My Lords, before business begins, may I take the opportunity to inform the House that I will be undertaking a ministerial visit to Belfast on Tuesday, 14 June? Accordingly, I trust that the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will grant powers to the Press Complaints Commission to take up, on its own initiative, cases of misrepresentation by newspapers.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proposals they have to report to the British people on the "unprecedented response" totalling more than £300 million given for the tsunami emergency and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have plans to restrict the carrying of passengers by new drivers who have held a full driving licence for six months or less.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are satisfied with the operation of the tax credit system.

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I beg to move the three Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Moved, That a Select Committee be appointed...

My Lords, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. The United Kingdom has one of the best road safety records in the world. It is a record we can rightly be proud of. The Government...

rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 2 March be approved [11th Report from the Joint Committee, Session 2004–05].

My Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 2 March be approved [11th Report from the Joint...

rose to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider the effect of oil prices on the economic and political outlook. My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to bring this important subject...