The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision with respect to functions relating to the management of Her Majesty's Home Civil Service; and to make provision about parliamentary procedure in relation to legislation for Northern Ireland making corresponding provision with respect to the Northern Ireland Civil Service. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.
Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Earl Howe.)
On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.