House of Lords Business

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Correspondence: Lapsed sunset clauses Information paragraphs on certain instruments, including: Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Office of Communications (Provision of Information) Regulations 2020 Communications (Television Lic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

European Union The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 3 March 2020, including the following which is drawn to the special attention of the House: Agreement on arrangements between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Gr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Clinical negligence A question was asked by Lord Storey and answered by Lord Bethell. (at 14:37)

Arts and cultural services A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 14:44)

Prisons: radicalisation A question was asked by Baroness Hussein-Ece and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 14:52)

Housing: unfair leasehold agreements A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. (at 15:00)

Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. (at 15:08)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Lord Bethell repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 15:10)

Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill A bill to require the Parole Board to take into account any failure by a prisoner serving a sentence for unlawful killing or for taking or making an indecent image of a child to disclose information about the victim was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 102) (at 16:10)

Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 102–EN)

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill A bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the year ending with 31 March 2020, certified by the Speaker as a money bill, was broug… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:11)

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The House resumed. (at 16:11)

Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2020 Lord Agnew of Oulton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2020 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:55)

Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2020 Lord Agnew of Oulton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:22)

Employment Allowance (Excluded Persons) Regulations 2020 Lord Agnew of Oulton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 January 2020 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:23)

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill The bill, having been brought from the Commons was, pursuant to the resolution of 25 February, deemed to have been read a first and second time and committed to a Select Committee; the bill was ordered to be printed (HL Bill 103).

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 103–EN)

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill The following petitions against the bill were withdrawn: Combined Handicapped and Disabled Society and Mr J D Silverwood (No. 16); E & P Ridley (No. 24)