Tuesday, 13 March 2001
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the draft protocol between them and the National Assembly for Wales relating to legislation and published in February 2000 is to be finalised.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether large amounts of Scotch whisky have been taken from bond, without payment of tax, and fraudulently delivered to the home market instead of being exported.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their current policy towards Zimbabwe.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the total cost to public funds in the last financial year of the Government's special advisers, compared with the cost in 1991-92.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion on the Order Paper standing in the name of my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton. The Motion has been tabled in the name of my noble and learned...
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 and report on issues respecting animals in scientific procedures...
rose to move, That this House takes note of the current situation in the countryside, in particular in relation to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
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