Wednesday, 2 April 2025
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support mathematical sciences.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make it more straightforward for parents to check their children’s eligibility for free school meals.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the government of Mauritius reopening negotiations on the Chagos Islands.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the guidelines recently issued by the Sentencing Council.
The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Tuesday 1 April. “I welcome the opportunity to respond to this Urgent Question. The adoption and special...
Relevant documents: 13th and 19th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 25: Safety and accessibility of stopping places
Lord Blunkett: Moved by Lord Blunkett 35A: Clause 25, page 24, line 37, at end insert “, or—(c) enabling persons with disabilities (within that meaning) to travel on local services...
Lord Holmes of Richmond: Moved by Lord Holmes of Richmond 36: Clause 25, page 25, line 3, at end insert—“(2A) The Secretary of State must issue guidance requiring—(a) buses to...
Lord Blunkett: Moved by Lord Blunkett 36A: Clause 25, page 25, line 19, at end insert—“(aa) Transport for London;”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment applies clause 25...
Baroness Pidgeon: Tabled by Baroness Pidgeon 39: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—“Assessment to retrofit floating bus stops(1) Within six months of the day on which...
Lord Blunkett: Moved by Lord Blunkett 39A: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—“Provision and design of floating bus stops(1) The Secretary of State must give guidance...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 40: Clause 27, page 27, line 31, leave out “possible” and insert “safe to do so”Member's explanatory...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 43: Clause 27, page 28, line 7, at end insert—“(3A) Where regulations made under this section impose a duty or...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 44: Clause 29, page 29, line 12, at end insert—“(1A) Where regulations made under this section impose a duty or...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 46: Clause 30, page 30, line 21, leave out from “a” to “may” in line 23 and insert “service that...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 47: Clause 30, page 30, line 24, leave out “that area” and insert “England”Member’s explanatory...
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle: Moved by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle 52: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“Review of the operation of the English national...
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle: Moved by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle 53: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“Review of the provision of bus services to villages...
Lord Hampton: Moved by Lord Hampton 57: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“Implementing a Vision Zero programmeThe Secretary of State must work with bus service...
Lord Moynihan: Moved by Lord Moynihan 58: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“Recording and sharing data about assaults(1) Any bus operator which has entered into a...
Baroness Pidgeon (LD): Moved by Baroness Pidgeon (LD) 60: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“£2 bus fare scheme(1) The Secretary of State must establish a scheme...
Baroness Brinton: Tabled by Baroness Brinton 61: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—“Compliance with the Equality Act 2010(1) The Transport Act 2000 is amended as...
Lord Blunkett: Moved by Lord Blunkett 61A: Clause 33, page 32, line 8, at end insert—“(1A) Section (Provision and design of floating bus stops) comes into force at the end of the...
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: Moved by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 62: The Schedule, page 35, line 35, at end insert— “(da) such persons with disabilities (within the meaning given...
Relevant documents: 10th and 18th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee. Welsh legislative consent sought.
Baroness Tyler of Enfield: Moved by Baroness Tyler of Enfield 47: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Mental Health CommissionerAfter section 142C of the Mental Health...
Baroness Tyler of Enfield: Moved by Baroness Tyler of Enfield 48: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Review and reporting on inequalities in Mental Health Act...
Baroness Tyler of Enfield: Moved by Baroness Tyler of Enfield 50: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Workforce sufficiency assessment by Integrated Care BoardsAfter...
Lord Meston: Moved by Lord Meston 51: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Determination of ability to decide for persons under 16(1) For the purposes of this Act and...
Baroness Keeley: Moved by Baroness Keeley 54: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Human Rights Act 1998: provision of treatment for a mental disorder as a public...
Baroness Hollins: Moved by Baroness Hollins 56: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Long-term segregation: independent medical review After section 142C of the Mental...
Lord Stevens of Birmingham: Moved by Lord Stevens of Birmingham 59: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Funding and reporting(1) For each financial year until all...
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle: Moved by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle 63A: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—“Duty to implement preventative policies for mental...
Baroness Merron: Moved by Baroness Merron 64: Clause 52, page 64, line 23, at end insert—“(3A) A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision) regulations under...
Baroness Merron: Moved by Baroness Merron 66: Clause 53, page 65, line 1, at end insert— “(4A) A statutory instrument containing (alone or with other provision) regulations under...
The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 1 April. “With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a Statement on the foreign influence registration scheme....
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And sometimes to shout at each other.
