House of Lords debates
Thursday, 6 November 2008

• House of Lords: Defra (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the decision was taken no longer to have a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister in the House of Lords responsible for farming.
• Schools: Academies (14 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether academies are their preferred model for school improvement.
• India: Dalits (10 speeches)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: How they are assisting the Dalit population in India.
• Afghanistan (17 speeches, 1 annotation)
  asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the comments by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Quentin Davies, on 3 November about the choice of equipment made by commanders...
• Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (0 speeches)
• Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (0 speeches)
• Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2008 (0 speeches)
• Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) (No. 2) Order 2008 (0 speeches)
• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Amendment) Order 2008 (0 speeches)
• Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of a Designated Regulator) Order 2008 (1 speech)
  My Lords, I beg to move the first six Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft regulations and orders be referred to a Grand Committee.—(Baroness Royall of...
• Legislative Reform (Lloyd's) Order 2008 (1 speech)
  My Lords, I beg to move the seventh Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft order be referred to a Grand Committee.—(Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.)
• Planning Bill (24 speeches)
  Report received. Clause 1 [The Infrastructure Planning Commission]:
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitory Provisions) Order 2008 (6 speeches)
  rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 15 October be approved.
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Foreign Offences) Order 2008 (2 speeches)
  My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
• Planning Bill (115 speeches)
  Consideration of amendments on Report resumed on Clause 1.