House of Lords Business

Wednesday 22 February 2017 at 3.00pm

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to eradicate the shortage of trained nurses in the National Health Service and care sector.

*Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government why Department for International Development funding to the non-governmental organisation Girl Effect has been withdrawn.

*Lord McKenzie of Luton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the extent to which the new lower benefit cap will encourage people into work or to move into smaller homes.

*Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the recruitment and retention of prison staff in private prisons, and prisons outside London and the South East.

Digital Economy Bill Report [Lord Ashton of Hyde]

Baroness Manzoor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve standards of nutrition for women and girls globally. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

Technical and Further Education Bill Committee [Lord Nash] 16th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Future Business 

Thursday 23 February at 11.00am

Royal Assent

*Lord Jordan to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote the work of charities such as citizenAID which seek to educate schools, universities, businesses and the general public on how to help the seriously injured in the event of a terrorist attack.

*Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will maintain their commitment to reducing smoking prevalence by publishing the latest Tobacco Control Plan for England without delay.

*Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that HS2 will maximise links between cities in the north of England and with Scotland.

†*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent decisions taken by UK Sport, whether they will consider a review into how the criteria for elite level sport funding are set.

†Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 December 2016 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017 Baroness Mobarik to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 December 2016 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†National Health Service Commissioning Board (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017 Lord O’Shaughnessy to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Third Reading [Lord O’Shaughnessy] 12th and 17th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth]

Friday 24 February at 10.00am

Homelessness Reduction Bill Second Reading [Lord Best]

If the bill is read a second time, Lord Best to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Second Reading [Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist]

If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Second Reading [Baroness Redfern]

If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Redfern to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill [HL] Report [Lord Shinkwin]

Monday 27 February at 2.30pm

*Baroness Prosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy to ensure that managers and employees are fully engaged and able to deliver the Industrial Strategy.

*The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of proposed levels of funding allocated to secondary schools on the quality of education including the teaching of non-English-Baccalaureate subjects.

*Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their plans for a national shipbuilding strategy and significant investment in the United Kingdom defence nuclear enterprise, whether they intend to develop an overall defence industrial strategy.

*Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the decision by President Trump to limit immigration to the United States, what steps they are taking to secure the rights of Iranian-born British citizens visiting the United States to return to the United Kingdom and not be sent to Iran.

†Lord Henley intends to move the following three motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.

†Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 Lord Henley to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017 Lord Henley to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2017 Lord Henley to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Judicial Pensions) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2017 Baroness Buscombe to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February

†European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee [Lord Bridges of Headley]

†Claims in respect of Loss or Damage arising from Competition Infringements (Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment)) Regulations 2017 Lord Prior of Brampton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 December 2016 be approved. (Dinner break business)

†Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end insert "but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations were laid without Her Majesty’s Government taking the opportunity to bring forward proposals for a regulatory structure which will maintain public trust and confidence in the provision of funding for third party litigants."

†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Technical and Further Education Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room.

Tuesday 28 February at 2.30pm

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the last 12 months to address the challenges raised by the number of drones, particularly in relation to safety and security risks; and whether they intend to introduce legislation to regulate their use.

*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of opportunities to enhance bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have committed to continue funding the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.

†Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3.30pm on Wednesday 22 February, to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 24 February.

†It is expected that the Report stage of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill will continue, and that it will conclude.

†Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017 Lord O’Shaughnessy to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 January be approved. 22nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Dinner break business)

†Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end insert "but that this House regrets that the draft Order abolishes the statutory midwifery committee; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to ensure that robust arrangements are in place to ensure the continuation of supportive clinical supervision and leadership for midwives."

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

†Lord Prior of Brampton intends to move the following three motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.

†Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Prior of Brampton]

†Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Prior of Brampton]

†Growth Duty Statutory Guidance Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Prior of Brampton]

†Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Prior of Brampton]

†National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Buscombe]

†Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Buscombe]

†Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) and Special Administration (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Neville-Rolfe]

†Lord Henley intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately.

†Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Henley]

†Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Henley]

†Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Williams of Trafford]

Wednesday 1 March at 3.00pm

*Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the change in the total number of households in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2014 is attributed to households with a non-United Kingdom born household reference person.

*Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward legislation further to their manifesto commitment to ban wild animals in circuses.

*Lord Hayward to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in tackling the abuse of personal injury claims relating to incidents involving motor vehicles.

†Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Thursday 23 February, to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 27 February.

†It is expected that the Committee stage of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill will continue, and that it will conclude.

†Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that Clinical Commissioners respect the undertakings made in Our Commitments to you for end of life care: The Government Response to the Review of Choice in End of Life Care. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Technical and Further Education Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room, and that it will conclude.

Thursday 2 March at 11.00am

*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of short-term letting of residential flats for holiday purposes contrary to the terms of the lease; and whether they plan to introduce measures similar to the restrictions introduced in New York and Berlin.

*Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will begin sea trials.

*Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the storage of the 19 million facial images uploaded onto the police national database is compliant with data protection legislation.

†Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 24 February, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 28 February.

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills The Senior Deputy Speaker to move that, in accordance with Private Business Standing Order 69 (Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills), Mr James Cooper be appointed an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills in place of Mr Peter Milledge.

†Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 January be approved. 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

†Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions) Order 2017 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 January be approved.

†Lord Hollick to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Building More Homes (1st Report, HL Paper 20).

†Lord Whitty to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: the options for trade (5th Report, HL Paper 72).

Monday 6 March at 2.30pm

*Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to reform the qualifications for admission to the solicitors’ profession.

*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 7 February on the Housing White Paper, what steps they are taking to ensure that councils continue to provide suitable plots for allotments.

*Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to continue to ensure the availability of good careers advice and guidance.

*Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to include, within the recently announced review of VAT, a consideration of the levels of customs and excise duties applied to those drinks and foods which research suggests are most responsible for avoidable deaths and chronic illnesses; and if so, whether they have any plans to hypothecate the yield to the National Health Service.

†Tuesday 7 March at 11.00am

†Oral questions, 30 minutes (at 2.30pm)

*Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy lessons can be learned from the forecast of growing inequality in the Resolution Foundation report Living Standards 2017.

*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to use article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to secure a new policy for the admission of migrants to the United Kingdom from the European Union.

*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what process they use to assess the impact of government policy on people on low incomes living in rural areas.

Wednesday 8 March at 3.00pm

*Baroness Verma to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help men who seek support in addressing their abusive behaviour.

*Baroness Scott of Bybrook to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to local government to increase the number of women in leadership roles to be more in line with those in central government and the private sector.

*Baroness Finn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by the Hampton-Alexander review on increasing the gender balance in FTSE companies.

Thursday 9 March at 11.00am

*The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help displaced minority communities in Iraq to return to their homes in areas liberated from Daesh.

*Baroness Sherlock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on claimants of the time taken between applying for Universal Credit and receiving payments.

*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces will be deployed east of Suez, in the light of the Foreign Secretary’s speech in New Delhi on 18 January.

Monday 13 March at 2.30pm

*Baroness Donaghy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need for women’s domestic violence and sexual violence services in the United Kingdom.

*Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of future trade and migration from and to Commonwealth countries after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

*Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role of council housing in addressing the issues raised in the White Paper Fixing our broken housing market (Cm 9352). [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
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*Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the physical and human resources available to Border Force, Her Majesty’s Coastguard, the National Crime Agency and police forces in 2017–18 to combat illegal import of firearms, drugs and other dangerous materials into the United Kingdom.

Tuesday 14 March at 2.30pm

*Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with United Kingdom aerospace and automotive industries about continued access to the European Union single market.

*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from public authorities since 1 January 2017 on the case for introducing national identity cards in the United Kingdom.

*Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the final cost and timetable for completing the electrification of the Great Western Main Line.

Wednesday 15 March at 3.00pm

*Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to give guidance to students from other European Union member states wishing to commence study at United Kingdom universities in 2018–19 about the costs of their studies and their eligibility to access student loans.

*Baroness Nye to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Women and Equalities on 2 February (HC Deb, col 1162), what progress they have made in considering improvements in the delivery of sex and relationship education in schools to address sexual harassment and homophobic bullying.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve accessibility for disabled people to public premises.

