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News The House of Lords has launched on Parliament's YouTube channel with videos explaining the role of the house and how young people can get involved in... [13 Jun 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]
House of Lords approves Bill
News The Welfare Reforms and Pensions Bill is likely to become law despite coming under heavy criticism in the House of Lords. The first full debate between the Inland Revenue and industry... [10 Jun 1999]
This time in '99: House of Lords approves Bill
News The Welfare Reforms and Pensions Bill is likely to become law despite coming under heavy criticism in the House of Lords. The first full debate between the Inland Revenue and industry... [08 Jun 2000]
House of Lords email debate reveals 'spam' confusion
News Fears that government may not have a finger on the pulse of modern technology were exposed in the House of Lords yesterday, as some Lords debated... [07 May 2003]
Roaming rip-off: House of Lords weighs in
News The House of Lords is to investigate the thorny issue of roaming and is calling for opinions from the UK public on the issue. The Lords is planning to... [02 Feb 2007]
House of Lords wades into ecommerce debate
News The House of Lords has set up its own public enquiry into ecommerce, just days after the Cabinet Office unveiled its plans to look at forthcoming EU legislation covering online trade.... [06 Feb 2000]
'Snooping Bill': House of Lords makes major amendments
News The UK government suffered two humiliating defeats late last night in the House of Lords over its controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill. The... [13 Jul 2000]
RIP passes second reading in House of Lords
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill (RIP) has completed its second reading in the House of Lords. This will involve a line-by-line reading of... [26 May 2000]
ID cards bill faces January D-Day
News The government's controversial Identity Cards Bill has this week made another small step towards completing its passage through parliament and is now set for a crucial vote in the House of... [21 Dec 2005]
'Snooping Bill' enters last lap as opposition unites
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill faces its final hurdle today as it returns to the House of Lords for its report stage. If the Tory and Liberal Democrat... [11 Jul 2000]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News The House of Lords has dealt another massive blow to the government's ID cards bill by voting against making it compulsory for people to have their biometric details included on the... [24 Jan 2006]
ID cards bill in crisis after major defeat in Lords
News The government's controversial ID card plans have suffered a major defeat in the House of Lords with peers refusing to approve the bill until a detailed cost breakdown... [17 Jan 2006]
IT contractors lobby Lords on tax law
News The House of Lords will today decide if the Welfare Reforms and Pensions Bill - which contains the IR35 proposal about one-man service companies - will proceed to the... [09 Jun 1999]
Calls to lift UK Segway ban
News Peers in the House of Lords have called on the government to lift the ban on the use of Segways on public roads and pavements in the UK. But peers in the... [20 May 2008]
