Tuesday, 16 November 2010
My Lords, I am delighted to be able to report to the House the announcement made by Clarence House this morning, which I am sure many of your Lordships will have already heard, of the engagement...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of deaths of women in custody.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what scientific evidence they hold which supports their proposals for control of bovine tuberculosis.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of organisational changes required to implement the proposals to reform the Department of Health's non-departmental public...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their welfare proposals took account of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 29 on forced labour.
My Lords, immediately after the debate on the Leader's Group report, my noble friend Lord Marland will repeat a Statement on the Redfern inquiry.
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Monday 22 November and Wednesday 24 November to allow the Finance (No. 2)...
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That Standing Order 40 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with today to allow the adjourned debate on the second reading of the Parliamentary Voting System...
Moved By Lord Taylor of Holbeach That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Public Bodies Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following...
Copy of the Report
Moved By Lord Strathclyde That this House takes note of the Interim Report from the Leader's Group on Members leaving the House (HL Paper 48).
My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The Statement is...
Main Bill page Copy of the Bill Explanatory Notes
My Lords, in rising to speak on day 2 of the Bill, first, I express my personal gratitude to the business managers of the House for finding myself speaking at this relatively civilised hour...
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.