Thursday, 22 June 2006
Sandip Verma, having been created Baroness Verma, of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire, for life—Was, in her robes, introduced between the Baroness Seccombe and the Baroness Morris...
Charles Guy Rodney Leach, Esquire, having been created Baron Leach of Fairford, of Fairford in the County of Gloucestershire, for life—Was, in his robes, introduced between the Lord Howell...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the result of the referendum in Montenegro.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will indicate in what way Network Rail is accountable to Parliament and to United Kingdom taxpayers.
asked Her Majesty's Government: In light of the passage of legislation in the current Session of Parliament, whether they propose to introduce legislation to limit to 60 sitting days the time...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to combat any increase in gambling addictions caused by internet gambling.
My Lords, with the leave of the House, a Statement will be repeated later today by my noble friend Lord Rooker on the Rural Payments Agency. The Statement will be taken at a convenient time after...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Baroness Gale set down for today shall be limited to 3 hours and...
My Lords, I beg to move the six Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the draft orders and regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.—(Baroness Amos.)
rose to call attention to the importance of work/life balance; and to move for Papers. My Lords, work/life balance is about people having a measure of control over when, where and how they work....
My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a statement on the Rural Payments Agency made in another place earlier today by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for...
Debate resumed.
rose to call attention to the impact of changes in child welfare services on life chances; and to move for Papers. My Lords, this is a first in the history of your Lordships' House. It is the...
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the prospects for peace and parliamentary democracy in Nepal. My Lords, I am grateful for this opportunity to speak about Nepal at...
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.
