Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Lord Rogers of Riverside made the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
My Lords, today, Her Majesty the Queen becomes our country’s longest-reigning monarch. We join millions of people across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and, indeed, the rest of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of sanctions against Sudan’s leaders and the extension of the UNAMID mandate, following recent reports by...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have no plans to amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to enable siblings to register as civil partners.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the costs to the freight industry and to the British economy of the implementation of Operation Stack in recent months.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to prioritise Christian refugees from Syria in their plans to resettle further refugees in the United Kingdom.
A Bill to make provision for the setting of biodiversity and other targets; to establish a Natural Capital Committee; to require local authorities to maintain local ecological network strategies;...
Moved by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon That the order and regulations laid before the House on 19 May and 22 June be approved. Relevant documents: 1st Report and 2nd Report from the Joint Committee...
Moved by Lord Faulks That the draft regulations laid before the House on 25 June be approved. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. Considered in Grand...
Moved by Earl Howe That the draft order laid before the House on 7 July be approved. Relevant document: 2nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. Considered in Grand...
Moved by Lord Keen of Elie That the draft order laid before the House on 29 June be approved. Relevant document: 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. Considered in Grand...
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Relevant documents: 6th and 7th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 4th Report from the Constitution Committee Clauses 37 to 39 agreed. Clause 40: Amount of financial penalty Amendment...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a national strategy for the treatment of lymphoedema in the NHS.
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And sometimes to shout at each other.