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 and Measure: Vehicles (Crime) Act, Criminal...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress has been made in reducing fraud in the system of housing benefit.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of the reduction in the claimant count for unemployment since 1997 is the result of people entering employment.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they agree with the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, that junior ranks acting on orders believed to be proper are liable to be...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider that the use of unattributed briefings to the media represents an appropriate mechanism for announcing Government policy.

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make new provision about the application of the law of murder, manslaughter and culpable homicide to members of the Armed Forces on duty in peacekeeping or...

Report received. Clause 1 [Commonhold land]:

(" .--(1) Regulations may provide that a commonhold association shall be a member of an approved ombudsman scheme. (2) An "approved ombudsman scheme" is a scheme which is approved by the Lord...

. At the end of section 84 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (voluntary winding-up) there shall be added-- "(4) This section has effect subject to section (Winding-up resolution) of the Commonhold and...

The Examiner's certificate that the further Standing Orders had been complied with was ordered to lie on the Table and the Bill was committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee. House adjourned for...