{"id":"seances/2025-04-29-n078","title":"Sitting of 29 April 2025","type":"seance","date":"2025-04-29","html":"<p>Public sitting 78 of the Chamber of Deputies, 29 April 2025. The verbatim text is in <a href=\"/lhoft?page=_sources%2F2025-04-29-n078\" class=\"sourceLink\" data-target=\"_sources/2025-04-29-n078\">Verbatim record</a>.</p>\n<h2>Topics debated</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fenergy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/energy\">Energy supply and energy prices</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Three question-hour questions taken together (nos 223, 224 and 225 from ADR, DP and CSV) on the resilience of the Luxembourg electricity grid, tabled the day after the blackout in Spain, Portugal and southern France, answered by the Minister of the Economy and Energy.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fparliament-and-democracy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/parliament-and-democracy\">Parliament, elections and democracy</a>\n<ul>\n<li>A question-hour exchange (question no 227) on the Mudam governance dispute, in which a deputy accused the Minister of Culture of misleading the Culture Committee about a resignation letter, followed by the tabling of a resolution on the Chamber's power to control government action.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpoverty-and-social-benefits\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/poverty-and-social-benefits\">Poverty and social benefits</a>\n<ul>\n<li>A question-hour exchange (question no 229) on the government's approach to in-work poverty, and then the general discussion and vote on bill 8382 reforming the Fonds national de solidarité, adopted by 58 votes with 2 abstentions and exempted from the second constitutional vote.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Feconomy-and-jobs\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/economy-and-jobs\">Economy, jobs and competitiveness</a>\n<ul>\n<li>An hour of topical debate requested by the ADR group on the situation of the Horeca sector, in which the ADR speaker tabled motion 1 asking the government to cut the 17 % VAT rate on beer and wine, and the Minister of the Economy answered; the President later held the motion over until the Minister of Finance is present.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Flabour-law\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/labour-law\">Labour law and social dialogue</a>\n<ul>\n<li>During the ADR hour of topical debate on the Horeca sector, speakers argued over working conditions, working-time flexibility, labour inspections and collective agreements in the sector; a déi Lénk deputy tabled a request for the Minister of Labour to report to the Labour Committee on his talks with the employers' federation.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Speakers</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaude-wiseler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claude-wiseler\">Claude Wiseler</a> (CSV) — 40 turns</li>\n<li>Lex Delles (Ministre de l’Économie, des PME, de l’Énergie et du Tourisme) — 8 turns</li>\n<li>Fernand Etgen (Président de séance) — 7 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-goergen\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-goergen\">Marc Goergen</a> (Piraten) — 7 turns</li>\n<li>Max Hahn (Ministre de la Famille, des Solidarités, du Vivre ensemble et de l’Accueil) — 6 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-baum\">Marc Baum</a> (déi Lénk) — 5 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdan-hardy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/dan-hardy\">Dan Hardy</a> (ADR) — 4 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fandre-bauler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/andre-bauler\">André Bauler</a> (DP) — 3 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdjuna-bernard\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/djuna-bernard\">Djuna Bernard</a> (déi gréng) — 3 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgeorges-mischo\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/georges-mischo\">Georges Mischo</a> (CSV) — 3 turns</li>\n<li>Paulette Lenert (LSAP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fnathalie-morgenthaler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/nathalie-morgenthaler\">Nathalie Morgenthaler</a> (CSV) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fstephanie-weydert\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/stephanie-weydert\">Stéphanie Weydert</a> (CSV) — 2 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftaina-bofferding\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/taina-bofferding\">Taina Bofferding</a> (LSAP) — 2 turns</li>\n<li>Elisabeth Margue (Ministre de la Justice) — 1 turn</li>\n<li>Eric Thill (Ministre de la Culture) — 1 turn</li>\n<li>Luc Frieden (Premier ministre) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fben-polidori\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/ben-polidori\">Ben Polidori</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fcarole-hartmann\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/carole-hartmann\">Carole Hartmann</a> (DP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaire-delcourt\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claire-delcourt\">Claire Delcourt</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdan-biancalana\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/dan-biancalana\">Dan Biancalana</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdavid-wagner\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/david-wagner\">David Wagner</a> (déi Lénk) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ffred-keup\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/fred-keup\">Fred Keup</a> (ADR) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fjoelle-welfring\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/joelle-welfring\">Joëlle Welfring</a> (déi gréng) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Flaurent-mosar\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/laurent-mosar\">Laurent Mosar</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmandy-minella\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/mandy-minella\">Mandy Minella</a> (DP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Foctavie-modert\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/octavie-modert\">Octavie Modert</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Votes held on 29 April 2025</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PL 8382 - Fonds national de solidarité (Premier vote constitutionnel) — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=dossiers%2FPL8382\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"dossiers/PL8382\">PL8382 — Fonds national de solidarité</a></li>\n</ul>"}