asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the likely consequences to the Western Circuit, and in particular to the county of Hampshire, of their proposals to merge police authorities, and in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to secure payment of unpaid congestion charge penalties, and parking and speeding fines incurred by diplomatic staff in London.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How well prepared the Rural Payments Agency is for ensuring that single farm payments will be made at the end of February.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What changes they intend to make to the operation of the Child Support Agency.

My Lords, with permission, my noble friend Lord Hunt will repeat a Statement on the welfare reform Green Paper later this afternoon at a convenient time after 3.30 pm.

Report received.

Read a third time. Schedule [Hatred against persons on religious grounds]:

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend in another place. "With permission, Mr Speaker, I should like to make a Statement on the...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now resolve itself into Committee on this Bill.

rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 15 December be approved [20th Report from the Merits Committee and 14th Report from the Joint Committee].