Sir Geoffrey James Dear, Knight, having been created Baron Dear, of Willersey in the County of Gloucestershire, for life—Was, in his robes, introduced between the Lord Armstrong of...

Molly Christine Meacher (the Lady Layard), having been created Baroness Meacher, of Spitalfields in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, for life—Was, in her robes, introduced between the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to change the current legal definition of disability.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What further actions they will take to reduce the incidence of workplace accidents and deaths in the waste and recycling industry.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review will cover expenditure in all regions of the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How the development of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham, which treats casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan, is proceeding.

My Lords, with permission, later this afternoon a Statement will be repeated by my noble friend Lord Drayson. The subject of the Statement is "Operational Update: Iraq and Afghanistan".

My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Scotland, I beg to move the Motion standing in her name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and...

My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Scotland, I beg to move that the Bill be now further considered on Report.

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence. The Statement is as follows: "With...

Further consideration of amendments on Report resumed.

rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what further assistance they are providing for the reconstruction and security of Afghanistan. My Lords, this Question was originally tabled in the name of my...

Consideration of amendments on Report resumed. Schedule 9 [Her Majesty's Chief Inspector for Justice, Community Safety and Custody]:

The Bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments and with a privilege amendment; it was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. House adjourned at twelve minutes past...