House of Lords debates
Wednesday, 31 January 2007

• Asylum: Adjudicators (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: What information is given to asylum adjudicators regarding conditions in those countries subject to or emerging from conflict whose nationals are seeking asylum.
• People Trafficking: Operation Pentameter (18 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will repeat Operation Pentameter, concerning trafficked women, in the near future.
• Kenya: Electoral Commission (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Government of Kenya following the appointment of members of the Electoral Commission without consultation with...
• Children: Adoption (12 speeches, 1 annotation)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether during their consultation on the sexual orientation regulations they have assessed the extent to which matters of conscience can be divorced from the issue...
• Welfare Reform Bill (1 speech)
  My Lords, I beg to move the Motion, standing on the Order Paper in the name of my noble friend Lord McKenzie of Luton, that the Bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
• Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2007 (0 speeches)
• Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (0 speeches)
• Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (0 speeches)
• District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006 (0 speeches)
• Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2007 (1 speech)
  My Lords, I beg to move the Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft orders laid before the House on 30 November, 4 December, 11 December 2006 and 8 January be...
• Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill [HL] (1 speech)
  My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee. Therefore, unless...
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] (137 speeches)
  Report received. Clause 1 [Independence of tribunal judiciary]:
• Business (1 speech)
  My Lords, I point out that, as the Question for Short Debate is now the last business today, the time limit will be 90, not 60, minutes, and the time limit for Back-Bench contributions is...
• Health: Palliative Care (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government how they assess the effectiveness of palliative care services; and on what basis decisions to fund additional services are taken. My Lords, I am very grateful to my...