The right honourable Sir David George Hanson, having been created Baron Hanson of Flint, of Flint in the County of Flintshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Grocott and Lord...

Several noble Lords took the oath or made the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.

To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to secure multilateral consensus in advance of a political declaration at the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have for reviewing the impact of the decision to abandon plans to build further stages of HS2.

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial resilience of England’s water companies.

To ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Tempest Global Combat Air Programme will be halted until the Strategic Defence Review is completed and its future decided.

My Lords, before we resume the debate on the gracious Speech, I thought it would be helpful for the House to remind all Back-Bench speakers that the advisory speaking time for today’s...

Lord Reid of Cardowan: Moved on Wednesday 17 July by Lord Reid of Cardowan That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty as follows: “Most Gracious Sovereign—We, Your...

My Lords, this is a convenient point to pause the debate on the gracious Speech, which will not be resumed before 7 pm, to allow the Leader of the House to repeat a Statement from the Prime...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “Before I start my...

My Lords, I want to focus my remarks on the constitution. I start by noting that, in the Labour manifesto, constitutional reform found its place in the chapter entitled “Restoring public...

Baroness Hogg took the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. House adjourned at 11.04 pm.