House of Lords Business

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Drawn to the special attention of the House: Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 Correspondence: The provision of impa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Sport: transgender inclusion A question was asked by Lord Triesman and answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. (at 14:37)

Sarah Everard: Home Office inquiry A question was asked by Baroness Chakrabarti and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 14:48)

Gametes and embryos: storage limit A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Lord Kamall. (at 14:58)

Ministerial Code A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord True. (at 15:06)

Telecommunications (Security) Bill The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons. The Commons reasons were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 64)

Afghanistan: food shortages A private notice question was asked by Baroness D'Souza and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:18)

Environment Bill The Commons Reasons and Amendments were considered. Motion A  Motion A1 as an amendment to motion A was withdrawn. Motion A was agreed to. Commons Amendments 31A and 31B were agreed to and Lords Amendments 31C was not insisted on. Motion B  Lords Amendment 33B was not insisted on, and Commons Amendments 33C and 33D in lieu were agreed to. Motion C  Lords Amend… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:35)

Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendment 1 was agreed to. The report stage was adjourned. (at 17:15)

Royal Assent The Deputy Speaker (Lord McNicol of West Kilbride) notified the Queen's Assent to the following Act: Environment Act 2021 c. 30 (at 19:47)

David Fuller case Lord Kamall answered questions on a Statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 8 November. (at 19:48)

Public Health England (Dissolution) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021 Baroness Merron moved that this House regrets that the Public Health England (Dissolution) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/974) have been introduced further to (1) the dissolution of Public Health England, and (2) the establishment of the UK Health Security Agency, via secondary l… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 20:15)

Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 11. Amendments 12 and 13 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 65) (at 21:03)