Thursday 16 March at 11.00am

*Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government why their recently published White Paper on housing made no reference to property guardianship.

*Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to produce their proposals for a longer-term solution to the funding of adult social care.

*Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation in this Parliamentary session to give effect to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights on prisoners’ voting rights.

Monday 20 March at 2.30pm

*Baroness Wheeler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to Age UK’s report on the state of social care in England The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017.

*Baroness Pitkeathley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any hospital closures resulting from the implementation of Sustainability and Transformation Plans on Accident and Emergency departments.

*Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will produce their programme for negotiating the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.

†*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Syria.

†Tuesday 21 March at 2.30pm

†*Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Department for International Development’s Economic Development Strategy, whether they plan to commit to supporting forest programmes across the globe to improve forest governance and reduce deforestation.

†*Lord Bach to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy with regard to the pension rights of spouses and civil partners of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty.

†*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the present state of public health in the Occupied Territories of Palestine; and the prospects for agreed international action, in particular action by Israel, to keep the Gaza Strip habitable.

Select Committee Reports 

The date on which the report was published is in italics.

Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: UK–Irish relations (6th Report, HL Paper 76). 12 December 2016

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: acquired rights (10th Report, HL Paper 82). 14 December 2016

Lord Teverson to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: environment and climate change (12th Report, HL Paper 109). 14 February 2017

†The Earl of Selborne to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee A time for boldness: EU membership and UK science after the referendum (1st Report, HL Paper 85). 20 April 2016

†The Earl of Selborne to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee EU membership and UK science (2nd Report, HL Paper 127). 20 December 2016

Other Motions for Debate 

Lord Alton of Liverpool to move to resolve that this House believes that Christians, Yazidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria are suffering genocide at the hands of Daesh; and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to make a referral to the United Nations Security Council with a view to conferring jurisdiction upon the International Criminal Court or a war crimes tribunal, so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice.

Lord Hylton to move to resolve, in the light of the failure of successive negotiations between Israel and Palestine and of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, that this House calls for full international protection for the Occupied Palestinian Territories in order to achieve security for Israel and self-determination for the Palestinians.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to move to resolve that the draft BBC Royal Charter should be laid before this House for debate, and that the BBC Royal Charter should not be granted until this House has debated on and approved the draft BBC Royal Charter.

Baroness Featherstone to move to resolve, in the light of the United Kingdom’s carbon emission targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the growth potential of the United Kingdom’s renewable industries, that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to introduce a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", until the health, environmental and economic concerns about this industry have been fully investigated.

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the United Kingdom–India Year of Culture and the importance of international cultural relations.

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to move that this House regrets that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016 unnecessarily require councils to meet their fiduciary duty; override the ability of local councils to make decisions that best meet both the needs of their pension scheme and the expectations of their local electorate; and that they undermine the principles of devolution of power and freedom of speech (SI 2016/946). 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to move that this House regrets that the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 and the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 together with retrospectively changed loan conditions for existing students are further incremental burdens on students that risk worsening the opportunities for young people from low-income backgrounds, mature students and those undertaking part-time courses; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to report annually to Parliament on the impact on the economy of the increasing quantum of graduate debt, estimates of payback rates, and the estimate of the annual cost to the Exchequer of the present system. 21st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help maintain the United Kingdom’s position in medical research. (8 September 2016)

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what strategy they have adopted to increase the United Kingdom’s exports. (15 September 2016)

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of commissioning a new Royal Yacht. (3 October 2016)

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent legislation on assisted dying in North America; and whether those laws provide an appropriate basis for legislation in England and Wales. (10 October 2016)

Lord Marland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities for trade within the Commonwealth, and what plans they have to ensure that investment continues to prosper across the Commonwealth. (17 October 2016)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the role of British universities and science diplomacy in supporting the United Kingdom’s soft power and research are fully represented in the negotiations on the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in building new trading relationships. (17 October 2016)

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that the outcome of the United Kingdom’s negotiations to leave the European Union, once Article 50 has been invoked, lead to a stronger economy and that trade restrictions are taken into consideration. (18 October 2016, amended 19 October 2016)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in securing peace, progress, human rights and good governance in Sudan. (25 October 2016)

Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for ensuring the appropriate number of healthcare professionals in the National Health Service and care homes. (26 October 2016)

Baroness Hayman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of progress made in combatting neglected tropical diseases since the London Declaration made in January 2012. (1 November 2016)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy to ensure that there is sufficient foreign language provision in the business and commercial community to promote the competitiveness of the United Kingdom economy. (8 November 2016)

Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that character education runs through every element of the curriculum and the wider learning environment. (16 November 2016)

Lord Grocott to ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to initiate a review of the role of the Lord Speaker. (18 November 2016)

Lord Kerslake to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the quality and provision of care to those with dementia living at home. (18 November 2016)

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the economic and environmental benefits of shale gas development in the United Kingdom. (21 November 2016)

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to protect and improve local arts and cultural services including museums, libraries and archaeological services. (21 November 2016)

The Lord Bishop of Truro to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to measure, and take action to address, food insecurity in the United Kingdom. (22 November 2016)

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on families in receipt of benefits of clinical commissioning groups removing a range of medicines, including gluten-free products, from their lists of prescribable items. (23 November 2016)

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for improving the product recall system and manufacturing standards for white goods. (28 November 2016)

Lord Lingfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the educational attainment of boys of all ages at state schools. (28 November 2016)

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent estimate of the cost of alcohol abuse to the National Health Service; and what steps they are taking to reduce those costs. (30 November 2016)

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what preparations are in hand to address the issues regarding the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. (30 November 2016)

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the arrangements relating to Europol will be following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. (30 November 2016)

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to spread best practice in the investigation of sudden infant and child death. (30 November 2016)

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to guarantee the future of local post offices. (1 December 2016)

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in improving mental health services for people from black and ethnic minority communities. (1 December 2016)

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to implement the recommendations made in the report of the National Inclusion Health Board Impact of insecure accommodation and the living environment on Gypsies’ and Travellers’ health. (1 December 2016)

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the steel industry; and what role it will have in the Government’s industrial strategy. (5 December 2016)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any unaccompanied child seeking asylum in the United Kingdom is granted full legal representation upon reaching the age of 18. (7 December 2016)

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future role of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in the light of the continued conflict in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. (8 December 2016)

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their current policies and practices relating to the use of physical restraints on detained persons under the age of 18. (8 December 2016)

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to recognise the contributions of Muslims to the United Kingdom, now and throughout history. (12 December 2016)

Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of autistic people in paid employment. (14 December 2016) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of their strategy against Islamist terrorism, they will encourage UK Muslim leaders to re-examine the Muslim tenets of abrogation, Taqiyya and Al Hijra. (19 December 2016)

Lord Popat to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in increasing the export of goods and services to Africa and the Commonwealth. (19 December 2016)

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of nursing across the world in order to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. (20 December 2016)

Lord Tanlaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans not to retard the clocks by one hour on Sunday 29 October 2017 in order to assess over a trial period the impact on energy consumption, road safety and the tourist industry. (20 December 2016)

Lord Grade of Yarmouth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote a sustainable training regime for the future growth of the United Kingdom’s creative industries sector. (9 January)

The Lord Bishop of Ely to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of educational leadership on whole life outcomes of children and on their communities. (11 January)

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress made by the coalition government of Sri Lanka in meeting the UN Human Rights Council’s requirements on reconciliation. (17 January)

Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, given the importance of services to the United Kingdom economy, what plans they have to ensure that services are covered by any future trade deals negotiated by them, as well as goods. (25 January)

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their public policy decisions on the effectiveness of the National Health Service. (25 January)

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve the position of trans and intersex citizens of the United Kingdom. (26 January)

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of leaving Euratom, and the options for a replacement regulatory framework. (2 February)

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the support they provide to Northern Ireland veterans. (8 February)

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of Universal Credit. (8 February)

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve levels of electoral registration, and to reduce the possibility of electoral fraud. (8 January)

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for the future of youth justice in England and Wales. (20 February)

†Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support museums in the light of their contribution to the tourism industry. (21 February)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 21 February and due for answer by 7 March.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of President Trump’s remarks concerning the protection of minorities such as Christians in the Middle East.   HL5494

