Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Moved on Monday 20 February by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park That the Bill be now read a second time.
My Lords, I regret to inform the House of the death of the noble Lord, Lord Dixon, on 19 February. On behalf of the House, I extend our condolences to the noble Lord’s family and his friends.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the reinstatement by the government of the United States of the global gag rule, which requires that overseas organisations in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Indonesia concerning human rights abuses in West Papua.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage more women to cycle.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the issuing by the European Commission of a final warning to the United Kingdom for failing to address repeated breaches of air pollution...
Moved by The Earl of Courtown That it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Technical and Further Education Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in the following...
Moved by Lord Young of Cookham That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 4, Schedule 1, Clauses 5 to 9, Schedule 2, Clauses 10 to...
My Lords, this is in many ways a sad occasion for me because, as the House knows, I was a European Commissioner for many years. I was very proud to serve in that role; I believed then, and I...
The Bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.
The Bill was returned from the Commons with the Lords amendments agreed to. House adjourned at 11.08 pm.
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