House of Lords Business

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025. (22nd Report, HL Paper 115)

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025 Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activitie… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Homelessness: young adults A question was asked by Lord Austin of Dudley and answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage. (at 15:07)

National Shipbuilding Strategy A question was asked by Lord Beamish and answered by Lord Coaker. (at 15:18)

LGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition Scheme A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by Lord Coaker. (at 15:30)

AI: child sexual abuse material A question was asked by Baroness Berger and answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch. (at 15:40)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill A Bill to make provision about the prevention of fraud against public authorities and the making of erroneous payments by public authorities; about the recovery of money paid by public authorities as a result of fraud or error; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be pri… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:52)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 96–EN)

Child rape gangs Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 28 April. (at 15:54)

Headingley incident Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 28 April. (at 16:05)

Irish republican alleged incitement Baroness Smith of Basildon answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 April. (at 16:12)

Kashmir: increasing tension Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 April. (at 16:23)

Great British Energy Bill The Commons Reason was considered. Motion A Lords Amendment 2 was not insisted on, and Lords Amendment 2B in lieu was agreed to. The bill was returned to the Commons with an amendment. (at 16:34)

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] The Commons Amendments were considered and agreed to. (at 17:04)

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill The report was received. Amendments 2, 3 (see division 1), 5, 7, 9, 11 and 15 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 97) (at 17:19)

Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendment 6 was agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 98) (at 19:53)

Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February be approved. Then Baroness Grender moved, as an amendment to the motion, to leave out from “that” to end and to insert “this House declines to approve the draft Regulations as they accelerate the reduction of delink… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 20:34)