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have received from Dr Valery Zukin, director of the Nadiya Clinic for Reproductive Medicine in Kiev, regarding the safety of the use of the mitochondrial transfer procedure in humans and the experience of his colleagues in using this technique in preclinical research; and what consideration they have given to Dr Zukin’s argument that there should be clinical trials of the procedure.   HL5495

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK development aid is reaching the most vulnerable religious minority groups in recipient countries; and what steps they are taking to ensure that religious minorities are included in the Department for International Development’s development plans.   HL5496

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the link between the protection of religious minority groups and alleviating global poverty.   HL5497

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Nash on 20 February (HL Deb, col 3), what assessment they have made of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis, Brexit vote explained: poverty, low skills and lack of opportunities, regarding the correlation between low educational attainment and voting leave in the EU referendum; and what action, if any, they plan to take to address educational inequalities across the UK.   HL5498

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pensioners received the £10 Christmas Bonus in 2016.   HL5499

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the purpose of the £10 Christmas Bonus; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which that purpose is being achieved.   HL5500

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the £10 Christmas Bonus scheme costs to administer.   HL5501

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need of pensioners who are taxpayers for the £10 Christmas Bonus.   HL5502

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many spontaneous arrivals of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors were recorded in Kent during (1) October to December 2015, and (2) October to December 2016.   HL5503

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place with the government of the US since the inauguration of President Trump.   HL5504

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with the government of the US on relations between the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. 
   HL5505

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the indication of a change of policy by the government of the US on the Two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. 
   HL5506

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 January (HL Deb, col 421), which individuals sit on the working group on product recalls and safety; when it first met; when the next meeting is due to take place; and what is the scope and scale of its review.   HL5507

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to school headteachers and governors who are notifying parents that they need to make voluntary financial contributions to help offset higher operational and employment costs and real-terms reductions in public funding. 
   HL5508

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they are giving to parents who have been notified by their children’s maintained schools of the need for voluntary financial contributions to offset higher operational and employment costs and real-terms reductions in public funding. 
   HL5509

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of increasing pupil numbers, what assessment they have made of the need for schools to make efficiency savings; and what action they are taking to support schools in this regard, including making savings in procurement and workforce spending.   HL5510

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to ensure that school spending choices do not put educational outcomes at risk.   HL5511

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill.   HL5512

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they supported the UN Secretary-General’s proposal to appoint the former Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, as his Special Representative in Libya; and if so, whether they made that support clear to the US administration.   HL5513

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK met the NATO target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence in 2016.   HL5514

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help to alleviate the famine in South Sudan.   HL5515

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied Syrian children are estimated to be in the EU; how many of those have been resettled, and in which EU countries; and how many have come to the UK as a result of the scheme under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.   HL5516

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied Syrian children will be admitted to the UK before the scheme under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 is ended; and what urgent action they are taking in place of that scheme to help vulnerable Syrian refugee children in Europe.   HL5517

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Age UK briefing, The Health and Care of Older People in England, published in February.   HL5518

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to avoid the radicalisation of young refugees who are receiving UK-funded aid and education in refugee camps.   HL5519

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the incidence of breast cancer in men; and whether it has changed over the last 20 years.   HL5520

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the state of health provision in Zimbabwe, including drug shortages in Zimbabwean hospitals, and of its impact on neighbouring countries; and what development aid or other support they are providing to address these issues.   HL5521

Lord Reid of Cardowan to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they make any distinction between the free movement of people and the free movement of labour.   HL5522

Viscount Ridley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific research forms the basis of the ban on snus as a smoking substitute.   HL5523

Viscount Ridley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific research forms the basis of the legality of the chewed oral tobacco products which are predominantly used by the British South Asian community.   HL5524

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government why Charles Taylor, the ex-President of Liberia, was permitted to make a phone call from Frankland Prison to supporters in Liberia and deliver a speech to them via speakerphone.   HL5525

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of abolition of the Child Poverty Unit on literacy rates of children living in poverty. 
   HL5526

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the pay scales for teachers over the course of this Parliament.   HL5527

