Tuesday, 7 March 2000
Sir Charles David Powell, Knight, KCMG, having been created Baron Powell of Bayswater, of Canterbury in the County of Kent, for life--Was, in his robes, introduced between the Baroness Thatcher...
Sir John Birt, Knight, having been created Baron Birt, of Liverpool in the County of Merseyside, for life--Was, in his robes, introduced between the Baroness Jay of Paddington and the Lord Burns,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the present situation regarding the payment to miners suffering from lung diseases as a result of their employment in the coal-mining industry.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they propose to take in response to the recommendation in the Royal College of Physicians report, Nicotine Addiction in Britain, that nicotine...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will extend race relations legislation so as to outlaw discrimination on grounds of religion.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What restrictions apply to the provision by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of names and addresses of licence holders to unofficial inquirers.
rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the Royal Commission on the reform of the House of Lords A House for the Future (Cm 4534).
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.
