House of Lords debates
Tuesday, 7 November 2006

• Squirrels: Predation (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the finding in the report by the Songbird Survival trust that grey squirrels are one of the main predators of songbirds.
• NHS: Clostridium Difficile (16 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to prevent the spread of Clostridium difficile in hospitals and in the community.
• Railways: Cross-country Franchise (12 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have finalised their plans for the new cross-country rail franchise, in particular, the disconnection of west-central Scotland from that new franchise.
• Children in Care (16 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to address the issues relating to children in care raised by Ofsted and the Commission for Social Care Inspection in their report on the...
• Business (1 speech)
  My Lords, with the leave of the House, a Statement on the Rural Payments Agency will be repeated later today by my noble friend Lord Rooker. With permission, we will take the Statement...
• Police and Justice Bill (23 speeches)
  A message was brought from the Commons, That they agree to certain of the amendments made by your Lordships to the Police and Justice Bill without amendment; they insist on their disagreement to...
• Road Safety Bill [HL] (21 speeches)
  A message was brought from the Commons, That they do not insist on one of their amendments to the Road Safety Bill but have made amendments in lieu thereof; they insist on certain of their...
• Rural Payments Agency (18 speeches)
  My Lords, with permission I shall repeat a Statement made in the other place by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Statement is as follows: "I would like to make...
• Charities Bill [HL] (57 speeches)
  My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved, That the Commons amendments be now considered.—(Lord Bassam of Brighton.)
• Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (0 speeches)
• Electricity Consents (Planning) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (1 speech)
  My Lords, I beg to move the first two Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft orders laid before the House on 9 October be approved [Considered in Grand Committee...
• Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (31 speeches)
  rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 9 October be approved [Considered in Grand Committee on 25 October].
• Companies Bill [HL] (0 speeches)
  The Bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL] (0 speeches)
  The Bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill (0 speeches)
  The Bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.
• Armed Forces Bill (0 speeches)
  The Bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to. House adjourned at thirteen minutes before ten o'clock.