Monday, 20 October 2003
James Stuart, Lord Bishop of Liverpool—Was (in the usual manner) introduced between the Lord Bishop of Oxford and the Lord Bishop of Sheffield.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they expect a deterioration in the public finances compared to Budget estimates.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress has been made on strategies to eradicate bullying at work.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs would be prepared to use her discretion to allow a trial of genetically modified crops to go...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What changes there have been in their policy concerning alternative uses of prime agricultural land and whether new instructions have been given to government...
My Lords, at a convenient time after 3.30 p.m., with the leave of the House, the Leader of the House will repeat a Statement on the European Council.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Wigoder, for his service on this...
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.—(Lord Warner.)
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary. The Statement is as follows: "I should like...
House again in Committee on Clause 49.
Before the Committee proceeds, I want to point out that 67 groups of amendments have been tabled. Your Lordships' House decided by a vote that, on the whole, we should tend to end our sittings at...
Clause 58 agreed to. Clause 59 [Criteria]: [Amendments Nos. 311 and 312 not moved.]
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the quality and effectiveness of the United Kingdom's railways are satisfactory. My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss today the...
House again in Committee on Clause 66.
4A In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds of employment in relation to which pension schemes may be made), at the appropriate places in the list of "Other Bodies" insert the...
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.