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to implement Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in order to ensure that institutions which provide part-time education for one or more persons of compulsory school age are subject to the same inspection and regulatory regime as independent schools.   HL5528

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to implement the provisions regarding the creation and collection of internet connection records as provided for by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.   HL5529

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance and training they have issued to law enforcement agencies to enable them to make use of internet connection records.   HL5530

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the latest cost assessment of (1) set-up costs, and (2) annual running costs, for internet connection records.   HL5531

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the Technical Advisory Board has met since the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 received Royal Assent.   HL5532

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the membership of the Technical Advisory Panel as provided for by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016; and how many times the Panel has met.   HL5533

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

27 January (10 February)

HL5061 Lord Hylton [MoJ]

6 February (20 February)

HL5293 Lord Jopling [CO]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 10 working days.

[CO] 1

[MoJ] 1

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Student Support (Non-Interest-Bearing Finance) [HL]	Private Member’s
Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]	Private Member’s
Right to Die at Home [HL]	Private Member’s
Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bat Habitats Regulation [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Privacy Protection [HL]	Private Member’s
Succession to Peerages [HL]	Private Member’s
BBC Royal Charter [HL]	Private Member’s
Ethnicity Pay Gap [HL]	Private Member’s
Teacher Training (Special Educational Needs) [HL]	Private Member’s
Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL]	Private Member’s
Humanitarian Assistance (Genocide Victims) [HL]	Private Member’s
Automatic Electoral Registration (School Students) [HL]	Private Member’s
Assisted Dying [HL]	Private Member’s
Access to Palliative Care [HL]	Private Member’s
Carers (Leave Entitlement) [HL]	Private Member’s
Age of Criminal Responsibility [HL]	Private Member’s
Local Government Elections (Referendum) [HL]	Private Member’s
Cohabitation Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Betting Licences (Category B2 Gaming Machines) [HL]	Private Member’s
Genocide Determination [HL]	Private Member’s
Disability Employment (Gap) [HL]	Private Member’s
Economic Strategy [HL]	Private Member’s
Energy Measures (Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency) [HL]	Private Member’s
Missing Persons Guardianship [HL]	Private Member’s
Support to Exit Prostitution [HL]	Private Member’s
Carbon Emission Reductions [HL]	Private Member’s
Fixed-term Parliaments (Repeal) [HL]	Private Member’s
Homelessness Reduction	Private Member’s	24 February
Parking Places (Variation of Charges)	Private Member’s	24 February
Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services)	Private Member’s	24 February
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Richmond Burgage Pastures [HL]	Private
University of London [HL]	Private
Committed to a Grand Committee
Technical and Further Education	Government	22 February
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) [HL] (Queen’s and Prince of Wales’s consents to be signified)	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Divorce (Financial Provision) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. [HL]	Private Member’s
Child Contact Centres (Accreditation) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords Reform [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal)	Government	27 February
Waiting for Report
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s	24 February
Higher Education and Research (Queen’s consent to be signified) (Northern Irish and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Neighbourhood Planning	Government	23 February
Digital Economy	Government	22 February
Waiting for Third Reading
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	23 February
Sent to the Commons
Asset Freezing (Compensation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s
Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) [HL]	Private Member’s
Children and Social Work [HL] (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Bus Services [HL]	Government
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
Pension Schemes [HL]	Government
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
Waiting for Royal Assent
Commonwealth Development Corporation (Money Bill-11 January)	Government	23 February
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) [HL]	Government	23 February
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands)	Government	23 February

Affirmative Instruments in Progress 

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated.

	Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017
Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance) Regulations 2017
Draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2017
Draft Water Industry Designated Codes (Appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority) Regulations 2017
Draft Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017
Draft Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating etc. Regulations 2017
Draft Collection of Fines etc. (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2017
Draft Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017
Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Fire and Rescue Functions) Order 2017
Draft Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017
Draft Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) (Amendment) Order 2017
Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2017
Draft Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2017
Draft Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2017
Draft Prescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) Regulations 2017
Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) and (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017
Draft Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017		28 February
Draft Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Growth Duty Statutory Guidance		28 February
Draft Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) and Special Administration (Amendment) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2017		28 February
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2017		28 February
Considered in Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017		23 February
Draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017		23 February
Draft National Health Service Commissioning Board (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017		23 February
Draft Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017		27 February
Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017		27 February
Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2017		27 February
Draft Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Judicial Pensions) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2017		27 February
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Claims in respect of Loss or Damage arising from Competition Infringements (Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment)) Regulations 2017		27 February
Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations
Draft Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017	24th Report	2 March
Draft Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions) Order 2017		2 March
Draft Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2017	22nd Report	28 February
Draft Water Supply Licence and Sewerage Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) Order 2017
Draft Water Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2017

