Mercher, 15 Mai 2024
The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked—
If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Government support for people with disabilities.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support women experiencing menopause at work.
What steps the Government are taking to help ensure community cohesion.
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Government’s proposed welfare reforms on disabled people.
Whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on state pension equality.
What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help ensure that health and social care providers collect sex-based data.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage more people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to start up a business.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on Russia’s aggression relating to Ukraine and the situation in Georgia.
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Barry Sheerman, supported by Debbie Abrahams, presented a Bill to require a person carrying out delivery services by motorcycle or moped...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Order of 28 November 2023 (Criminal Justice Bill: Programme) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted. (2)...
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
‘(1) In the Sexual Offences Act 2003, after section 66AC (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) insert— “66AD Creating purported sexual image of adult (1) A person (A) commits an...
(1) In the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for section 70 substitute— “70 Sexual activity with a corpse (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person intentionally performs an act...
“(1) In Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Sentencing Code (seriousness and determining sentence), after section 72 insert— “72A Manslaughter involving sexual conduct (1) In considering...
“(1) In Article 7 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1))— (a) in paragraph (2) omit “Articles 13A, 14 and 15A and”; (b) in...
“(1) Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (reviews of sentencing - supplementary) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 1 (time limit for notice of application for leave to refer a...
“(1) A person commits an offence if they— (a) exercise control over the dwelling of another person, and (b) do so for the purpose of enabling the dwelling to be used in connection...
“(1) This section supplements section (Cuckooing). (2) A reference to “the dwelling of a person” is to any structure or part of a structure occupied by the person as their home...
“(1) The Children Act 1989 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5). (2) In section 10A (inserted by section (Restricting parental responsibility where one parent kills the...
“(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which section (Restricting parental responsibility when sentencing for rape of a...
(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) Section 52 is amended as follows— (a) in the title for “Causing or inciting prostitution” substitute “Sexual...
“(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows. (2) Before section 28 (dangerous cycling) insert— ‘27A Causing death by dangerous cycling A person who causes the death of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must exercise their powers under section 141(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to amend the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) Order...
“(1) A water or water and sewerage company (“C”) commits an offence where C has— (a) failed to meet its pollution performance commitment level for three consecutive years;...
“1 An offence under section 33 or 33A of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (keeping a brothel). 2 An offence under section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (offences relating...
Amendments made: 142, page 10, line 37, after “conviction” insert “in England and Wales”. This amendment and Amendments 143 to 147 extend the clause to Northern Ireland...
Amendments made: 148, page 33, line 30, leave out “an offence in respect of which a life sentence must, or may, be passed,” and insert “a serious offence,”. This amendment...
Amendments made: 151, page 35, line 17, leave out “a service offence in respect of which a life sentence must, or may, be passed,” and insert “a serious service offence,”....
Amendment made: 153, page 38, line 17, after “is to be read as” insert “including”.—(Laura Farris.) This amendment clarifies that, by virtue of section 238 of the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 41A(3)), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 25 March, be...
That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 15 April, be approved.
That the draft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 16 April, be approved.
That the draft Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024, which were laid before this House on 18 April, be approved.
That the draft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 15 April, be approved. That the draft Carbon...
That the draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 15 April, be approved.
That the draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved.
That the draft Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 22 April, be approved.—(Suzanne Webb.) Question agreed to.
I rise to present a petition on the recommendations of the infected blood inquiry on behalf of the residents of my constituency of Edinburgh West. I have a long-standing interest in this as a...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Suzanne Webb.)
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