§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonMy Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, That a Message be conveyed to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as follows—
Your Majesty,
We, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, warmly congratulate Your Majesty on Your Majesty's forthcoming hundredth Birthday and express our gratitude for Your Majesty's outstanding service to the Nation for over 64 years;
We remember the courage of Your Majesty and His late Majesty King George VI during the last War and the inspiration You then provided;
We thank Your Majesty for the immense joy You have given the British people and wish Your Majesty many happy returns.—(Baroness Jay of Paddington.)
On Question, Motion agreed to nemine dissentiente and it was ordered that the Message be presented to Her Majesty The Queen Mother by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington), the Lord Strathclyde, the Lord Boston of Faversham, the Lord Craig of Radley and the Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank.