Friday, 16 June 2006
rose to move, That this House takes note of the drafts of the BBC's new charter and the agreement between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the corporation.
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. The House will be relieved to know that I shall not start the whole debate again; I simply wish to make two points....
Brought from the Commons; read a first time, and ordered to be printed.
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. First, I feel that I owe the House an apology for the Title of the Bill, which I am afraid has given in some quarters 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.
