Thursday, 1 November 2012
Paul Clive Deighton, Esquire, having been created Baron Deighton, of Carshalton in the County of Surrey, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Mitchell and Lord Coe, and signed an...
Tabled By Baroness Quin To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to reassess the flood defence programme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of the Schmallenberg virus across the United Kingdom, particularly with regard to the development of a vaccine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help expedite a resolution of the status of refugees currently in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Trident nuclear deterrent based in Scotland.
Tabled By Lord Strathclyde That the debates on the Motions in the names of Baroness Henig and Lord Filkin set down for today shall each be limited to 21/2 hours.
Moved By Baroness Henig That this House takes note of the future of the police service in the light of the new governance structure.
Moved By Lord Filkin That this House takes note, in the light of the Government's decision not to proceed with the House of Lords Reform Bill, of the options for making better use of the skills...
My Lords, before we start the final debate, perhaps I may draw your Lordships' attention to the fact that this is a timed debate. The timing is very tight. In order to ensure that the later...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future role of Her Majesty's Reserve Forces.
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.