House of Lords Business

Wednesday 26 April 2017 at 3.00pm

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to encourage the study of design subjects in schools.

*Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to refine the definition of domestic extremism, in order to enable the police to focus on those involved in terrorism and serious crime.

*Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to deliver the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development by 2030.

*Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are planning to take in response to reports of the persecution and detention of LGBT citizens in Chechnya.

Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee [Baroness Eaton]

†Baroness Eaton to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee [Baroness Scott of Bybrook]

†Baroness Scott of Bybrook to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Committee [Baroness Hamwee]

†Baroness Hamwee to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

Farriers (Registration) Bill Committee [The Earl of Caithness]

†The Earl of Caithness to move that the order of commitment be discharged.

†Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Consideration of Commons Amendments [Lord O’Shaughnessy]

†Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill Second Reading (and remaining stages) [Lord Dunlop]

†Finance (No. 2) Bill Second Reading (and remaining stages) [Baroness Neville-Rolfe]

Future Business 

Thursday 27 April at 11.00am

*Baroness Couttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the commitment made by the Secretary of State for Transport on 26 May 2016 to regulate pedicab drivers, when the necessary legislation will be brought forward.

*Baroness Manzoor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that electronic patient records are available to healthcare professionals on a national basis, with appropriate safeguards and patient consent.

*Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with central London boroughs about disseminating best practice in the provision of parking spaces, specifically for disabled people who live and work in central London.

†*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what evaluation they have made of the risks to world peace posed by the situation in North Korea.

†If the order of commitment motion is discharged, it is expected that the Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill will be read a Third time.

†If the order of commitment motion is discharged, it is expected that the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill will be read a Third time.

†If the order of commitment motion is discharged, it is expected that the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill will be read a Third time.

†If the order of commitment motion is discharged, it is expected that the Farriers (Registration) Bill will be read a Third time.

†If a message is received from the Commons on the Higher Education and Research Bill, it is expected that it will be considered.

†If a message is received from the Commons on the Digital Economy Bill, it is expected that it will be considered.

Specified Agreement on Driving Disqualifications Regulations 2017 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 March be approved.

Lord Clark of Windermere to move that this House regrets that the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, which pave the way for students of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals to receive loans rather than bursaries, have already been seen to discourage degree applications by a quarter, at the same time as Brexit has already reduced European Union migrant nursing and midwifery registrations by over 90 per cent; and that these factors risk turning an increasing problem in the National Health Service into a chronic one that potentially puts at risk safe levels of staffing (SI 2017/114). 26th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Royal Commission

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

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: UK–EU movement of people (14th Report, HL Paper 121). 6 March 2017

Lord Hollick to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee The Price of Power: Reforming the Electricity Market (2nd Report, HL Paper 113). 24 February 2017

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: justice for families, individuals and businesses? (17th Report, HL Paper 134). 20 March 2017

Baroness Verma to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: trade in goods (16th Report, HL Paper 129). 14 March 2017

Lord Whitty to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: trade in non-financial services (18th Report, HL Paper 135). 22 March 2017

Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: the Crown Dependencies (19th Report, HL Paper 136). 23 March 2017

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on Financial Exclusion Tackling Financial Exclusion: A country that works for everyone? (HL Paper 132). 25 March 2017

Lord Best to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee A privatised future for Channel 4? (1st Report, HL Paper 17). 11 July 2016

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 The Licensing Act 2003: post-legislative scrutiny (HL Paper 146). 4 April 2017

Lord Lang of Monkton to move that this House takes note of the Reports from the Constitution Committee Inter-governmental relations in the United Kingdom (11th Report, Session 2014–15, HL Paper 146) and The Union and devolution (10th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 149). 27 March 2015 and 25 May 2016

Lord Patel to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on the Long-term Sustainability of the NHS The Long-term Sustainability of the NHS and Adult Social Care (HL Paper 151). 5 April 2017

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 

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to move that this House regrets that the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017 have been laid with insufficient regard to the overwhelmingly negative response to the proposed Rules during the consultation and to the lack of evidence that significant numbers of unmeritorious environmental claims are currently brought; that they may escalate claimants’ legal costs and act against the intention of the Aarhus Convention that the cost of environmental litigation should not be prohibitive; and that they are likely to have the effect of deterring claimants from bringing meritorious environmental cases (SI 2017/95 (L. 1)). 25th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to move that this House regrets that the Universal Credit (Housing Costs Element for Claimants Aged 18 to 21) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has been published without the guidance which will be key to understanding how the legislation will work in practice (SI 2017/252). 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lord German to move that this House regrets that the Social Security Benefit Up-rating Regulations 2017 do not take account of the impact of leaving the European Union on the state pensions of United Kingdom citizens living in the European Union (SI 2017/349).

