Kenneth William, Lord Bishop of Portsmouth--Was (in the usual manner) introduced between the Lord Bishop of Birmingham and the Lord Bishop of Guildford.

Jonathan Sansbury, Lord Bishop of Derby--Was (in the usual manner) introduced between the Lord Bishop of Lichfield and the Lord Bishop of Guildford.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether low voter turn-outs at all levels of election are a cause of concern and, if so, what steps they are taking to improve them.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the subject of political repression in Belarus was discussed at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Istanbul summit meeting.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they reconcile their intention to build many more residential homes in south east England with the relative absence of brownfield sites and the creation of new...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that disentitlement to means-tested benefits is a form of social exclusion.

My Lords, after the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999, my noble friend Lady Hayman will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement that is being made in another place on...

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision for hedgerows in residential areas to be a statutory nuisance. I beg to move that the Bill be now read a first time. Moved, That the Bill be...

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 29th November be approved.--(Lord Dubs.)

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Minister of Agriculture. The Statement is as follows: "I am pleased...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. This is a very short Bill. It is apparently only the second piece of legislation promoted by a Law Officer in over 50 years. The...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. This Bill will enable the United Kingdom to fulfil its commitment to adopt and implement a strengthened nuclear safeguards system...

rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help solve the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the House and to your Lordships who...