🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, I have been listening to this interesting discussion. In our area, I understand that we have apparently healthy couples who have not worked for years. Apparently, they have close knowledge of this complicated subject, and the clerk, who is dealing with a large number of people, cannot compete with them in putting these arguments. Is this the case?
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My Lords, my question related to the people who deal directly with those who have not worked for years, and who are highly skilful in knowing all the ins and outs. Do they have the time to investigate?
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My Lords, what support are our troops getting from the Government of Pakistan across the border? When we beat the Taliban, it appears that they run back to their shelters in Pakistan. Are we getting full co-operation?
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My Lords, I was interested in the mention of the CAP and the sweeping away of all the restrictions that have been imposed for the past 20 years. That would be easy to do, but the CAP could be extremely useful and could do a very good job for something else. If it rains over the great plains of Australia, China or wherever, there will be surpluses of grain. Under the CAP, there is a lot of...
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My Lords, has there been any consultation between the Army and the Navy, as the latter obviously got on better with the locals?
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My Lords, will the Minister assure us that all the tips given in this House go to the staff?
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Why a patient over 60 suffering from multiple sclerosis who is wholly immobilised receives full support when a similar patient under 60 receives only partial support.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will give financial support to St George's Hospital, Tooting, to extend throughout the United Kingdom its trials on the drug to treat multiple sclerosis, Aimspro.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Who is responsible for the area in Whitehall containing the statues of three generals of World War II; and why the site is often full of litter.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: How the cost of a unit of electricity produced by wind power compares with a unit produced by a nuclear power station.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Given that the Environment Agency is required to operate a full cost recovery regime, how much do the size and cost of the work feature in the calculations of the inspection charges.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the new body, IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control), has the necessary experience of agriculture to carry out inspections at reasonable speed and cost; and, if not, whether charges will be reduced or waived during its learning period.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to stop the practice of gazumping in relation to house buying in England.
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asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they intend to take after the failure of the National Air Traffic Services to provide control over a large area on the nights of 23 and 24 February 2002.
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