House of Lords Business

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Draft Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in Euro (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Draft Deposit Guarantee Scheme and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 201… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill. (14th Report, HL Paper 207)

Human Rights The following Reports from the Joint Committee were made and ordered to be printed: Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. (12th Report, HL Paper 208) Proposal for a draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2018. (13th Report, HL Paper 209)

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services A question was asked by Baroness Tyler of Enfield and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 15:07)

Brexit: economic forecasts A question was asked by Lord Strasburger and answered by Lord Bates. (at 15:15)

Freedom of religion or belief A question was asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:23)

Brexit: civil service impartiality A question was asked by Lord Luce and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 15:30)

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty A private notice question was asked by Lord West of Spithead and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:38)

Civil Liability Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons Amendments be printed. (HL Bill 135) (at 21:41)

Civil Liability Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the Commons Amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 135–EN)

Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards etc.) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations  2018 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 July 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:48)

Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 July 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:48)

Department for Transport (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 July 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:48)

Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2018 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 June 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:48)

Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill The bill was read a third time. Then the bill was passed. (at 15:48)

Ivory Bill The report was received. Amendments 2, 24 and 40 were disagreed to (see divisions 1 to 3). Amendments 7 to 12, 14 to 21, 29 to 31, 33, 34 and 38 were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 42. (at 15:50)

Discontinuing seasonal changes of time (EUC Report) Lord Whitty moved that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee on the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC (COM(2018)639, Council Document 12118/18) (22nd Report, HL Paper 200). Aft… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 20:09)

Subsidiarity assessment: discontinuing seasonal changes of time Lord Whitty moved to resolve that this House considers that the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC (COM(2018)639, Council Document 12118/18) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 21:04)

Ivory Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 43. Amendments 43 to 75 and 79 to 103 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 136) (at 21:10)