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New peers enter Lords
Treasury minister Sir James Sassoon and government adviser Nat Wei have taken their seats in the House of Lords today.
Thursday 3rd June 2010
Labour oppose creation of new coalition peers
Labour will oppose the creation of new peers to "reflect" the share of the vote at the general election.
Wednesday 26th May 2010
Under-18s sunbed ban backed by peers
Measures banning under-18s in England and Wales from tanning salons won cross-party support in the Lords yesterday and looks set to become law next month if it clears a final legislative hurdle.
Wednesday 31st March 2010
Adonis: Third runway proposals will go ahead
Lord Adonis has said the government will continue to push ahead with its proposals for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, despite the High Court judgement calling for the government policy to be reviewed.
Tuesday 30th March 2010
Pageant would 'lift Parliament off its knees'
Plans to hold a celebration of Parliament would help to restore public trust in the democratic process, peers heard today.
Monday 29th March 2010
Spaceman-dy looks to the stars
The government is committed to expanding the UK's space capability, the business secretary has said.
Thursday 25th March 2010
Peers discuss Ashcroft and non-doms
Lord Ashcroft was accused of "trying to buy seats in Parliament" during exchanges in the House of Lords this morning.
Thursday 25th March 2010
Ministers 'caved to pressure' from church
The government has repeatedly bowed to pressure from the church while pursuing its legislative programme, peers heard yesterday.
Friday 19th March 2010
Government defeated on home care plans
Government plans to provide free care at home to elderly and vulnerable people have suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords.
Thursday 18th March 2010
Peers clear Child Poverty Bill
Government legislation aimed at helping to eradicate child poverty cleared the Lords on Wednesday.
Thursday 18th March 2010
Peers call for right to vote
Peers should be given the right to vote in general elections, the House of Lords has heard.
Tuesday 16th March 2010
House of Lords approves Digital Economy Bill
Legislation to combat internet piracy, including internet bans for persistent illegal file-sharers, has cleared the Lords and now goes to the Commons.
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Attacks on clerk of parliaments 'unfair and unjust'
The leaders of the three main parties in the Lords have condemned the press for attacking "an outstanding servant of this House".
Monday 15th March 2010
Adonis challenged over Unite donations
The transport secretary has rejected Tory demands that Labour stop taking donations from the trade union Unite.
Monday 15th March 2010
Reform of Barnett formula urged
The former minister who gave his name to the funding mechanism for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has said it is "vital" for the future of the country that it is reformed.
Friday 12th March 2010
Tebbit queries 100 year rule on Dunblane files
A senior Conservative peer has asked why official files about the Dunblane massacre will not be released until 2096.
Tuesday 9th March 2010
EU emissions trading 'provides incentives'
The government has rejected the idea that the EU emissions trading scheme on manufacturing and other carbon dioxide generating industries damages competitiveness.
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Lords mark International Women's Day
The House of Lords marked International Women's Day by devoting oral questions to subjects relating to women.
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Peer admits Parliament has 'mouse helpline'
Peers called for more to be done to tackle the problem of mice on the parliamentary estate yesterday afternoon, and revealed the existence of a so called 'mouse helpline'.
Thursday 4th March 2010
Mandelson faces tough questions in the Lords
Members of the House of Lords have grilled the first secretary of state on university places, bank lending and the Royal Mail.
Thursday 25th February 2010
Minister refuses to speculate on election date
Justice minister Lord Bach dodged quesitons on the date of the election in the Lords this afternoon, but expressed support for the count to be held on the night voters go to the polls, whenever that may be.
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Peers question electoral reform delay
A Liberal Democrat peer questioned the government’s ability to keep promises during oral questions in the House of Lords today.
Wednesday 10th February 2010
Third runway approval 'vindicated'
The decision to back a third runway at Heathrow has "stood the test of time" despite the recession, the transport secretary has said.
Tuesday 9th February 2010
Reality TV peer lectures small business
Lord Sugar has said some businesses complain about a lack of finances from banks as "an excuse for their own failings and inadequacies".
Friday 5th February 2010
Chinese lanterns 'risk to livestock'
The government was today called upon to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of the risk posed to cows, sheep and other livestock.
Thursday 4th February 2010
Bid to delay free home care bill rejected
The House of Lords has rejected a peer's attempt to delay the Personal Care Bill, which promises to provide 280,000 people with "the highest needs" with access to free care at home.
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Call for tougher limits on poll spending
Excessive spending by political parties in marginal seats is a "corruption or the political process," the House of Lords has heard.
Friday 29th January 2010
Shareholders to be quizzed on bonus action
Major shareholders in the UK will be written to in a bid to find out what steps have been taken to limit bank bonuses, the government said today.
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Northern Ireland's electoral process 'best in world'
A Conservative peer has said Northern Ireland has one of the best electoral processes in the democratic world.
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Minister proposes tougher sentences for knife crimes
The attorney general has proposed a new adult starting point of 25 years for murder where an offender takes a knife to the scene of the crime.
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Government suffers Equality Bill defeat
The House of Lords has rejected proposals in the Equality Bill that would have prevented religious organisations from discriminating against gay people.
Monday 25th January 2010
EU missions 'will not replace British embassies'
A Conservative spokesman has questioned the creation of new EU "embassies" across the world.
Monday 25th January 2010
Trident replacement should be 'delayed'
The decision to replace Britain's nuclear deterrent should be delayed as long as possible, the House of Lords was told yesterday.
