UK Parliament Hansard Debates
House of Lords debates
Busiest debates from the most recent week
- Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (58 speeches)
- Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (54 speeches)
- Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Care Bill [HL]
- Second Reading (33 speeches)
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - Mesothelioma Bill [HL] — Second Reading (25 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- Bailiffs — Question (20 speeches)
- Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Environment: Plastic Bags — Question (20 speeches)
- Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] — Second Reading (19 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- Syria — Statement (19 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- Child Poverty — Question (18 speeches)
- Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Schools: Bullying — Question (18 speeches, 1 annotation)
- Thursday, 16 May 2013
- Schools: Sport — Question (18 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- Asylum Seekers — Question (18 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- Transport: Bus Services — Question (17 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- India: Aid — Question (16 speeches)
- Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Developing Countries: Budgetary Support — Question (16 speeches)
- Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Emergency Services: Paramedics — Question (16 speeches)
- Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- EU: Reform — Question (16 speeches, 1 annotation)
- Thursday, 16 May 2013
- Health: Cancer — Question (16 speeches)
- Monday, 20 May 2013
- UN Arms Trade Treaty — Question (16 speeches)
- Tuesday, 21 May 2013
- EU: UK Trading Deficit — Question (16 speeches)
- Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Recent debates
What are Debates?
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
