asked Her Majesty's Government: Why energy policy has ceased to be the responsibility of a single Minister.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What regulations apply to the control of advertising on lamp posts, road signs, traffic lights and other street furniture, and how such regulations are enforced.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will introduce statutory protection for historic British battlefield sites so that those using metal detectors are required to obtain licences under...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will insist that the European Union introduce an immediate moratorium on industrial fishing for sand eels throughout the North Sea following the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will announce the name of the senior civil servant who will take responsibility for the non-political aspects of government information and...

My Lords, with the leave of House, my noble friend Lady Amos will, later this afternoon—the suggested time is after we have completed consideration of Commons amendments to the Local...

My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.

COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE EU INTER GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE As I am sure you know, the Convention on the Future of Europe has reported, and an Inter Governmental Conference (IGC) to...

My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Any questions which your Lordships may have would be best addressed to the noble Lord, Lord Brabazon. Moved to resolve,...

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons reasons and amendments be now considered. Moved, That the Commons reasons and amendments be now considered.—(Lord Rooker.)

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3 Clause 11, page 5, line 32, leave out paragraph (b) The Commons disagree to this amendment for the following reason— 3A Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the...

6Before Clause 25, insert the following new clause— "Application of provisions of this Part The provisions of this Part may only be applied to those local authorities that have been...

19page 32, line 15, leave out "be the same as or different from" and insert "subject to subsection (10A) below, be less than, but not greater than" The Commons disagree to this Amendment for the...

20page 32, line 39, leave out subsection (10) and insert— "( ) In making regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall have regard to the object of securing (so far as...

Opening of Parliament

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The Statement is as...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Moved, That the House do now again resolve itself into Committee.—(Baroness Scotland of Asthal.)

rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to improve the regulation of the United Kingdom's rivers, canals and other inland waterways. My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity...

House again in Committee. Clause 26 [Parenting orders in respect of criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour]: [Amendments Nos. 135 and 136 not moved.] Clause 26 agreed to. Clause 27 [Parenting...