Thursday, 14 March 2002
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to implement the Matthews judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in order to give the people of Gibraltar their right to vote in...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to improve the provision of education in HM prisons.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will introduce provisional "P-plates" for newly qualified drivers and consider a requirement that drivers from the age of 70 should produce evidence...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they support the decision of the European Union Farming Commissioner to permit an increase in imports of Argentinean beef to the European Union.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That, pursuant to Standing Order 51, the following Lords be appointed to join with a committee of the Commons as...
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Bill consolidates the legislation on European parliamentary elections, which currently consists of three Acts—the...
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord McIntosh of Haringey, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Moved, That the Bill be now read a second time.—(Lord Carter.) On...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. The Statement is as follows: "With permission I...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on banks competition. The Statement is as follows: "With permission,...
My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.)
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 14th February be approved [20th Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 25th February be approved [21st Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 12th February be approved [20th Report from the Joint Committee].
House again in Committee. Clause 1 [English Health Authorities: change of name]:
Returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments and with a privilege amendment; it was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. House adjourned at one minute before ten o'clock.
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