Thursday, 4 July 2013
My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death of the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, over the weekend. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the noble Lord’s...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact on the well-being of foreign domestic workers of the introduction in April 2012 of the one-employer visa regime.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Welsh Government Ministers about the effect of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the delivery of devolved services in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that women are represented on the Advisory Board of Public Health England.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take to increase the collection of tax revenue following Apple’s zero return for United Kingdom corporation tax.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the Egyptian army’s removal of the country’s elected President yesterday, what action they are taking to encourage Egypt to return to...
Moved By Lord Hill of Oareford That the debates on the motions in the names of Baroness Shephard of Northwold and Lord Marlesford set down for today shall each be limited to two and a half hours....
Moved by The Chairman of Committees Consolidation etc. Bills Joint Committee That Viscount Hanworth be appointed a member of the Joint Committee. Liaison Committee That Lord Touhig be appointed a...
Moved By Lord Hill of Oareford That it is expedient that a joint committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Deregulation Bill presented to both Houses on 1...
Moved By Baroness Shephard of Northwold That this House takes note of the case for preparing young people for the world of work in order to realise their aspirations.
The Bill was brought from the Commons, endorsed as a money Bill, and read a first time.
Moved By Lord Marlesford That this House takes note of the relationship between effective immigration controls and the interests of the security of the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the social and economic impact on families of recent changes to the immigration rules.
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.
