asked Her Majesty's Government: How the current service by guardians ad litem to children in public law will be maintained if each case is fee-capped from 1st April 2001.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to stimulate manufacturing industry.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will consider introducing a national identity card.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will appoint an independent inspector general of hospitals who would report to the Secretary of State for Health on cleanliness, patient handling,...

My Lords, I beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice, namely: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

My Lords, after the Business of the House Motion, my noble friend Lady Hayman will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement on the latest developments in the foot and mouth outbreak.

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision for postponing the operation of certain enactments relating to election publications and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill...

My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That, pursuant to Private Business Standing Order 69, Mr F.A. Cranmer be appointed an Examiner of Petitions for...

My Lords, I beg to move the Motion on the Order Paper standing in the name of my noble friend the Leader of the House. I should perhaps explain that my noble friend is unable to be here early...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement being made in another place on foot and mouth disease. The Statement is as follows: "I should like to update the House...

Read a third time. Clause 1 [Requirement of registration for motor salvage operators]:

My Lords, in view of the plethora of amendments on the Order Paper, it may be for the convenience of the House if I quickly explain the procedure we will follow this afternoon when we come to...

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 28th February be approved [9th Report from the Joint Committee].

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Although the Bill is short, that does not make it unimportant. The Bill proposes to allow serving and former ministers of...

rose to move, That the draft scheme laid before the House on 5th March be approved.

rose to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the rules, laid before the House on 6th February, be annulled (S.I. 2001/238).