Monday, 30 October 2006
My Lords, with permission, I should like to make a personal Statement. Last Thursday, I answered a question from my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours about proceedings in Parliament in which he...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they intend to take in response to the report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on Pentonville prison, dated 28 September.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What budget cuts are proposed for Natural England, which was launched on 10 October.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What cuts the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has had to make withinthe department as a result of deficits incurred bythe Rural Payments Agency...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they have taken since 25 July to introduce more extensive air-conditioning into the living and working accommodation of the United Kingdom Armed Forces...
My Lords, I have two brief statements to make. The first is about a Statement that will, with the leave of the House, be repeated later today—it is on climate change. It will be delivered...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the following Motion be referred to a Grand Committee: The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To...
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. Moved, That the Standing Orders relating to Private Business be amended as follows: Line 41, leave out paragraph (7) and...
Read a third time. Clause 1 [Duties in relation to high standards and the fulfilment of potential]:
My Lords, this seems a convenient moment to repeat the Statement made in the other place by the Secretary of State. The Statement is as follows: "With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to...
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy towards community hospitals and maternity units. My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords for taking part in this short debate and the...
Proceedings after Third Reading resumed. Clause 41 [Role of admission forums]: [Amendment No. 11 not moved.]
The Bill was returned from the Commons with an amendment disagreed to with a reason for such disagreement; and with the remaining amendments agreed to; it was ordered that the Commons reason be...
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And sometimes to shout at each other.
