House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Northern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 And special at… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution. (3rd Report, HL Paper 14)

Farm subsidies A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 15:07)

Plastics recycling A question was asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 15:15)

National Health Service: pensions tax A question was asked by Lord Balfe and answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford. (at 15:22)

Yemen A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of Durham, on behalf of the Lord Bishop of St Albans, and answered by the Earl of Courtown. (at 15:30)

Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill [HL] Lord McColl of Dulwich presented a bill to make provision about supporting victims of modern slavery. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 44) (at 15:37)

Right to Die at Home Bill [HL] Lord Warner presented a bill to create a right to die at home. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 45) (at 15:38)

Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] Baroness Benjamin presented a bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:38)

Automated Facial Recognition Technology (Moratorium and Review) Bill [HL] Lord Clement-Jones presented a bill to prohibit the use of automated facial recognition technology in public places and to provide for a review of its use. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 47) (at 15:39)

Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Balfe presented a bill to amend the Pensions Act 2004 and the Companies Act 2006 to remove the cap on compensation payments under the Pension Protection Fund and to require the approval of pension scheme trustees and the Pensions Regulator for the distribution of dividends. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 48) (at 15:39)

Business of the House Lord Ashton of Hyde, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park), moved that Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) and 48 (Amendments on Third Reading) be dispensed with today to allow the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill to be taken through its remaining stages and to allow manus… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:40)

Business of the House Lord Ashton of Hyde, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park),  moved that Standing Order 40(4) and (5) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Thursday 31 October so far as it is necessary to enable notices and orders relating to Public Bills and Affirmative Instruments to have precedence over other notices a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:41)

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) moved that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Select Committee: Flight, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Haselhurst, L. Liddle, L.Porter of Spalding, L. Snape, L. Walker of Gestingthorpe, L. (Chair) That the quorum of the Co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:04)

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) 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 16:05)

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill Standing Order 46 having been dispensed with, the bill was considered in Committee. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. The report was received. Then the bill was read a third time and passed. (at 19:15)

Northern Ireland Budget Bill A bill to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the year ending 31 March 2020; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the appropriated sums; and to authorise the use for the public service o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:18)