House of Commons and House of Lords
House of Lords debates
Busiest debates from the most recent week
- Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (169 speeches)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- Pensions Bill (126 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (125 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (106 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (84 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Pensions Bill (79 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (49 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Finance Bill (48 speeches)
- Friday, 18 July 2008
- Housing and Regeneration Bill (42 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Planning Bill (36 speeches, 1 comment)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- Iraq (26 speeches)
- Tuesday, 22 July 2008
- Welfare Reform (24 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Sudan (20 speeches)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- Pre-legislative Scrutiny (20 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- House of Lords: Carbon Footprint (18 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- Photography: Public Places (18 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- Prisons: Population (18 speeches, 5 comments)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Railways: Network Rail (18 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Health: Dementia (18 speeches)
- Tuesday, 22 July 2008
- Crossrail Bill (17 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Recent debates
What are Debates?
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.