Monday, 22 October 2001
Llinos Golding, having been created Baroness Golding, of Newcastle-under-Lyme in the County of Staffordshire, for life--Was, in her robes, introduced between the Lord Mason of Barnsley and the...
The Right Honourable Peter Leonard Brooke, CH, having been created Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, of Sutton Mandeville in the County of Wiltshire, for life--Was, in his robes, introduced...
My Lords, with the leave of the House I should like to make a brief personal Statement to dispel any confusion caused by an Answer given to the Starred Question of the noble Lord, Lord Campbell...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to change the law of libel so that the burden of proof rests on the claimant.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether government support offered to United Kingdom registered airlines following the hijacks in the United States on 11th September complies with European and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures they are taking to provide security for energy supplies.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether in light of recent events the foreign sources of funding to Sinn Fein should be identified and made subject to prohibition.
My Lords, at a convenient moment after 3.30 this afternoon, my noble friend Lord Whitty will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement which is being made in another place on research into...
My Lords, I beg leave not to move the Motion relating to Standing Order 40 standing in my name on the Order Paper. An error has been made. The wrong Motion was printed on tomorrow's Order Paper,...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the Lord Cope of Berkeley be appointed a member of the following committees, in the place of the Lord...
My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Moved, That the House do now again resolve itself into Committee.--(Lord Irvine of Lairg.)
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in another place. The...
House again in Committee. Clauses 86 and 87 agreed to. [Amendment No. 127 not moved.] Clause 89 agreed to. Clause 90 [Duties to give notice of contracts]:
My Lords, as consideration in Committee of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill is now complete, the rules governing the Unstarred Question allow one-and-a-half hours for the debate. However,...
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a professional qualification for those involved, or seeking to be involved, in the management of early years'...
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