My right honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government are today announcing support for 29 areas across the country which have bid to become new growth points, combining increased housing with new jobs, town centre regeneration and higher design and...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government are today announcing support for 29 areas across the country which have bid to become new growth points, combining increased housing with new jobs, town centre regeneration and higher design and...

Why they did not ask the Government of Israel to contribute funds to the repairs of infrastructure damage in Lebanon.

Why they did not ask the Government of Israel to contribute funds to the repairs of infrastructure damage in Lebanon.

SI 2006/2375 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government. Coming into force 1 October 2006

SI 2006/2375 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government. Coming into force 1 October 2006

How much money has been spent since 1972 on water infrastructure and supply in the United Kingdom.

How much money has been spent since 1972 on water infrastructure and supply in the United Kingdom.

Further to the answers by the Lord Bach on 2 May (HL col. 396), what is the total sum so far spent on the various European water purification directives; and what is their estimate of the total sum necessary to repair the problems with water infrastructure and supply in (a) Thames...

Further to the answers by the Lord Bach on 2 May (HL col. 396), what is the total sum so far spent on the various European water purification directives; and what is their estimate of the total sum necessary to repair the problems with water infrastructure and supply in (a) Thames...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alistair Darling) has made the following Ministerial Statement. I am making a Statement today to the House on the interaction of existing government policy and planning procedures with regard to the need for additional gas supply infrastructure. This...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alistair Darling) has made the following Ministerial Statement. I am making a Statement today to the House on the interaction of existing government policy and planning procedures with regard to the need for additional gas supply infrastructure. This...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Introduction It has been a tight winter for energy supply, and this has led to high energy prices. The energy market had taken steps to prepare for the winter,...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Alistair Darling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Introduction It has been a tight winter for energy supply, and this has led to high energy prices. The energy market had taken steps to prepare for the winter,...

There is no doubt that my noble friend Lord Bradshaw would have had much more to say at this moment than I do. First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, for his support and the stress that he put on the effects of this on heritage railways. I think that I picked up...

There is no doubt that my noble friend Lord Bradshaw would have had much more to say at this moment than I do. First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, for his support and the stress that he put on the effects of this on heritage railways. I think that I picked up...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Railway and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/599) [30th Report from the Merits Committee]. The noble Earl said: I beg to move this Motion on behalf of my noble friend Lord Bradshaw and with his...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Railway and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/599) [30th Report from the Merits Committee]. The noble Earl said: I beg to move this Motion on behalf of my noble friend Lord Bradshaw and with his...

I have pleasure in supporting the noble Earl. I congratulate him on absorbing the briefing of the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, with such accuracy and demonstrating such fluency in expressing the noble Lord’s arguments this afternoon.

I have pleasure in supporting the noble Earl. I congratulate him on absorbing the briefing of the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, with such accuracy and demonstrating such fluency in expressing the noble Lord’s arguments this afternoon.

I was the other person on the telephone listening to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, briefing the noble Earl, Lord Mar and Kellie. I certainly do not intend to repeat any of the arguments that he has used. However, I should declare an interest as chairman of the Railway Heritage Committee and as a member...

I was the other person on the telephone listening to the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, briefing the noble Earl, Lord Mar and Kellie. I certainly do not intend to repeat any of the arguments that he has used. However, I should declare an interest as chairman of the Railway Heritage Committee and as a member...

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I am even grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley, although I am going to disagree with some of his comments. I am particularly grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Mar and Kellie, who stepped in for the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, who is...

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I am even grateful to my noble friend Lord Berkeley, although I am going to disagree with some of his comments. I am particularly grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Mar and Kellie, who stepped in for the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, who is...

How do you know?

How do you know?

I declare an interest as chairman of a rail freight group, although I have not come to talk about rail freight this evening. I spent yesterday at the British Embassy in Berlin, hosting an event organised to demonstrate the success of the British railways structure. The chairman of Network Rail and the chairman...

I declare an interest as chairman of a rail freight group, although I have not come to talk about rail freight this evening. I spent yesterday at the British Embassy in Berlin, hosting an event organised to demonstrate the success of the British railways structure. The chairman of Network Rail and the chairman...

Railway and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations (SI 2006/599). Lords debate on motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses room).

Railway and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations (SI 2006/599). Lords debate on motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses room).