House of Lords Business

Constitution The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed: Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill. (8th Report, HL Paper 118) Fast-track legislation and the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025. (9th Report, HL Paper 119)

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 Draft Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Am… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Accountability for Daesh crimes. (2nd Report, HL Paper 121)

Pupil absenteeism A question was asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough and answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern. (at 15:08)

Prime Minister and First Minister of Wales meetings A question was asked by Baroness Smith of Llanfaes and answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent. (at 15:20)

Criminal Cases Review Commission A question was asked by Lord Garnier and answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede. (at 15:30)

Sport: Supreme Court Ruling on Sex and Gender A question was asked by Lord Moynihan and answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern. (at 15:39)

Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025 Lord Hanson of Flint moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 April be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:51)

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 13 March be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:51)

Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 March be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:52)

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill Lord Timpson moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee. (at 15:52)

Middle East update Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 May.

(at 18:34)

Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 100) (at 21:44)

Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 100–EN)

India-Pakistan: escalation Lord Collins of Highbury repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 19:16)

Counter-terrorism policing: arrests Lord Hanson of Flint answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 May.

(at 19:46)

Antisemitism on university campuses A question was asked by Lord Cryer and, after debate, answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern. (at 20:17)