House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Data Reporting Services Regulations 2023 Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024    Draft Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023    Draft Securitisation Regulations 2023. (5th Report, HL Paper 25)

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Arbitration Bill [HL] Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] Succession to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Children's Minister A question was asked by Baroness D'Souza and answered by Lord Gascoigne. (at 15:08)

House of Lords Appointments Commission A question was asked by Lord Grocott and answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe. (at 15:19)

Home ownership rates A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:29)

Climate change: phasing out fossil fuels A question was asked by Baroness Boycott and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:40)

Status of Workers Bill [HL] Lord Hendy presented a bill to make provision for the creation of a single status for workers by amending the meaning of “employee”, “worker”, “employer” and related expressions in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the Employment Rights Act 1996 and cognate legislation; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:51)

Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill [HL] Lord Scriven presented a bill to disestablish the Church of England; to make provision for the protection of freedom of religion or belief; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 29) (at 15:51)

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill A bill to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provisio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:52)

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 30–EN)

Victims and Prisoners Bill A bill to make provision about victims of criminal conduct and others affected by criminal conduct; about the appointment and functions of advocates for victims of major incidents; about the release of prisoners; about the membership and functions of the Parole Board; to prohibit certain prisoners from forming a marriage or civil partnership; and for con… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:53)

Victims and Prisoners Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 31–EN)

Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Tuesday 12 December 2023 to enable the National Insurance Contributions (Reductions in Rates) Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that, in accordance with Standing Order 47 (Amendments on Thi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:53)

Gaza: humanitarian situation Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 4 December. (at 15:58)

Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels) Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the draft Code of Practice laid before the House on 13 November 2023 be approved. Then Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out all the words after "that" and to insert "this House declines to approve the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:10)

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023 Lord Markham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November 2023 be approved. Then Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out all the words after "that" and to insert "this House declines to approve… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:32)

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November 2023 be approved. Then Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out all the words after "that" and to insert "this House declines to approve the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Le… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:29)

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 Lord Davies of Gower moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 November 2023 be approved. Then Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out all the words to leave out all the words after "that" and to insert "this House declines to approve… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:04)

Middle East: UK military deployments The Earl of Minto answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 December. (at 19:48)

Hillsborough: Bishop James Jones report Lord Bellamy repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 19:59)