House of Lords Business

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Agriculture Bill. (13th Report, HL Paper 69)

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 instrument: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. (13th Report, HL Paper 70)

Lord Rea The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that Lord Rea, a member of the House, had died on 1 June 2020. (at 11:06)

  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 13 May 2020 of Lord Cope of Berkeley under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 11:06)

COVID-19: local democracy A question was asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 11:07)

Royal Commission on criminal justice A question was asked by Lord Ramsbotham and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 11:18)

European Union: British musicians A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 11:29)

COVID-19: schools A question was asked by Lord Blencathra and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 11:39)

Northern Ireland: Victims Payment Scheme A private notice question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 12:02)

Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020 (1½-hour debate) Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the draft Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 12:31)

Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in a Virtual Committee, beginning with amendment 17. Amendments were considered. The bill was reported from the Virtual Committee without amendment. (at 14:31)

COVID-19: response Lord Bethell answered questions on a Ministerial statement on the COVID-19 response, made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 2 June. (at 17:32)

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill A bill to make provision about companies and other entities in financial difficulty; and to make temporary changes to the law relating to the governance and regulation of companies and other entities was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 113)

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 113–EN)