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
10th Report
Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016	18 November 2016
21st Report
Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016	20 February
Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016	20 February
25th Report
Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017	24 March

Legislative Reform Order in Progress 

	Report	To be considered
Affirmative draft Order reported by the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Legislative Reform (Private Fund Limited Partnerships) Order 2017	17th Report

National Policy Statement 

	Scrutiny time expires	To be considered
Draft Airports National Policy Statement: new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England

Committees 

Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet. Only the next meeting of each Committee is listed below. Further details of these meetings, and of planned further meetings, may be found in the House of Lords Committees Weekly Bulletin.

Wednesday 22 February
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
Privileges and Conduct	Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct	10.30am in Residence Room 1
International Relations	Select Committee	10.30am and 2.00pm
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.30am
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Economic Affairs	Sub-Committee on the Finance Bill	3.30pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Finance	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Residence Room 1
Thursday 23 February
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	11.30am
Tuesday 28 February
Licensing Act 2003	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.30am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
Monday 6 March
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	3.30pm
Liaison	Domestic Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 7 March
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	10.00am
Financial Exclusion	Select Committee	10.30am
Charities	Select Committee	3.45pm
Tuesday 21 March
Services	Domestic Committee	4.10pm in Residence Room 1
Monday 27 March
Audit	Domestic Committee	4.00pm

Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 21 February 2017 

The House met at 11.00am.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.

Select Committee Reports

1 Secondary Legislation Scrutiny 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Report on certain instruments, including: 
Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017 
Correspondence: Draft Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Order 2017. (25th Report, HL Paper 114)

2 Science and Technology 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The Future? (2nd Report, HL Paper 115)

3 European Union 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Brexit: Gibraltar. (13th Report, HL Paper 116)

Public Business

4 European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill The debate on the motion for second reading was resumed. After debate, the debate on the motion was again adjourned.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

5 United States overseas aid: global gag rule A question was asked by Baroness Barker and answered by Lord Bates.

6 West Papua A question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns.

7 Cycling: women A question was asked by Lord Young of Norwood Green, on behalf of Lord Berkeley, and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

8 Air pollution A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.

9 Technical and Further Education Bill The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Lord Nash, moved that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Technical and Further Education Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clause 1  Schedule 1  Clauses 2 to 23  Schedule 2

Clause 24  Schedules 3 and 4  Clauses 25 to 45  Title.

The motion was agreed to.

10 Neighbourhood Planning Bill Lord Young of Cookham, on behalf of Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 4  Schedule 1  Clauses 5 to 9  Schedule 2

Clauses 10 to 13  Schedule 3  Clauses 14 to 44  Title.

The motion was agreed to.

11 Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to.

12 High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with the Lords amendments agreed to.

13 European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill The debate on the motion for second reading was resumed. After further debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

The House adjourned at 11.08pm until Wednesday 22 February at 3.00pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm.

Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2017 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2017. The motion was agreed to.

Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017 Lord Dunlop moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017. The motion was agreed to.

National Health Service Commissioning Board (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017 Lord O’Shaughnessy moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft National Health Service Commissioning Board (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017. The motion was agreed to.

Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Judicial Pensions) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2017 Baroness Buscombe moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Judicial Pensions) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2017. The motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 5.51pm.

Papers 

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Command Paper

The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Draft Spaceflight Bill.    (9421)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2017, laid under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.   (164)

2 Assisted Areas (Amendment) Order 2017, laid under the Industrial Development Act 1982.   (173)

3 Plant Health (Sweet Chestnut Blight) (England) Order 2017, laid under the Plant Health Act 1967. 
     (178)