house of lords commons
The A to Z of ID cards
News The bill had a rocky passage through the House of Commons and faced fierce opposition in the House of Lords. The House... [15 Apr 2009]
Westminster can't understand Microsoft Word
News The problem was raised in the House of Lords information committee annual report, published yesterday, and committee member Lord Methuen said: "A program can be downloaded to read the... [26 Nov 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News Liberal Democrat Lady Miller won support of the House of Lords for the proposed amendment to make reckless data loss a criminal offence, but this was changed to a civil... [12 May 2008]
House of Lords backs data loss law change
News Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of Lords backed a change in the law. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it would... [28 Apr 2008]
Minister calls for ID cards review
News Speaking at a joint House of Commons and House of Lords select committee on human rights, the data protection minister Michael Wills... [27 Nov 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News The u-turn follows the rejection by ministers of similar proposals put forward by House of Lords Science and Technology select committee just a month ago. During Prime... [22 Nov 2007]
Tech to suffer in Brown's new look Whitehall?
News There is also a science and technology committee in the House of Lords, although that committee is not likely to be affected by the governmental reorganisation. Brian Iddon, MP for... [13 Jul 2007]
Emails probed in "cash for honours" swoop
News Four nominees for a peerage, who loaned cash to the party, were blocked this year by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. While the Scotland Yard investigation continues, MPs on... [12 Jul 2006]
CMA amendment "pure idiocy", says peer
News Northesk said he had support in the House of Lords to change or even abolish the controversial provision. We are actively considering the precise legal balance before the bill reaches... [26 May 2006]
IT pros criminalised by CMA update?
News It was passed by the House of Commons earlier this month, and will be considered by the House Of Lords over the next couple... [22 May 2006]
Leader: ID cards fight must go on
Leader Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons and the House of Lords had been united in opposing the introduction... [31 Mar 2006]
Lords vote for ID cards opt-out clause
News But Baroness Scotland warned peers against blocking the bill again and said the House of Lords should give way to the will of MPs in the Commons because... [28 Mar 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.03.06
Round-Up The Lords pick the spin perfectly and send it back ferociously, though spectators fearing whiplash from observing this to-and-fro get no reprieve as Clarke steps up to the challenge and fires a return to the back... [24 Mar 2006]
Government slams Lords over ID card blocking tactics
News The government won the House of Commons vote by 284 votes to 241 and the ID cards bill will now return to the Lords for a fifth time on Wednesday, making it one... [22 Mar 2006]
Lords defeat ID cards bill for fourth time
News Peers in the House of Lords defeated the government's ID cards bill for a fourth time on Monday, after offering a compromise that would make ID card registration voluntary until 2011.... [20 Mar 2006]
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