House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 Draft Online Procedure Rules (Specified Proceedings) Regulations 2025 Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. (14… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Malvern Hills Bill [HL] The following petition objecting to all or part of the bill was submitted on or before 6 February: Petition No.        Name of Petitioner          Petitioner’s Agent/Representative             Date Submitted 49                          Peter C. Bottomley           –                                                                         6 February     … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Economic growth: public spending A question was asked by Lord Leigh of Hurley and answered by Lord Livermore. (at 15:07)

Solar panels A question was asked by Lord Bach and answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage. (at 15:18)

NHS: electronic patient record systems A question was asked by Lord Kamall and answered by Baroness Merron. (at 15:29)

Health research A question was asked by Lord Davies of Brixton and answered by Baroness Merron. (at 15:40)

Arbitration Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. (at 20:20)

Citizenship applications A private notice question was asked by Lord Blunkett and answered by Lord Hanson of Flint. (at 15:52)

Commissioner for Standards Baroness Manningham-Buller moved that this House approves the appointment of Margaret Obi as a House of Lords Commissioner for Standards for a period of five years. The motion was agreed to.

(at 16:07)

Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Lord Leong, on behalf of Baroness Gustafsson, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 December 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:10)

Space Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025 Baroness Blake of Leeds moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 December 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:10)

Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Baroness Merron moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 December 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:11)

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Baroness Merron moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 January be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:11)

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Lord Leong moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 April 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:11)

Clonoe inquest Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 11 February. (at 16:12)

English devolution and local government Baroness Taylor of Stevenage answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 5 February. (at 16:22)

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 37A. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. (at 17:04)

Rosebank and Jackdaw oilfields Lord Hunt of Kings Heath answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 10 February. (at 19:15)

Biomass generation Lord Hunt of Kings Heath answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 10 February. (at 19:24)

Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 Lord Clement-Jones moved that this House regrets that the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024, laid before the House on 13 November 2024 (SI 2024/1124), did not involve consultation on Option 0A, which will result in inequitable treatmen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:50)