Select a date
Go to today
Skip calendar selector
Legend for calendar days
Indicator for a House of Lords sitting day
Indicator for the Selected day
Indicator for a Weekend
Documents
Select a section
Minutes for 30 January 2024
Chamber
Select Committee Reports
Item number
1
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:
Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 and one linked instrument
Includes information paragraphs on:
Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number
2
Industry and Regulators
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK Regulators. (2nd Report, HL Paper 56)
Public Business
Item number
3
Horizon Europe A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall, on behalf of Viscount Stansgate, and answered by Viscount Camrose.
(at 14:37)
Item number
4
Household Support Fund A question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.
(at 14:48)
Item number
5
Children's care homes: private equity A question was asked by Lord Wood of Anfield and answered by Baroness Barran.
(at 14:58)
Item number
6
UK-Canada trade deal: suspension of negotiations A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord Offord of Garvel.
(at 15:09)
Item number
7
Modern Slavery Act 2015 The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Baroness Henig; and that Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway be appointed Chair of the Select Committee. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number
8
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Sharpe of Epsom made a statement on Legislative Consent. Then the bill was read a third time. A privilege amendment was agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
(at 15:20)
Item number
9
Post Office Ltd Lord Offord of Garvel answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 29 January.
(at 15:33)
Item number
10
Teesworks Joint Venture Baroness Penn answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 29 January.
(at 15:44)
Item number
11
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Lord Benyon answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 29 January.
(at 16:29)
Item number
12
Pedicabs (London) Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 1, 3 and 4 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 43)
(at 17:09)
The House adjourned at 6.08pm until Wednesday 31 January at 3.00pm.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.
General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024 Lord Gascoigne moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 15:45)
National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023 Lord Gascoigne moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 16:22)
Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Lord Offord of Garvel moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 16:45)
Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024 Lord Offord of Garvel moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024. The motion was agreed to.
(at 17:00)
Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 17:14)
Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024. The motion was agreed to.
(at 17:41)
The Committee adjourned at 5.41pm.
Legend for business item text
† Item that is new or altered.
* Item is an oral question.
Numbers starting HL are unique identifiers for written questions, Bills or papers.