Wednesday, 1 March 2000
My Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a message from Her Majesty the Queen signed by her own hand. The message is as follows: "I have received your address praying that the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will urge the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to appoint a special rapporteur for human rights defenders.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any proposals to amend the Government of Wales Act in the light of the current situation in the Welsh Assembly.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many off-licences and supermarkets have been prosecuted over the last three years for selling alcoholic drinks to minors.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer has had talks with the Governor of the Bank of England or with members of the Monetary Policy Committee about policy on...
My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to consolidate certain enactments relating to the powers of the courts to deal with offenders and defaulters, and to the treatment of such persons, with...
Brought from the Commons; read a first time, and to be printed.
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Leader of the House, I beg to move the Motion standing in her name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord...
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Sainsbury of Turville, I beg to move the Motion standing in his name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the order of commitment of 22nd February be...
rose to call attention to the case for policies towards asylum seekers that are both effective and humane; and to move for Papers. My Lords, the Motion before us draws attention to the case for...
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity that the Motion on the Order Paper gives us to discuss and to look at the remarkable achievements of the hospice movement over the years since it was founded....
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what they consider to be the role of sport in schools. My Lords, I feel that I speak for every true sports person in the land as I press the Minister to tell...
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.
