House of Lords Business

Procedure and Privileges The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Legislative consent process, Amendments to the Companion relating to the Restoration and Renewal programme. (4th Report, HL Paper 161)

Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. (14th Report, HL Paper 162)

Employment: disabled people A question was asked by Lord Touhig and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 14:36)

Carers in England A question was asked by Lord Haskel and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 14:47)

Nuclear weapons: failsafe review A question was asked by Lord Browne of Ladyton and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 14:57)

Workers' rights A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston. (at 15:08)

Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill A bill to make provision enabling the making of arrangements for the collection of child support maintenance in cases involving domestic abuse was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 110) (at 15:20)

Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill A bill to make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:20)

Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill A bill to make provision to prevent the theft and re-sale of equipment and tools used by tradespeople and agricultural and other businesses; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 112) (at 15:20)

Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill A bill to make provision about the days on which offenders are released from detention; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 113) (at 15:21)

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2 Schedules 1 and 2Clauses 3 and 4 Title. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:21)

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Lord Callanan moved that the House do again resolve itself into a Committee on the bill. The motion was agreed to and the bill was considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 68. Amendments 73, 77, 78, 79 and 80 were agreed to. The House resumed after the debate on amendment 102 was adjourned. (at 15:21)

Covid pandemic: testing of care home residents Lord Markham answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 1 March. (at 19:33)

Turkey and Syria earthquakes Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 1 March. (at 19:47)

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, starting with the resumed debate on amendment 102. The House resumed after amendment 116. (at 20:32)