My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be able to congratulate my noble friend Lord Stoneham on an excellent maiden speech. He brings to this House a great deal of talent and a huge amount of experience. He told us some of the things that he has done in...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to be able to congratulate my noble friend Lord Stoneham on an excellent maiden speech. He brings to this House a great deal of talent and a huge amount of experience. He told us some of the things that he has done in...

The Minister said something important just then. He will recall that I had a little go at him before on the membership and the finances of Defra; I am grateful for the letter that he wrote to me, long before Christmas, which found its way to me only a couple...

The Minister said something important just then. He will recall that I had a little go at him before on the membership and the finances of Defra; I am grateful for the letter that he wrote to me, long before Christmas, which found its way to me only a couple...

It might be helpful if the Minister could write to me on how much money is allocated from within its existing finances in this year’s Defra budget, and in the following two years. We could then say that we know that Defra has allocated so much, that it is under...

It might be helpful if the Minister could write to me on how much money is allocated from within its existing finances in this year’s Defra budget, and in the following two years. We could then say that we know that Defra has allocated so much, that it is under...

I said that we shall all have to take the pain and there will be an awful lot of pain in a wide variety of areas. All I am saying to the proponents is for goodness’ sake do not insult us by saying that we shall be better off.

I said that we shall all have to take the pain and there will be an awful lot of pain in a wide variety of areas. All I am saying to the proponents is for goodness’ sake do not insult us by saying that we shall be better off.

The noble Baroness, Lady Billingham, is very eloquent; she was very eloquent in committee and she has been charming and eloquent tonight, as is her wont. However, after what my noble friend Lord Lyell said, I thought that I should say a few words. There is no doubt that this...

The noble Baroness, Lady Billingham, is very eloquent; she was very eloquent in committee and she has been charming and eloquent tonight, as is her wont. However, after what my noble friend Lord Lyell said, I thought that I should say a few words. There is no doubt that this...

Lords statement on the results of the European Transport Council held in Brussels on 29th to 30th November.

Lords statement on the results of the European Transport Council held in Brussels on 29th to 30th November.

Why, in view of reminders that review of British summer time would shortly take place as the issue is to be renegotiated with our EC partners, a circular seeking views of interested parties was not issued until mid-August, with a six-week deadline for consultation & reply.

Why, in view of reminders that review of British summer time would shortly take place as the issue is to be renegotiated with our EC partners, a circular seeking views of interested parties was not issued until mid-August, with a six-week deadline for consultation & reply.