Tuesday, 13 November 2012
My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death last night of the noble Earl, Lord Ferrers. On behalf of the House, I extend our sincerest condolences to the noble Earl's family and friends.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Burma with regard to the ethnic nationalities, in particular the Rohingya, Kachin and Shan peoples.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take following the decision by the European Court of Human Rights on 18 September in the case of James v UK that the detention of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that secondary school children learn about responsibilities of parenthood.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Northern Nigeria in the light of ongoing incidents of violence in Kaduna and Maiduguri.
Civil Aviation Bill
Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
My Lords, I shall now repeat a Statement given in another place earlier today by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Health on the subject of the mandate to the NHS...
Crime and Courts Bill 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee 2nd Report from the Constitution Committee
Schedule 16 : Dealing non-custodially with offenders Amendment 1 Moved by Lord Ramsbotham 1: Schedule 16, page 250, line 34, leave out from beginning to end of line 19 on page 251
Tabled By Baroness O'Cathain Baroness O'Cathain to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Report of the European Union Committee on Women on Boards (5th Report, HL Paper 58), what is...
Amendment 23 Moved by Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames 23: Schedule 17, page 261, line 32, leave out "but may not be an individual"
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