House of Lords Business

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Includes information paragraphs on: One instrument related to COVID-19 Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022 Draft Register of Overseas Entities (Delivery, Protection and Trust Services) Regulations 2022. (7th Report, HL Paper 34)

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Government Response: What next? The Growing Imbalance between Parliament and the Executive: End of Session Report 2021–22. (8th Report, HL Paper 35)

Nigeria A question was asked by Baroness Cox and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 14:36)

Money laundering regulations: Politically Exposed Persons A question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 14:47)

Clearview AI Inc A question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones and answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. (at 14:58)

Strikes: cover by agency workers A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:08)

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill A bill to address the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles and promote reconciliation by establishing an Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, limiting criminal investigations, legal proceedings, inquests and police complaints, extending the prisoner release scheme in the Northern Ireland (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:18)

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 37–EN)

Standards in public life Lord True repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 15:20)

Procedure and Privileges Committee The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee Sitting times of the House: information relevant to the House’s decision (1st Report, HL Paper 12). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:34)

Sitting Times The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble), on behalf of the Procedure and Privileges Committee, moved to resolve that, with effect from 6 September 2022, this House should sit at 1pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, normally rising by 8.30pm on those days. Then Lord Forsyth of Drumlean moved, as an amendment to the motion in the name of the Senior Deputy Speaker… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:40)

Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:54)

Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022 Baroness Penn moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 18:01)

Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022 Baroness Goldie moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 13 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 18:27)