House of Lords Business

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Stamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction Bill) Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill. (22nd Report, HL Paper 126)

Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023    Draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2023    Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous A… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Draft Mental Health Bill The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Mental Health Bill 2022. (HL Paper 128)

Financial services A question was asked by Lord Holmes of Richmond and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:07)

UK aid to Afghanistan A question was asked by Lord Browne of Ladyton and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 15:18)

Social care: Integrated Care Systems A question was asked by Baroness Wheeler and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:28)

Care homes: staffing A question was asked by Baroness Pitkeathley and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:39)

Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Bill A bill to reduce, for a temporary period, the amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable on the acquisition of residential property, certified by the Speaker as a money bill, was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 85) (at 15:49)

Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 85–EN)

Conduct Baroness Manningham-Buller moved that the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of the Earl of Shrewsbury (2nd Report, HL Paper 120) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. Then Baroness Manningham-Buller moved to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, the Earl of Shrewsbury be suspended from the service of the House for a period of nine mon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:50)

Conduct Baroness Manningham-Buller moved that the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Baroness Goudie (3rd Report, HL Paper 121) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. Then Baroness Manningham-Buller moved to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Baroness Goudie be suspended from the service of the House for a period of six months; and that,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:58)

Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing Associates and Midwives (International Registrations) Order 2022 Lord Markham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 October 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:00)

National Health Service (NHS Payment Scheme—Consultation) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Lord Markham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 November 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 16:00)

State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022 Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 7 September 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:01)

Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 November 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:01)

Public Order Bill Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 18 the ScheduleClauses 19 to 35 Title. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:02)

Channel 4 Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 9 January. (at 16:03)

Industrial action Lord Callanan answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 January. (at 16:14)

National Security Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 63A. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after clause 29 was agreed to. (at 16:49)

National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 Lord Davies of Brixton moved that this House regrets that the measures proposed by His Majesty’s Government in the National Health Service Pension Schemes (Member Contributions etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1028) are insufficient to address fully the probl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:37)

National Security Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 67. Amendment 73 was agreed to. The House resumed after clause 37 was agreed to. (at 20:27)