asked Her Majesty's Government: How many hounds they expect to be destroyed if the Hunting Bill becomes law.

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

asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions took place with the United States Government about the administration of Iraq in the event of a military victory.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they are making towards fulfilment of their shared commitment, contained in the conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council, that the draft...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether their plans for diagnostic and treatment centres represent good value for money.

Read a third time.

My Lords, before we start the debate on the Second Reading of the Hunting Bill, perhaps I may offer the usual arithmetic to the House. As we know, there is a long list of speakers. Were the...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. On the face of it, this is a simple, straightforward Bill. It has 17 clauses and three schedules and deals with only one subject....

Bill returned from the Commons on 15th September with certain amendments disagreed to with reasons for such disagreement; with an amendment agreed to with amendments and with consequential...

A message was received from the Commons that they have made the following order: (1) There shall be a standing committee, called the Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference on the...