House of Lords Business

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Subsidy Control Bill: Government Response and Correspondence. (24th Report, HL Paper 184)

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022 Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022 and special attention drawn to the following instrument: Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Ame… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Veterinary personnel A question was asked by Lord Wigley and answered by Lord Benyon. (at 15:07)

Loneliness strategy A question was asked by Baroness Merron and answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. (at 15:17)

COVID-19: vaccines and further variants A question was asked by Lord Blunkett and answered by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. (at 15:27)

P&O Ferries A question was asked by Lord Sikka and answered by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. (at 15:38)

Spring Statement affordability test A private notice question was asked by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:49)

Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:06)

Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 1 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:06)

Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:06)

Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:06)

Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 Lord Kamall moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:07)

Commissioner for Patient Safety (Appointment and Operation) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Kamall moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 February 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:07)

Sub-postmasters: compensation Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist answered questions on an Urgent Question on sub-postmasters: compensation, asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 22 March. (at 16:08)

Health and Care Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendments 1 and 2 were agreed to. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 16:19)

Elections Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 121. Amendments 121, and 123 to 133 were agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 138. (at 16:35)

Nationality and Borders Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments and reasons. It was ordered that the Commons amendments and reasons be printed. (HL Bill 138) (at 23:15)

Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. (at 23:15)

Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 Lord Davies of Brixton moved that this House regrets that the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022, and the decision by Her Majesty’s Government to suspend the triple lock on pensions, will result in benefit increases of 3.1 per cent in April 2022, compared to the Bank of England forecast of a 7¼ per cent increase in the Consu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:57)

Elections Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 139. The House resumed after clause 13 was agreed to. (at 20:56)