My Lords, I will be very brief. This is a probing amendment with which we are seeking to better understand the powers we may currently have, and I hope the noble Baroness will be able to reassure us that we do have powers to address this issue.

My Lords, I will be very brief. This is a probing amendment with which we are seeking to better understand the powers we may currently have, and I hope the noble Baroness will be able to reassure us that we do have powers to address this issue.

Flags, national and other, have an ongoing cultural significance. The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Flying of flags is not the subject of statute law in England, Wales or Scotland. Advice is issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on flying of flags on government buildings, apart from those which are the responsibility of a devolved administration. This was recently updated so that the Union flag will normally be flown every day. In Northern Ireland there is legislation on flag flying.

Flags, national and other, have an ongoing cultural significance. The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Flying of flags is not the subject of statute law in England, Wales or Scotland. Advice is issued...

My Lords, no Government take any pleasure in having to put before your Lordships’ House another counterterrorism Bill. Like its predecessors, this Bill is borne out of necessity. Regrettably, the threat to this country from terrorism is ever present.

Indeed, the threat level has been at severe or higher for...

My Lords, no Government take any pleasure in having to put before your Lordships’ House another counterterrorism Bill. Like its predecessors, this Bill is borne out of necessity. Regrettably, the threat to this country from terrorism is ever present.

Indeed, the threat level has been at severe or higher for...

I. Letter dated 04/09/2018 from Ben Wallace MP to Nick Thomas-Symonds MP regarding Government amendments tabled for Report Stage of the Counter-terrorism and Border Security Bill. Incl. attached Keeling schedules 6p. II. House of Commons. Consideration of Bill. Counter-terrorism and Border Security Bill. 4p. III. Supplementary delegated powers memorandum. 2p. European Convention on Human Rights: supplementary memorandum by the Home Office. 3p.

I. Letter dated 04/09/2018 from Ben Wallace MP to Nick Thomas-Symonds MP regarding Government amendments tabled for Report Stage of the Counter-terrorism and Border Security Bill. Incl. attached Keeling schedules 6p. II. House of Commons. Consideration of Bill. Counter-terrorism and Border Security Bill. 4p. III. Supplementary delegated powers memorandum. 2p....

I. Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict. Implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, its Protocols and the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017. 36p. II. Dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property. Guidance on the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017. 21p.

I. Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict. Implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, its Protocols and the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017. 36p. II. Dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property. Guidance on the...

My hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism, has today made the following statement in the House of Commons.

I am today announcing and publishing measures to support the effective implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed...

My hon. Friend the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism, has today made the following statement in the House of Commons.

I am today announcing and publishing measures to support the effective implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed...

I am today announcing and publishing measures to support the effective implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999 and the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017.

The United Kingdom ratified the...

I am today announcing and publishing measures to support the effective implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999 and the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017.

The United Kingdom ratified the...

My Honourable Friend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism (John Glen) has made the following Written Statement: The United Kingdom has formally ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and acceded to its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999.

Our...

My Honourable Friend the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism (John Glen) has made the following Written Statement: The United Kingdom has formally ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and acceded to its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999.

Our...

The United Kingdom has formally ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and acceded to its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999.

Our instruments of ratification and accession were formally deposited with UNESCO this morning. Subject to confirmation by UNESCO, the...

The United Kingdom has formally ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and acceded to its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999.

Our instruments of ratification and accession were formally deposited with UNESCO this morning. Subject to confirmation by UNESCO, the...

I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this good debate on Report. I propose to respond to the amendments in the order in which they have been grouped.

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) for his explanation of amendment 4. He and...

I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this good debate on Report. I propose to respond to the amendments in the order in which they have been grouped.

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) for his explanation of amendment 4. He and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 June (HL344), whether they gave their consent for the EU Gendarmerie Force to wear the EU emblem on their uniforms; if so, whether they plan to withdraw their consent; and if not, what...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 June (HL344), whether they gave their consent for the EU Gendarmerie Force to wear the EU emblem on their uniforms; if so, whether they plan to withdraw their consent; and if not, what...

I might need to ask for a short break shortly to get my papers in order. This amendment is the pretty one. The Bill contains a diagram, which is unusual in parliamentary drafting. We do not often get to look at the symmetry and angles with which the rather crude...

I might need to ask for a short break shortly to get my papers in order. This amendment is the pretty one. The Bill contains a diagram, which is unusual in parliamentary drafting. We do not often get to look at the symmetry and angles with which the rather crude...

I cannot offer my hon. Friend the immediate prospect of a statement, not least because the issue was resolved and Parliament legislated for it. He is quite right: I recall that the motivation rested more with Labour and Co-op candidates than with any of the more speculative suggestions that he...

I cannot offer my hon. Friend the immediate prospect of a statement, not least because the issue was resolved and Parliament legislated for it. He is quite right: I recall that the motivation rested more with Labour and Co-op candidates than with any of the more speculative suggestions that he...

Could the Leader of the House arrange for a statement by the Deputy Prime Minister next week regarding the emblems on ballot papers? I understand that the law has been changed, so that two emblems—for instance, Labour and Co-operative—can be put on the ballot paper next to a candidate. Perhaps...

Could the Leader of the House arrange for a statement by the Deputy Prime Minister next week regarding the emblems on ballot papers? I understand that the law has been changed, so that two emblems—for instance, Labour and Co-operative—can be put on the ballot paper next to a candidate. Perhaps...

I am announcing today the publication of draft legislation on three electoral administration provisions for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft legislation is intended to form part of a larger package of measures which will also include draft legislation on individual electoral registration (IER) which has been published separately for pre-legislative scrutiny....

I am announcing today the publication of draft legislation on three electoral administration provisions for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft legislation is intended to form part of a larger package of measures which will also include draft legislation on individual electoral registration (IER) which has been published separately for pre-legislative scrutiny....

My honourable friend the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform (Mark Harper) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am announcing today the publication of draft legislation on three electoral administration provisions for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft legislation is intended to form part of a larger package of measures...

My honourable friend the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform (Mark Harper) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am announcing today the publication of draft legislation on three electoral administration provisions for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft legislation is intended to form part of a larger package of measures...

Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.

Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.

SI 2011/562. With an explanatory memorandum from the Cabinet Office. Coming into force 24 March 2011.

SI 2011/562. With an explanatory memorandum from the Cabinet Office. Coming into force 24 March 2011.

SI 2011/563. With an explanatory memorandum from the Cabinet Office. Coming into force 24 March 2011.

SI 2011/563. With an explanatory memorandum from the Cabinet Office. Coming into force 24 March 2011.