Wednesday, 14 June 2000
My Lords, I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the Queen has signified her Royal Assent to the following Acts: Financial Services and Markets Act,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to increase financial provision for mature students wishing to undertake degree courses at universities.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to introduce VAT on toll charges.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the agenda will be agreed for the Inter-Governmental Conference in Nice.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they would support the spending of additional lottery money to stabilise the Millennium Bridge.
Brought from the Commons; read a first time, and to be printed.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord Baker of Dorking set down for today shall be limited to...
rose to call attention to the state of higher education in the United Kingdom; and to move for Papers. My Lords, I asked for the debate before the Chancellor of the Exchequer made his infamous...
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The debate will perhaps take place in front of a smaller audience but, I hope, one of just as high quality as that of the...
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 22nd May be approved [20th Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 10th May be approved [19th Report from the Joint Committee].
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