My Lords, 50 years ago, almost to the day, this House met to pay tribute to a foreign statesman. Then, our tributes were for President Kennedy, a man seen to embody hope and change but whose life...

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  My Lords, it is a real privilege to lead my Benches in paying tribute to the most extraordinary man, Nelson Mandela, a humble giant with indomitable courage who provided a moral compass for his...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Burma with regard to the situation of the ethnic national groups, in particular the Kachin, Shan and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s proposed programme bids will be funded; and, for those that will not be funded, why not.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to improve the official information available, including on the United Kingdom Border Agency website, for long- and short-term...

Tabled by Lord Kennedy of Southwark To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the impact of recent energy price rises on local authorities in financial years 2015-16...

Moved by Lord Popat That the draft Order laid before the House on 21 October be approved. Relevant documents: 13th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand...

Moved by Lord Popat That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 October be approved. Relevant documents:13th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 18th Report from...

Amendment 1 Moved by Lord Nash 1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Contact between prescribed persons and adopted person’s relatives (1) In section 98 of the...

Clause 8: Independent review of operation of legislation relating to ring-fencing Amendment 1 Moved by Lord Deighton 1: Clause 8, page 24, line 23, leave out “4” and insert...