House of Lords
Reports and recommendations | Select committees | House of Lords
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- Reports and recommendations | Select committees | House of Lords
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordsselectcommitteefilm
See what happens once a Select Committee publishes its findings.
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- How to get involved | Select committees | House of Lords
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordsselectcommitteefilm
Find out what to do if there’s an inquiry that interests you and how to get involved.
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- What are the different types? | Select committees | House of Lords
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordsselectcommitteefilm
Learn more about the different types of committee in the Lords.
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- Decision-making in a digital society | Chamber Event 2014 | House of Lords
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- 1:40:42
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- On Friday 28 November 2014, over 190 people from across the UK came together to have their say from the red benches on democracy in a digital age.
View the pictures from the event on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/sets/72157649547651021/
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2014/november/lords-chamber-event-2014/
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- Role, work and impact | Select committees | House of Lords
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordsselectcommitteefilm
Lords Select Committees investigate broad, long-term issues and publish their findings in reports. Their work is an important part of the House of Lords’ role in scrutinising government and public policy.
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- Lord Speaker Lecture: Bill Gates - highlights | House of Lords
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- 8:16
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza, welcomed Bill Gates to the House of Lords on Monday 10 November.
In the first in a new series of occasional lectures, Mr Gates spoke to an audience of parliamentarians about the impact of UK aid and the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
For more information see http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2014/october/lord-speaker-bill-gates-visit/
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- Lord Speaker | Outreach and engagement | House of Lords
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- 3:29
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza, visits the North West as part of her outreach programme. The programme aims to build greater regional awareness and engagement with the Lords and to find out which issues are concerning people in communities all over the country.
Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordspeaker
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- Lord Speaker Lecture: Bill Gates | House of Lords
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- 1:03:09
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza, welcomed Bill Gates to the House of Lords on Monday 10 November.
In the first in a new series of occasional lectures, Mr Gates spoke to an audience of parliamentarians about the impact of UK aid and the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
For more information see http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2014/october/lord-speaker-bill-gates-visit/
#HouseofLords #BillGates
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- Lord Wallace of Saltaire | Stories of the First World War | House of Lords
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- 4:52
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Wallace of Saltaire on his research into current members of the Lords family histories of the First World War and his own father's experiences.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/ww1
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- Baroness Massey of Darwen | Stories of the First World War | House of Lords
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- 5:10
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Baroness Massey of Darwen tells the story of her grandfather, who was wounded at the Battle of Loos and received a military medal. She also speaks of the impact of his experiences on his family after the war.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/ww1
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- Lord Tugendhat | Stories of the First World War | House of Lords
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Tugendhat speaks about his family history on both sides of the conflict.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/ww1
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- Introduction to the Lords EU Committee | House of Lords
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Boswell introduces the work of the House of Lords EU Committee.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/hleu or http://www.twitter.com/lordseucom
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- Call for evidence | Extradition Law Committee | House of Lords
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- 4:18
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The House of Lords Extradition Law Committee has issued a Call for Evidence, and would like to hear from anyone with relevant expertise.
For further information, or to submit evidence, please visit http://www.parliament.uk/extradition-law
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/search?q=hlextradition
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- Launch of call for evidence | Arctic Committee | House of Lords
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- 5:03
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Teverson discusses the work of the Arctic Committee, and how how people can submit evidence.
For more information visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/arcticcom
http://www.twitter.com/lordsarcticcom
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- Call for Evidence | Affordable Childcare Committee | House of Lords
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- The House of Lords Affordable Childcare Committee has issued a Call for Evidence, and would like to hear from anyone with relevant expertise.
For further information, or to submit evidence, please visit http://www.parliament.uk/affordable-childcare
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- Introduction | Digital Skills Committee | House of Lords
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Chair of the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee outlines what the Committee hopes to explore over the course of their new inquiry. Follow this inquiry on Twitter using #HLDigi.
For more information please visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/digital-skills-committee
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- Introduction | Committee on the Arctic | House of Lords
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- 5:07
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Teverson, Chair of the Lords Committee on the Arctic, introduces the committee and talks about its work.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/arctic-committee
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- Broadcast general election debates | Communications Committee | House of Lords
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- 5:06
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Chairman Lord Inglewood talks about the Communications Committee's latest report into broadcast general election debates.
