House of Lords Business

Steel: Port Talbot A question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston. (at 14:37)

Schools and colleges: special educational needs A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 14:48)

Police: Joe Anderson A question was asked by Lord Heseltine and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 14:58)

Pandemic preparedness A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:09)

Victims and Prisoners Bill Lord Roborough, on behalf of Lord Bellamy, moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 42 The ScheduleClauses 43 to 62 Title. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:20)

Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill [HL] Lord Stewart of Dirleton moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 15:21)

Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 March be approved. Then Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville moved, as an amendment to the motion, at end to insert “but this House regrets that the new growth duty imposed on Ofwat could seriously impact its ability to take enforcement… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:29)

Iran and Israel The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 18:01)

Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 The debate on the amendment was resumed. After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to. (at 19:02)

Growth Duty: Statutory Guidance Refresh Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the draft Statutory Guidance laid before the House on 6 March be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:31)