House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2022    Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022    Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022    Draft Import of Animals and Anim… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill: Government Response. (28th Report, HL Paper 199)

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: What next? The Growing Imbalance between Parliament and the Executive: End of Session Report 2021–22. (38th Report, HL Paper 200)

West Coast Main Line A question was asked by Lord Snape and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 15:07)

Amnesty International report 2021/22 A question was asked by Baroness Chakrabarti and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:18)

COVID-19: global vaccine inequity A question was asked by Lord Londesborough and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:29)

European Research Council A question was asked by Viscount Stansgate and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:40)

High Speed Rail (Crewe–Manchester) Bill Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that if a High Speed Rail (Crewe–Manchester) Bill is brought from the House of Commons in the next session of Parliament the Standing Orders of the House applicable to the bill, so far as complied with or dispensed with in this session, shall be deemed to have been complied with or (as the case may be) dispens… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:52)

Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill The bill was read a third time and, after debate, passed. (at 15:57)

British Sign Language Bill The bill was read a third time and, after debate, passed. (at 16:02)

Judicial Review and Courts Bill The Commons Amendment and Reasons were considered. Motion A Lords amendments 1, 2 and 3 were not insisted on. Motion B Lords amendment 5 was not insisted on and Commons amendment 5A to the words so restored to the Bill was agreed to. Motion C Lords amendment 11 was not insisted on and amendment 11B in lieu was disagreed to (see division 1). (at 16:10)

Nationality and Borders Bill The bill was returned from the Commons on Tuesday 26 April with reasons. The Commons reasons, having been printed in accordance with Standing Order 49(2) (HL Bill 152), were considered forthwith. Motion A Lords amendment 5D was not insisted on and Lords amendment 5F in lieu was disagreed to (see division 2). Motion B Lords amendments 6D, 6E and 6F we… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:16)

Energy Security Strategy Lord Callanan answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 April. (at 18:45)

Elections Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments and a reason. It was ordered that the Commons amendments and reason be printed (HL Bill 153). The amendments and reason were considered forthwith. Motion A Lords amendments 22 and 23 were not insisted on, Commons amendments 22A and 22I and 23A to 23K to the words restored to the Bill were agreed to and Lords am… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:24)

Ukraine update Baroness Goldie answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 25 April. (at 20:44)