Thursday, 17 June 2010
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 referendum mentioned in the Queen's Speech for the National Assembly for Wales to have primary legislative powers will be put to the people of Wales in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the St John Ambulance campaign, entitled "The Difference", promoting better public understanding and practice of first aid.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to regulate loan companies charging high rates of interest.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to control urban foxes.
Moved by Lord Strathclyde That the debates on the motions in the names of Lord Sugar and Lord Corbett of Castle Vale set down for today shall each be limited to two and a half hours. Motion agreed.
My Lords, immediately after the conclusion of the debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Sugar, my noble friend Lord Sassoon will repeat two Statements, the first entitled "Public Spending:...
Moved by Lord Sugar To call attention to the effect of the Government's policies, such as proposals for capital gains tax, on entrepreneurship and on small and medium-sized enterprises; and to...
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Statement is as follows. "Mr...
My Lords, with leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The Statement is as follows. "With...
Moved By Lord Corbett of Castle Vale To call attention to the 40th anniversary of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; and to move for Papers.
A message was brought from the Commons that they have considered the Lords Message of 10 June and have made the following order: That the promoters of the Leeds City Council Bill, which was...
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.