House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The 64th Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 390)

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on the following bills: Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL] Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill. (58th Report, HL Paper 391)

Metal theft A question was asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:08)

Future generations A question was asked by Lord Bird and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 15:16)

Social care: free personal care A question was asked by Baroness Wheeler and answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford. (at 15:25)

Homophobic attacks A question was asked by Lord Scriven and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:31)

School Admissions for Children Adopted from Overseas Bill [HL] Lord Triesman presented a bill to make provision for children adopted from overseas to receive the same priority for admission to maintained schools as children looked after or previously looked after by a local authority in England. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 189) (at 15:39)

Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. (at 15:45)

National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Lord Young of Cookham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 15:46)

Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 Lord Henley moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 12 June 2019 be approved. Then Lord Grantchester moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end insert “and that this House supports the objective of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and acknowledges the substantial implications of this Order fo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:17)

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Scottish Authority and Barred Lists) Order 2019 Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 May 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:54)

Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2019 Lord Duncan of Springbank moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 May 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:19)