Thursday, 13 December 2012
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of successful candidates for police and crime commissioner posts who were independent of political parties.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Department of Energy and Climate Change and OFGEM have taken towards ensuring that energy companies offer their customers the lowest tariff, as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation in order to support businesses that make biofuels from locally sourced waste and sell it...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept the advice of the Civil Service Commission that the final decision in the appointment of Permanent Secretaries should be made by a selection...
A Bill to make provision for the election of the BBC Trust chairman by licence-fee payers. The Bill was introduced by Lord Bates, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That notwithstanding the Resolution of this House of 17 July 2012, it be an instruction to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards that it should report on...
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That the draft orders be referred to a Grand Committee. Motions agreed.
Moved By Lord Kennedy of Southwark That this House takes note of the development of credit unions in the United Kingdom.
My Lords, I will now repeat a Statement made earlier in the other place. "The Government are committed to enabling disabled people to fulfil their potential and play a full role in society....
Moved By The Lord Bishop of Exeter That this House takes note of the issues of equality and discrimination affecting Israel's Arab citizens.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the abuse suffered by people with a learning disability as illustrated by that which took place at Winterbourne View care home.
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.