House of Lords Business

Ecclesiastical Committee The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) acquainted the House that, pursuant to section 2 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, he had nominated the following Lords to be members of the Ecclesiastical Committee established under that Act, and to serve for the duration of the present Parliament: Baroness Butler-Sloss The Earl of Cork and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Railway 200 A question was asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester and answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. (at 11:06)

Young people: Government policy A question was asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns and answered by Baroness Twycross. (at 11:16)

Food banks A question was asked by Baroness Kingsmill and answered by Baroness Sherlock. (at 11:27)

MV Ruby: ammonium nitrate A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. (at 11:37)

International engagements Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 28 October. (at 11:49)

Community and voluntary sector (2½-hour debate) Baroness Morgan of Drefelin moved that this House takes note of the contribution of the community and voluntary sector to society across the United Kingdom. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 12:20)

Science and technology: economy (2½-hour debate) Viscount Stansgate moved that this House takes note of the contribution of science and technology to the UK economy. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:51)