House of Lords Business

European Union The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: Amended Schedules to the Agreement on Government Procurement as a result of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement, done at Geneva on 30 March 2012, entering into force for Switzerland, reported for information. (15th Re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

COVID-19: levelling up agenda A question was asked by Lord Greaves and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 12:08)

Sustainable Development Goals A question was asked by Lord Collins of Highbury and answered by Baroness Sugg. (at 12:18)

Universal Credit A question was asked by Lord Woolley of Woodford and answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott. (at 12:29)

Great Britain and Northern Ireland: access for goods A question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and answered by Lord True. (at 12:40)

Hong Kong: Legislative Council A private notice question was asked by Baroness Northover and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 13:00)

Business of the House The Earl of Courtown, 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) be dispensed with on Tuesday 17 November 2020 to allow the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that therefore, in accord… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 13:15)

United Kingdom Internal Market Bill The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Lord Callanan, moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 10 Schedule 1 Clauses 11 to 17 Schedule 2Clauses 18 to 30 Schedule 3 Clauses 31 to 50 Title. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:16)

Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Baroness Penn, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 September 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:16)

Electricity (Risk-Preparedness) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 September 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:17)

Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Viscount Younger of Leckie, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 September 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:17)

COVID-19 lockdown: homelessness and rough sleepers Lord Greenhalgh answered questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on plans to prevent homelessness and protect rough sleepers during the second national lockdown to address the COVID-19 pandemic, asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 11 November. (at 13:18)

Fisheries Bill [HL] The Commons amendments were considered. Commons amendments 1, 2, 3 to 5, 6, 7 and 8, 9, 10 to 13, 14, 15 to 21, 22 and 23 to 101 were agreed to. (at 13:32)

Armed Forces: COVID-19 deployment Baroness Goldie answered questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the deployment of the Armed Forces to assist civilian authorities in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 November. (at 17:13)

Supporting disadvantaged families Baroness Stedman-Scott answered questions on a Ministerial statement on supporting disadvantaged families, made in the House of Commons on Monday 9 November. (at 17:24)

COVID-19 update Lord Bethell answered questions on a Ministerial statement on COVID-19 update, made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 November. (at 18:10)

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without amendment.