Monday, 30 April 2012
To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are any plans to tidy up and clean the stonework in the inner courtyards of the House of Lords on a similar basis to the work done on the Royal...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current position regarding the deportation of Abu Qatada.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage HM Inspectorate of Constabulary to undertake a thematic review of race relations policies within police forces in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to excluding university-sponsored students from the United Kingdom's net migration statistics.
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That Standing Order 40(1) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Tuesday 1 May to enable the resumed debate on the Motion in the name of Lord Richard...
Moved By Lord Henley That the draft order laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Relevant documents: 53rd Report from the Merits Committee, 41st Report from the Joint Committee on...
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL]
Moved By Lord Henley That the Bill be read a second time.
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Moved By Lord Richard That this House takes note of the report from the Joint Committee on the draft House of Lords Reform Bill. (HL Paper 284)
My Lords, perhaps this is an appropriate time to take a short break from the debate on the report of the committee chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Richard. With the leave of the House, I shall...
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
My Lords, your Lordships can now return to an equally controversial matter, on which I think the camera has somehow got too close to the subject. I know that there is a general impression outside...
The Bill was returned from the Commons with the Lords amendments agreed to. House adjourned at 12.18 am.
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.