Tuesday, 26 March 2002
asked the Leader of the House: Whether an opportunity will be provided for the House to debate and choose among the various options on the size of the elected element in a reformed House of Lords.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are taking action to anticipate the possibility of a serious outbreak of measles.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will move in the United Nations or the Security Council for the globally enforced abolition of nuclear weapons.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the number of staff employed by the Railway Inspectorate this year will increase to over 200 compared with 31 employed in 1987.
Read a third time, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
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 Whitty.)
My Lords, I am not sure whether all the speakers are here for the Unstarred Question. I think that we should adjourn during pleasure until 5.45 p.m. so that the speakers can be found and we can...
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to recent developments in Indonesia. My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who are to speak. I express my gratitude to...
Returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to. House adjourned at four minutes before seven o'clock.
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.
