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the downgrading of data gathered from the 2021 Census question on gender identity, what steps they are taking to ensure accurate and consistent...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the Barnett Formula to fund public services in Wales.

To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with the rising cost of health-related benefit claims.

The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Monday 4 November. “As the Minister for Food Security, I can assure the House that food security is national...

Clause 1: Power of Crown Estate Commissioners to borrow etc

• Amendment 1

  6 speeches

  Baroness Vere of Norbiton: Moved by Baroness Vere of Norbiton 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 26, at end insert—“(3) The Secretary of State must limit any borrowing by the Crown Estate...

Amendment 2

8 speeches

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: Moved by Baroness Vere of Norbiton 2: Clause 2, page 2, line 11, at end insert—“5A The Chair of Commissioners may not be appointed until the appointment...

Amendment 3

8 speeches

Lord Livermore: Moved by Lord Livermore 3: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Annual reportsIn section 2 of the Crown Estate Act 1961 (reports and accounts), after...

Amendment 4

20 speeches

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean: Moved by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean 4: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Salmon farms on the Crown EstateAfter section 3 of the Crown Estate...

Amendment 6

11 speeches

Baroness Humphreys: Moved by Baroness Humphreys 6: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Devolution of Crown Estate management to WalesAfter section 1 of the Crown Estate...

Amendment 7

6 speeches

Earl Russell: Moved by Earl Russell 7: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Climate change and nature duty of Crown Estate CommissionersIn the Crown Estate Act 1961,...

Amendment 9

4 speeches

Earl Russell: Moved by Earl Russell 9: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Regional Wealth Fund and Skills Training FundAfter section 4 of the Crown Estate Act 1961,...

Amendment 10

1 speech

Baroness Hayman: Moved by Baroness Hayman 10: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Sustainable developmentIn section 1 of the Crown Estate Act 1961 (general provision...

Amendment 11

1 speech

Lord Murphy of Torfaen: Moved by Lord Murphy of Torfaen 11: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—“Commissioners with special responsibility(1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the threat from Hezbollah to the United Kingdom (1) since the group was proscribed in its entirety in 2019, and (2) since...

The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Monday 4 November. “With permission, I would like to make a Statement about the future of our higher education sector and the...