Wednesday, 21 May 2003
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the funds from the Standards Fund For Music are being administered for the purposes for which they were intended.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How they are celebrating the life and achievement of Samuel Pepys, founder of the professional navy, on the tercentenary of his death on 26th May 1703.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made towards defining the role of the United Nations in the reconstruction and political rehabilitation of Iraq.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking, in conjunction with other members of the international community, to avert the resumption of hostilities in Aceh, and what assurances...
My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her tirelessness and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. The Question was as follows: To ask Her Majesty's Government...
My Lords, I informed your Lordships on 12th March of Sir Michael Davies's intention to retire from the office of Clerk of the Parliaments with effect from Monday 14th July. I told the House on...
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My Lords, I beg to move the first Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, on behalf of the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Hoyle be appointed a member of the Select Committee...
My Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, on behalf of the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Slynn of Hadley be appointed a member of the Select...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing on the Order Paper in the name of my noble friend Lord Whitty. Moved, That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the...
rose to call attention to progress towards the development of "mutual accountability" with African countries under the aegis of NePAD (the New Partnership for Africa's Development) prior to the...
rose to call attention to the relationship between the judiciary, the legislature and the executive, and to judicial participation in public controversy; and to move for Papers. My Lords, seven...
rose to move That, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Clergy Discipline Measure be presented to Her Majesty for the Royal Assent.
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