Mercher, 12 Ionawr 2022
The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked—
What steps she is taking to increase the number of women and girls (a) studying and (b) employed in STEM subjects and jobs.
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Law Commission’s recommendations on hate crimes.
What the Government’s policy is on placing transgender women with sexual abuse convictions in female prisons.
What assessment she has made of the impact of the autumn Budget and spending review 2021 on support for disabled people.
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the Government to increase the uptake of covid-19 vaccinations where uptake is lower among certain ethnic groups.
What steps she is taking to support women in enterprise.
What progress the Government have made on their response to young women being spiked by injection in nightclubs.
If the Government will ensure that proposed legislation to ban conversion therapy will not criminalise therapists and parents for telling children that it is not possible to be born in the wrong...
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 January.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister to provide an update on the Government’s vaccination strategy.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I raised the issue of the supply of funding for the Afghanistan crisis being less than 25% by the end of November/beginning of December. Looking back on...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the Order of 24 November 2021 (Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs (4)...
[Relevant documents: Second Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee of Session 2019-21, The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers: interim pre-Budget report, HC...
“(1) The Secretary of State must no later than three months following the day on which this Act is passed conduct a review to assess whether sections 15 and 16 of this Act have been...
Amendments made: 1, page 2, line 19, leave out sub-paragraph (ii) and insert— (ii) which is a fixed amount or an amount that varies or may vary according to the relevant...
Amendment made: 3, page 8, line 12, at end insert “(as well as to companies).” This is a drafting amendment to make clear that clause 10(6) (which applies...
Amendments made: 4, page 12, leave out lines 14 to 18 and insert “(subject to subsection (5A)) also make an award requiring the other party to reimburse the applicant for half the...
Amendment made: 7, page 12, leave out lines 36 to 40 and insert “(subject to subsection (6A)) also make an award requiring the other party to reimburse the applicant for half the...
Amendment made: 8, page 14, line 37, at end insert “(as well as to companies).” This is a drafting amendment to make clear that clause 24(4) (which applies...
Amendment made: 18, page 15, line 33, leave out clause 28. The responsible Northern Ireland minister has informed Her Majesty’s Government that the powers to be...
Amendments made: 19, page 16, leave out lines 14 and 15. The reference in clause 30(2) to clause 28 is no longer correct if clause 28 is left out of the Bill. The rest of clause 30(2)...
Queen’s recommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided...
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging of fees and other charges under the Act.—(Jo Churchill.)
I beg to move, That, in pursuance of paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, Ms Theresa Middleton CBE be appointed as a lay member of the Speaker’s Committee for...
With the leave of the House we shall take motions 7 and 8 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services Licence Modification Appeals) (Prescribed Aerodromes) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 15 November 2021, be approved.
That the draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 30 November 2021, be...
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrea Jenkyns.) House adjourned.
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