For more information visit: http://www.parliament.uk/hlcommunications
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- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | EU External Affairs Committee | House of Lords
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- 5:47
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Tugendhat, Chair of the Committee, discusses the report into the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the EU/US trade deal.
For more information please visit http://www.parliament.uk/hleuc
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- Youth Unemployment in the EU | House of Lords EU Sub Committee | House of Lords
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- 5:34
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Baroness O'Cathain answers questions on the investigation by the House of Lords EU Sub Committee into youth unemployment.
More information can be found on the committee's website http://www.parliament.uk/hleub.
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- Counting the Cost of Food Waste: EU Food Waste Prevention | EU Sub Committee D | House of Lords
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- 5:55
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Baroness Scott of Needham Market talks about the new report from the EU Sub Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy: Counting the Cost of Food Waste: EU Food Waste Prevention.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/hleud
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- Euro area crisis | Economic and Financial Affairs Committee | House of Lords
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- 4:21
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Lord Harrison, Chair of the Committee, discusses the report into the euro area crisis. For more information please visit http://www.parliament.uk/hleua
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- How will the government improve the health of deaf people? | House of Lords debate 31 March 2014
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- 1:00:28
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Watch Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede ask what measures the government intends to take to improve the health of deaf people.
For the official Hansard report of the debate please visit http://goo.gl/p9U7jK.
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- Report publication | Committee on Soft Power and the UK's Influence | House of Lords
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- 7:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Lord Howell, Chairman of the House of Lords Committee on Soft Power and the UK's Influence, talks about the Committee's report, 'Persuasion and Power in the Modern World'.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/soft-power-and-the-uks-influence/news/soft-power-report-24mar14/
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- Role of National Parliaments in the EU | EU Select Committee | House of Lords
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- 7:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Lord Boswell, Chairman of the House of Lords EU Select Committee, talks about the report into the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
For more information about the Committee and a full copy of the report, visit: www.parliament.co.uk/hleu
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- Report publication | Mental Capacity Act 2005 | House of Lords
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- 8:15
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Lord Hardie, Chairman of the Committee that conducted post-legislative scrutiny on the Mental Capacity Act 2005, talks about the Committee's inqiury and the main findings published in its final report.
For more information about the Committee and a full copy of the report, visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005
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- Inquiries Act 2005 | House of Lords Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Chairman of the House of Lords Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005, Lord Shutt, outlines the findings in their report, and their recommendations for changes to legislation.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/inquiries-act-2005/news/report-published/
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- Genuine Economic and Monetary Union | Economic and Financial Affairs Sub Committee
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- 5:12
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Lord Harrison, Chair of the Committee, discusses the report into economic and monetary union and the implications for the UK. For more information please visit http://www.parliament.uk/hleua
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- Youth unemployment | EU Sub Committee on the Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment
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- 42:54
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Esther McVey MP, Minster of State for Employment, and Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for Skills and Enterprise, both faced questions submitted by the public on the issue of youth joblessness.
On Monday 2 February, the House of Lords EU Sub Committee on the Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment put questions to the ministers on a range of issues, from levels of youth unemployment to the quality of careers advice and the effectiveness of EU funding programmes.
The Committee also used Twitter for this session, putting the following questions to the witnesses which had been submitted via twitter using the hashtag #jobs4youth.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu---internal-market-sub-committee-b/news/youth-unemployment-twitter-questions-5feb14/
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- Media Plurality | Communications Committee | House of Lords
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- 4:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Published on 4 February 2014
Lord Inglewood, Chairman of the Committee, talks about the Committee's report into the plurality of the UK media.
For more information about the Commitee and a full copy of the report, visit http://www.parliament.uk/hlcommunications
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- Defence and Remembrance | Chamber Event 2013 | House of Lords
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- 1:51:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- On Friday 29 November, more than 170 cadets and veterans from across the UK came together to have their say on defence and remembrance from the red benches.
The debate focused on the important question: 'One hundred years after World War One, what is its legacy for the UK and how does it shape the nation today.'
