House of Lords debates

Wednesday, 26 February 2003

  • Lord Williams of Mostyn: Personal Statement

    1 speech

    My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall make a brief personal statement. Yesterday, the noble Baroness, Lady Williams of Crosby, asked me a question about U2 flights over Iraq. I was given...

  • Hepatitis C

    16 speeches

    My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare an interest—not a financial one—as president of the Haemophilia Society. The...

  • Supermarkets: Payments to Suppliers

    12 speeches

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will invite the Competition Commission to review the practice of supermarket chains taking 100 days' credit before paying farmers for their produce.

  • Home Office: Correspondence

    14 speeches

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to improve the way the Home Office deals with correspondence.

  • Asylum Judgment: Home Secretary's Remarks

    17 speeches

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the criticism by the Home Secretary of Mr Justice Collins's ruling regarding the policy of denying social security benefits to asylum seekers who fail to...

  • Primary Schools: Targets

    12 speeches

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they agree with the view reported to have been expressed by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools that targets for primary schools are becoming...

  • Business

    1 speech

    My Lords, there are 54 names on the speakers' list for today's debate, so the debate will be a long one. It is not timed, but if all Back-Bench Members speak for around eight minutes, the House...

  • Iraq

    64 speeches

    rose to move, That this House takes note of Command Paper Cm 5769 on Iraq.

What is this?

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.

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