House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023    Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023   Draft Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023 and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Washable PPE A question was asked by Lord Young of Norwood Green and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:07)

Railways: Driver-Only Operated trains A question was asked by Lord Snape and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 15:18)

Cost of NOT Zero in 2022 (Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit report) A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:28)

Prepayment energy meters A question was asked by Lord Sikka and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:39)

Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 103) (at 22:03)

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with a reason. It was ordered that the Commons reason be printed. (HL Bill 104) (at 22:03)

Restoration and Renewal Programme Board A message was brought from the Commons that it: (1) notes the report from the House of Commons Commission and the House of Lords Commission on the membership of the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board, HC 1071, dated 24 January 2023; (2) notes the names of the Members of the House of Lords proposed to be appointed by that House; (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 22:03)

Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that Standing Order 38(4) (so far as it relates to Thursdays) and (5) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be suspended until the end of the session so far as is necessary to enable notices and orders relating to Public Bills, Measures, Affirmative Instruments and reports from Select Committees of the House to hav… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:50)

Reform of children's social care Baroness Barran answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 2 February. (at 16:01)

NHS strikes Lord Markham answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 6 February. (at 16:41)

Turkey and Syria earthquake Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 February. (at 16:47)

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Then Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 50 Schedule… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:18)

Royal Assent The Deputy Speaker (Lord Duncan of Springbank) notified the King's Assent to the following Acts: Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2023 c 2 Northern Ireland Budget Act 2023 c 3 (at 22:02)