View the pictures from the event on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/sets/72157638286953083/
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords-chamber-event-2013
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- 2013 Chamber Event highlights | House of Lords
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- 8:52
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- On Friday 29 November, more than 170 cadets and veterans from across the UK came together to have their say on defence and remembrance from the red benches.
The debate focused on the important question: 'One hundred years after World War One, what is its legacy for the UK and how does it shape the nation today.'
View the pictures from the event on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukhouseoflords/sets/72157638286953083/
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords-chamber-event-2013
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- Financial Transaction Tax | EU Economic and Financial Affairs Committee | House of Lords
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- 3:59
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The House of Lords Economic and Financial Affairs EU Sub-Committee publishes its follow-up report on the Financial Transaction Tax, 'Financial Transaction Tax - alive and deadly' .
For further information about the Committee, please visit www.parliament.uk/hleua.
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- Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 3:54
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Lane-Fox talks about the importance of digital skills and the opportunities they offer for women to increase their participation and influence in public life. She also speaks about her first impressions of the House of Lords.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Countess of Mar | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Countess of Mar discusses the advice she received when she first entered the Lords and talks about her campaigning work.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Baroness Scott of Needham Market | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Scott of Needham Market talks about the representation of women in Parliament and her work on the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Baroness Flather | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Flather talks about her work in the Lords and her first impressions of the House.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Baroness Boothroyd | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 4:00
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Boothroyd talks about the importance of female role models and her own political career - including her election as the first female speaker of the House of Commons.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Keeping the flame alive | Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee | House of Lords
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- 6:09
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Report published on 18 November 2013
The House of Lords Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee publishes its report. For further information about the Committee, please visit http://www.parliament.uk/olympic-paralympic-legacy.
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- Baroness Parminter | Women in democracy | House of Lords
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Parminter discusses ways to engage young women in politics. For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Baroness Neuberger | Women in democracy | House of Lords
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Neuberger talks about why diversity in politics is so important and identifies some of her female political role models. For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
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- Lord Speaker | Women's political engagement in the developing world | House of Lords
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza, talks about women's political engagement in the developing world. Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lordspeaker
Parliament Week: http://www.parliamentweek.org
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- Clerk of the Parliaments | Women in the House of Lords
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Clerk of the Parliaments, David Beamish, talks about the history of Women in the House of Lords.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/lords
Parliament Week: http://www.parliamentweek.org
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- Visit to East London | Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee | House of Lords
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee visited East London on 12 September 2013.
The Committee went to the Olympic Park, the Peacock Gym, the Custom House and Canning Town Community Renewal Project, and Gainsborough Primary School. They spoke to a number of different groups of people about Olympic and Paralympic Legacy in the area including businesses, residents, parents and teachers.
For further information about the Committee and its inquiry, please visit http://www.parliament.uk/olympic-paralympic-legacy.
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- Soft Power and the UK's Influence | Committees | House of Lords
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Committee Chair Lord Howell discusses the Committee's Call for Evidence
For more details please see the Committee's website:
http://www.parliament.uk/soft-power-and-uks-influence
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- How the Lords works with the Commons to make a bill law | A day in the life | House of Lords
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- 3:57
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- This video shows how draft laws travel between the House of Commons and the House of Lords and how each chamber amends a bill.
See all bills before Parliament: https://services.parliament.uk/bills/
Find out more about how Parliament works to make laws: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/
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- What the Lords does | A day in the life | House of Lords
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- 5:46
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Lord Inglewood, Lord Haskel, Lord Faulks and Baroness Parminter take you on a tour around the House of Lords.
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- Who is the Lord Speaker | A day in the life | House of Lords
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- Baroness D'Souza, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords describes a typical day at the the House of Lords. Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
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- Lord Speaker: State Opening and the Lords | House of Lords
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza talks about State Opening and what it means for the House of Lords. Baroness D’Souza was Lord Speaker from 2011 to 2016.
For more information visit http://www.parliament.uk/stateopening
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- Yeoman Usher: Getting ready for State Opening | House of Lords
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- 5:22
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
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- The Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, Lieutenant Colonel Ted Lloyd-Jukes OBE, speaks about the organisation and significance of State Opening.
