To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of (a) anti-corruption intelligence units, (b) counter-corruption units, (c), counter corruption investigation units and (d), the counter-corruption intelligence unit to undertake vetting for new recruits.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of (a) anti-corruption intelligence units, (b) counter-corruption units, (c), counter corruption investigation units and (d), the counter-corruption intelligence unit to undertake vetting for new recruits.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend legislation so that the voluntary sector, including the Scout Association, is required to accept decisions of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), so that individuals given clearance by the DBS cannot be barred without a hearing by organisations in that...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend legislation so that the voluntary sector, including the Scout Association, is required to accept decisions of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), so that individuals given clearance by the DBS cannot be barred without a hearing by organisations in that...

I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.

I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.

Given the wide consensus that the Bill has attracted, I do not propose to go on too long—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] It is nice to be liked. The Government committed to bring the spirit of several amendments that were supported in this House on Report to the other place, with...

Given the wide consensus that the Bill has attracted, I do not propose to go on too long—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] It is nice to be liked. The Government committed to bring the spirit of several amendments that were supported in this House on Report to the other place, with...

Mr Speaker, may I start by paying tribute to you and your excellent role as Speaker? I was one of the people who dragged you to the Chair, and you have been outstanding. I will come on to your role with the Education Centre. You have been a stalwart in...

Mr Speaker, may I start by paying tribute to you and your excellent role as Speaker? I was one of the people who dragged you to the Chair, and you have been outstanding. I will come on to your role with the Education Centre. You have been a stalwart in...

I will also be very brief. I, too, want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to you, Mr Speaker, following the announcement you have made. You were a huge source of support and encouragement to all of us elected as SNP MPs in 2015, and particularly to me since...

I will also be very brief. I, too, want to take the opportunity to pay tribute to you, Mr Speaker, following the announcement you have made. You were a huge source of support and encouragement to all of us elected as SNP MPs in 2015, and particularly to me since...

Programme motion (No. 2) on consideration of Lords amendments and subsequent stages. Agreed to on question. Lords amendment 1, discussed with Lords amendments 2 to 12, debated and agreed to.

Programme motion (No. 2) on consideration of Lords amendments and subsequent stages. Agreed to on question. Lords amendment 1, discussed with Lords amendments 2 to 12, debated and agreed to.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the right to rent checks being declared discriminatory by the High Court on the banking provisions in the Immigration Act 2016; and whether she will now formally suspend those provisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the right to rent checks being declared discriminatory by the High Court on the banking provisions in the Immigration Act 2016; and whether she will now formally suspend those provisions.

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Today, I am publishing a public consultation on the introduction of statutory guidance to the police on firearms licensing. The proposed guidance aims to ensure that the...

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service (Nick Hurd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Today, I am publishing a public consultation on the introduction of statutory guidance to the police on firearms licensing. The proposed guidance aims to ensure that the...

Today, I am publishing a public consultation on the introduction of statutory guidance to the police on firearms licensing. The proposed guidance aims to ensure that the highest standards of public safety are maintained in the firearms licensing process, improving consistency between police forces and in court when licensing decisions...

Today, I am publishing a public consultation on the introduction of statutory guidance to the police on firearms licensing. The proposed guidance aims to ensure that the highest standards of public safety are maintained in the firearms licensing process, improving consistency between police forces and in court when licensing decisions...

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

1: Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out from “Westminster” to end of line 2 and insert “at the earliest opportunity that its work and democratic and constitutional functions can reasonably be delivered in the restored Palace.”

Moved by

Baroness Wheeler

1: Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out from “Westminster” to end of line 2 and insert “at the earliest opportunity that its work and democratic and constitutional functions can reasonably be delivered in the restored Palace.”

My Lords, it is with great pleasure that I open the Committee stage of this Bill. My noble friend Lady Smith—who, as the House will know, was a member of the original Joint Committee

and spoke with her usual eloquence and depth at Second Reading on behalf of these Benches—unfortunately...

My Lords, it is with great pleasure that I open the Committee stage of this Bill. My noble friend Lady Smith—who, as the House will know, was a member of the original Joint Committee

and spoke with her usual eloquence and depth at Second Reading on behalf of these Benches—unfortunately...

My Lords, I am happy to speak in support of the amendment that has just been so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler. It is important we remember that the principal functions of this place are its constitutional, legislative and scrutiny functions. That should not be forgotten. That...

My Lords, I am happy to speak in support of the amendment that has just been so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler. It is important we remember that the principal functions of this place are its constitutional, legislative and scrutiny functions. That should not be forgotten. That...

My Lords, any amendment which improves the Bill is obviously a good thing, but I was not clear from what my noble friend said how this amendment does so. It is not clear to me how the words,

“as soon as is reasonably practicable”,

and,

“at the earliest opportunity that its work and...

My Lords, any amendment which improves the Bill is obviously a good thing, but I was not clear from what my noble friend said how this amendment does so. It is not clear to me how the words,

“as soon as is reasonably practicable”,

and,

“at the earliest opportunity that its work and...

I thank the noble Baroness for her comments. After today, I will look at the legal and constitutional issues that she raised. I am very grateful for her reassurances about accepting the principle. If we feel that we need to reinforce that, we will come back on Report.

In answer to...

I thank the noble Baroness for her comments. After today, I will look at the legal and constitutional issues that she raised. I am very grateful for her reassurances about accepting the principle. If we feel that we need to reinforce that, we will come back on Report.

In answer to...

Moved by

Lord Cormack

2: Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert—

“( ) If a planning application is submitted to a responsible planning authority for works immediately adjacent to the Palace of Westminster, the Sponsor Body must—

(a) determine whether these works might impede the Parliamentary building works in any significant...

Moved by

Lord Cormack

2: Clause 1, page 2, line 2, at end insert—

“( ) If a planning application is submitted to a responsible planning authority for works immediately adjacent to the Palace of Westminster, the Sponsor Body must—

(a) determine whether these works might impede the Parliamentary building works in any significant...

My Lords, in moving this amendment I say at the outset that I am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, and my noble friend Lord King of Bridgwater for adding their names to it.

I have tabled this amendment for two reasons. First, I hope that all your Lordships...

My Lords, in moving this amendment I say at the outset that I am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, and my noble friend Lord King of Bridgwater for adding their names to it.

I have tabled this amendment for two reasons. First, I hope that all your Lordships...