House of Lords Business

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Bill. (30th Report, HL Paper 173)

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023    Draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023     Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023. (31st Report, HL Paper 174)

Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Human Rights Ombudsperson. (11th Report, HL Paper 175)

House of Lords: regional representativeness A question was asked by Lord Grocott and answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe. (at 15:07)

Imported beef A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and answered by Lord Benyon. (at 15:17)

Stroke rehabilitation and community services A question was asked by Baroness Wheeler and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:27)

Social care: workforce strategy A question was asked by Baroness Pitkeathley and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:37)

Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:47)

Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Markham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 February 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:48)

Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay made a statement on Legislative Consent. The bill was read a third time. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. (at 15:48)

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 178C.  The debate on amendment 183 was adjourned. The House resumed. (at 15:59)

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023 Baroness Thornhill moved that this House regrets that the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023 will freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) at the levels in applied in April 2020 and therefore fails to account for inflationary increases in rent,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:31)

Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 183. The House resumed after clause 85 was agreed to. (at 20:32)