Wednesday, 13 March 2002
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the switchover from analogue to digital television can be achieved within their proposed timetable.
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances the capital invested in the London Underground under the public private partnership scheme would count as public expenditure.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What impact anti-smoking initiatives are having on the numbers of people giving up smoking and taking up smoking.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with investment fund managers relating to their investments in Railtrack plc.
My Lords, between the two short debates today, my noble friend Lord McIntosh of Haringey will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement being made in the other place on audit and...
rose to call attention to the case for raising public awareness of the work of Parliament; and to move for Papers. My Lords, the institution of Parliament is fundamental to our political system....
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on audit and accountability in central government: government...
rose to call attention to trafficking in human beings, especially children; and to move for Papers. My Lords, 1,500 years ago the Emperor Justinian commented on the phenomenon of human...
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. I am grateful to those who have indicated that they intend to speak this evening and I look forward very much to what each of...
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
