Monday, 6 March 2000
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many chairs of academic medicine are now vacant, and what action they propose to take to encourage suitable candidates to come forward.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What efforts they have made to secure the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to their response to the report of the Meat Industry Red Tape Working Group, how they propose to prevent widespread closure of small and medium-sized...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When their proposals to restrict ministerial involvement in merger cases, as announced in August 1999, will be implemented.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the operation of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to whom the Financial Services and Markets Bill has...
Read a third time; an amendment (privilege) made; Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
Read a third time. Clause 9 [Restriction on supply of information contained in register]:
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 28th February be approved [11th Report from the Joint Committee].
Report received. Clause 1 [Limited liability partnerships]:
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 28th February be approved [11th Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow expeditious participation in the European Southern Observatory (ESO). My Lords, first, I must congratulate the Minister...
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