Wednesday, 17 December 2008
My Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a message from Her Majesty the Queen, signed by her own hand. The message is as follows: "I have received with great satisfaction the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the planned independent anti-doping agency will be operational by October 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for (a) total unemployment in the United Kingdom; and (b) claimants of unemployment benefit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the recent violence in Jos, Nigeria.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make a statement on Equitable Life.
A Bill to amend the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 so as to give effect to the Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 done on 8 December 2005; and to amend the United...
The Bill was brought from the Commons, endorsed as a money Bill, and read a first time.
The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Moved By Baroness Royall of Blaisdon That, in the event of the Consolidated Fund Bill being brought from the Commons, Standing Order 47 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be...
Moved By Baroness Royall of Blaisdon That Standing Order 41 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with tomorrow to allow the Second Reading of the Banking Bill and the remaining stages of...
Moved by Lord Myners That the draft orders laid before the House on 3 December be approved. Relevant Documents: First Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in...
Moved by Lord McKenzie of Luton That the draft regulations and order laid before the House on 25 and 26 November be approved. Relevant Documents: First Report from the Joint Committee on...
Moved by Lord Patel of Bradford That the draft regulations laid before the House on 13 November be approved. Relevant Documents: 32nd Report, Session 2007-08, from the Joint Committee on...
Moved by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin That the draft regulations laid before the House on 12 November be approved. Relevant documents: 32nd Report, Session 2007-08, from the Joint Committee on...
Moved by Lord Davies of Oldham That the draft legislative reform order laid before the House on 20 October be approved. Relevant Documents: 14th Report, Session 2007-08, from the Regulatory...
Moved by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the Bill in...
My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in another place. "With...
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Moved By Baroness Andrews That the Bill be read a second time.
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