Statement: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
6 January 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, made a statement to the House of Lords on 5 January setting out plans for marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 - including the announcement of an additional bank holiday.
- Lords Hansard: Queen's Diamond Jubilee - statement
- Video & Audio: Queen's Diamond Jubilee - statement
- Ministerial statements
- Companion to the Standing Orders in the House of Lords: Statements
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