House of Lords Business

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024 Includes an information paragraph on: Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) Order 2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

International Agreements The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of International Agreements: WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. (1st Report, HL Paper 20)

Windrush generation A question was asked by Lord Davies of Brixton and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 14:36)

Conflict and climate change in fragile states: support for children A question was asked by Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and answered by Lord Harlech. (at 14:47)

Birmingham Highways Infrastructure Private Finance Initiative A question was asked by Lord Snape and answered by Lord Davies of Gower. (at 14:58)

Climate change: aims for COP 28 A question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:03)

Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] Baroness Young of Hornsey presented a bill to place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms, including an obligation to conduct and publish human rights and environmental due diligence assessments on their own operations, s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:14)

Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 17–EN)

Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL] The Lord Bishop of St Albans presented a bill to require the coroner, following an inquest, to record an opinion as to the relevant factors in a case of death by suicide; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 18) (at 15:15)

Procedure and Privileges The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that the Report from the Select Committee Amendments to motions; Terms of reference of the International Agreements Committee (7th Report, Session 2022–23, HL Paper 265) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:16)

Procedure and Privileges The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that the Report from the Select Committee Oral Questions to Secretaries of State and Oral Statements by Secretaries of State (1st Report, HL Paper 14) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:31)

Ukraine The Earl of Minto repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 15:32)

Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Lord Davies of Gower moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Then Lord Davies of Gower moved that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee, and that it be an instruction to the Committee that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 37 Schedule 1 Clauses 38 to 45 Schedule 2 Claus… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:46)