Mawrth, 8 Tachwedd 2022
The Secretary of State was asked—
What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support Ukraine.
What steps he is taking to support flood relief efforts in Nigeria.
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of hunger in Somalia in the last 12 months.
What assessment he has made of the impact of the British national overseas visa scheme on diplomatic relations with China.
What recent progress he has made on ending the HIV/AIDs pandemic by 2030.
What steps he is taking to help protect human rights across the world.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of relocating the British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
What discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the provision of aid to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Iran.
If his Department will request that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons conduct an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey in northern Iraq.
What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the impact on Pakistan of flooding caused by climate change.
What diplomatic steps he is taking to help address human rights concerns in Sri Lanka.
What funding his Department provides to the BBC World Service.
What assessment his Department has made of the safety of LGBTQ+ football fans attending the World cup in Qatar.
What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the violence against demonstrators at the consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Manchester on 16 October...
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker, yesterday the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison), in response to my oral questions on the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Ian Paisley presented a Bill to require a supermajority of votes in favour of a proposal for constitutional change on which a referendum is...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to commit to maintaining the state pension triple lock in financial year 2023-24 as promised in the Conservative and Unionist Party...
Some Members may have noted that the motion on the Order Paper is for an order, rather than for a Humble Address. As “Erskine May” says, the formula used simply depends on whether the...
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Victoria Atkins relating to the Carer’s Leave...
King’s Recommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Carer’s Leave Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by...
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 4 to 6 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 17 October, be approved.
That the draft Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 7 September, be approved.—(Mike Wood.) Question agreed to.
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 7 to 14 together. Ordered,
That Kevin Foster be a member of the Backbench Business Committee.
That Mark Jenkinson be a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee.
That Andrew Bowie be discharged from the Defence Committee and Sarah Atherton be added.
That Tom Hunt be discharged from the Education Committee and Mrs Flick Drummond be added.
That Kirsty Blackman be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Steven Bonnar be added.
That Helen Whately be discharged from the Health and Social Care Committee and Chris Green be added.
That Mr Gregory Campbell and Fay Jones be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Carla Lockhart and Sir Robert Buckland be added.
That Andrew Bowie be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and David Duguid be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
In the course of campaigning in the Parkhead area of my constituency yesterday, a number of my constituents were asking why the Government have changed Prime Minister twice in seven weeks. They...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
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