Friday 22nd January 2010
Mandelson 'fighting for British jobs'
Lord Mandelson offered a fierce defence of the government's management of the recession during his first departmental question time in the House of Lords this morning.
Thursday 21st January 2010
Livni arrest warrant 'intensely damaging'
The government faced criticism for having not taken swift action on legal reforms following the issue of an arrest warrant for former Israel foreign minister Tzipi Livni by a British court.
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Postal voting defended by 'gobsmacked' minister
A "vast proportion" of postal votes are fraudulent, according to the Conservative Party.
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Bill aims to measure carbon emissions
A private members Bill designed to explore methods by which carbon emissions within an economy could be measured was given its second reading in the Lords on Friday.
Monday 18th January 2010
Live music faces 'bureaucratic minefield'
Members of the House of Lords have said that government over-regulation of live music has harmed the industry.
Monday 18th January 2010
Lord Adonis faces first departmental questions
Transport secretary Lord Adonis was the first ever secretary of state to take departmental questions in the Lords today, following a change in Parliamentary procedure.
Thursday 14th January 2010
Tories 'will focus on one-parent families'
A Conservative shadow spokesperson for work and pensions has said that if elected they will focus on addressing the causes of poverty rather than the symptoms.
Wednesday 6th January 2010
Greenwich to be a Royal borough
The London Borough of Greenwich is to be granted Royal status, it has been announced.
Wednesday 6th January 2010
Lords tribute to 'inspirational' staff member
Members of the House of Lords have paid tribute to the parliamentary staff on the last sitting day before the Christmas recess.
Thursday 17th December 2009
Bankers 'not fully to blame' for crisis
A former chancellor of the exchequer has said that bankers "were force-fed like foie gras geese" during years leading up to the financial crisis.
Thursday 17th December 2009
Lords ministers to face additional scrutiny
Business secretary Lord Mandelson will face additional scrutiny in the House of Lords under new procedures approved yesterday.
Wednesday 16th December 2009
Peers condemn delay in votes for prisoners
A minister has denied that the government has delayed lifting the ban on convicted prisoners voting because of the general election.
Wednesday 16th December 2009
Lords line up to condemn expenses reform
Members of the House of Lords complained yesterday about proposals to reform their allowances, but decided to approve them anyway.
Tuesday 15th December 2009
Bill tackles 'insidious' bribery
Junior justice minister Lord Bach opened the second reading debate of the Bribery Bill yesterday.
Thursday 10th December 2009
UK's cluster bombs to be destroyed by 2013
The "enormous task" of the destruction of UK stocks of cluster munitions is "well under way", peers were told yesterday.
Wednesday 9th December 2009
Peers debate swine flu response
A crossbench peer has praised the government's handling of the current swine flu epidemic, but warned against complacency.
Tuesday 8th December 2009
Bragg defends future of BBC
Broadcaster Melvyn Bragg defended the BBC in a debate on the future of the institution in the Lords yesterday.
Friday 4th December 2009
Britons 'most monolingual people on Earth'
A crossbench peer has said Britain is in danger of becoming the most 'monolingual' population in the world.
Friday 4th December 2009
Mandelson guilty of 'empire building'
Lord Mandelson is focused more on amassing titles for himself than helping Britain recover from the recession, according to a Conservative peer.
Friday 4th December 2009
Mandelson defends copyright infringement plans
Business secretary Lord Mandelson introduced the Digital Economy Bill at second reading yesterday.
Thursday 3rd December 2009
Former Speaker's call on standards watchdog role
Former Commons speaker Michael Martin has called for clarification surrounding the role of the parliamentary standards commissioner, upon the agreement that the Lords are to create a similar post to investigate claims against peers.
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Sugar tells Lords: Don't underestimate me
Baron Sugar, the TV personality and businessman, addressed the House of Lords for the first time this afternoon.
Wednesday 25th November 2009
UK 'looks like a failed nation'
A leading Conservative peer has claimed the government's foreign policies create division and confusion.
Friday 20th November 2009
BNP targeted Asian peer
The British National Party mixed up two members of the House of Lords during a hate campaign waged on the internet.
Thursday 19th November 2009
Quangos' annual £43bn spend
Non-departmental public bodies, better known as quangos, spent £43bn in 2007/08, a government minister has revealed.
Tuesday 17th November 2009
Full text of Queen's prorogation speech
The Queen's speech at the end of the session lists all the achievements of her government in that session.
Friday 13th November 2009
Session ends with prorogation ceremony
Peers and MPs took part in an elaborate ceremony marking the end of the session.
Thursday 12th November 2009
Power to close terrorism websites 'not yet used'
The government is "really working hard" to counter the impact of websites containing unlawful terrorist content, a minister told the Lords yesterday.
Thursday 12th November 2009
Peers defeat government over homophobia law
Peers have again defied MPs by inserting a "free speech" defence into the law on homophobic hatred.
Thursday 12th November 2009
Lords unhappy at parliamentary pass ban
The "unilateral" decision of the House of Commons to rescind the right of MEPs to a pass for the Palace of Westminster has been condemned by a peer.
Wednesday 11th November 2009
Lords consider the rights of freemen
The House of Lords considered Commons amendments to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill yesterday.
Tuesday 10th November 2009
Former chiefs condemn defence policy
The government's approach to defence has been heavily criticised by former army chiefs during a Lords debate on future defence policy.
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