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to move that this House regrets that the Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017 makes a substantial change to the Ogden rate, the first change since 2001, just before the completion of a further consultation on how to set that rate more effectively in the future (SI 2017/206). 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

The Earl of Lytton to move that this House regrets that the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and the Valuation Tribunal for England (Council Tax and Rating Appeals) (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 have been introduced without adequate regard for the concerns of experts in rating appeals, following incomplete testing and on a truncated timescale (SI 2017/155 and SI 2017/156). 30th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

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)

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 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)

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 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 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 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 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)

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much international aid is already being provided, and is planned to be provided, to refugee camps in Turkey, the Lebanon and Jordan; and what measures are being taken to support the governments of those countries to assist refugees. (22 February)

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prioritise preventative policy-making cross-departmentally. (24 February)

Baroness Boothroyd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to provide alternative medical treatment for the 14,000 patients being treated for congenital heart disease at the Royal Brompton Hospital, in the light of the proposed closure of its congenital heart services. (1 March)

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the recommendations made in the report on the Review of the use and retention of custody images are being complied with by local police forces. (2 March)

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of security and stability in the Western Balkans; and what support they plan to give to security and stability in that region. (9 March)

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that local authorities have a stable, long-term financial framework to enable them to invest in housing. (14 March) [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that a viable and sustainable independent radio production sector is operating over the period to 2027, with particular reference to (1) possible adverse effects on the quality of programming, (2) the training and development of workers, (3) salary levels and working conditions, and (4) the number of workers active, in that sector. (15 March)

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the United Kingdom to make sector-specific trade agreements with other nations, in the event that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a trade deal and falls back on World Trade Organisation rules. (27 March)

Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce congestion and pollution in London. (30 March)

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to improve procurement processes across Government departments. (30 March)

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possible benefits to the national economy which will arise from improved leadership and levels of psychological wellbeing. (30 March)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 25 April and due for answer by 10 May.

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to provide education for the children of Syrian refugees in Jordan.   HL6829

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are being made for the employment of qualified Syrian teachers who are based in camps or cities in Jordan.   HL6830

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will (1) permit, and (2) encourage, persons resident in the UK to sponsor close relations with refugee status to enter the UK for family reunion.   HL6831

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress there has been in increasing the levels of educational attainment or education services in Lebanon, following the agreement in 2016 of a loan by the World Bank for the funding of refugee schooling.   HL6832

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Jordanians, and (2) Syrians, are employed in the King Hussein Development Zone in Jordan, following the agreement with the World Bank, the EU and others.   HL6833

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to require that all internet domain registries that are recognised by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority follow the policies adopted by Nominet, the registry for the .uk domain.   HL6834

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any British Overseas Territories, other than the British Indian Ocean Territory, that have their own domain name; and what part they played in approving the identity of the registry operator for any such domain. 
   HL6835

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent from the Access for All programme to improve the accessibility of railway stations in London.   HL6836

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of new trains on delays on franchised routes.   HL6837

Lord Northbrook to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to seek support from other EU member states for the UK’s position on Gibraltar.   HL6838

Lord Northbrook to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen diplomatic relations with China.   HL6839

Lord Northbrook to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last made representations to the government of China regarding democracy in Hong Kong.   HL6840

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to support the provision by children’s services of short breaks for families with disabled children.   HL6841

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the obligations set out in the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 are currently being met by local authorities; and if not, what action they plan to take.   HL6842

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities are transparent when setting and implementing eligibility criteria for providing short breaks for families with disabled children.   HL6843

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to ratify (1) the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and (2) the Protocols to that Convention of 1954 and 1999, as enabled by the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017.    HL6844

Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the most recent Ofsted publications setting out the various issues to be taught in (1) personal, social and health education, and (2) sex and relationship education, in secondary schools make no reference to preparing pupils for future responsibilities as parents.   HL6845

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills on 19 April (HC Deb, col 713), how they calculated the figure of £200 million per annum, by 2020–21, as the extra cost of enabling parents of apprentices aged under 20 to continue to be eligible for child benefit.   HL6846

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect prosecution of those alleged to be responsible for genocide and war crimes in Iraq and Syria will begin.   HL6847

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about reports of the aerial bombardment on 25 April in Derek in Northern Syria and Shingal in Iraq, which may have affected Yazidi people located in those areas.   HL6848

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have about the number and condition of casualties following reports of an aerial bombardment on 25 April in Derek in Northern Syria and in Shingal in Iraq.   HL6849

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government on which occasions the Financial Conduct Authority imposed a financial penalty on a firm or individual since 2007.   HL6850

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Financial Conduct Authority (1) has taken disciplinary action against individuals since 2007 and if so how many; and (2) whether records are kept of those individuals or firms who faced disciplinary action after a fine was imposed.   HL6851

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government in how many instances since 2007 the Financial Conduct Authority has increased a financial penalty as a result of a firm failing to take the disciplinary action required by the Authority.   HL6852

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the powers in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to impose requirements on firms to change their behaviour have been used and whether they will list each occasion and what requirements were requested.   HL6853

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the financial penalties imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority since 2007 have been accompanied by the use of powers in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to require changes to a firm’s or individual’s behaviour.   HL6854

Lord Fink to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many university places were awarded to people with refugee status in the UK in each year between 2010 and 2016.   HL6855

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

4 April (20 April)

HL6616 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch [CO]

5 April (21 April)

HL6658 Baroness Doocey [DCLG]

HL6660 Baroness Doocey [DCLG]

HL6665 Lord Mendelsohn [MoJ]

6 April (24 April)

HL6708 Lord Campbell-Savours [MoJ]

HL6718 Baroness McGregor-Smith [CO]

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

[CO] 2

[DCLG] 2

[MoJ] 2

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Finance (No. 2)	Government	26 April
Student Support (Non-Interest-Bearing Finance) [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
Support to Exit Prostitution [HL]	Private Member’s
Carbon Emission Reductions [HL]	Private Member’s
Fixed-term Parliaments (Repeal) [HL]	Private Member’s
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates)	Government	26 April
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Richmond Burgage Pastures [HL]	Private
University of London [HL]	Private
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] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) [HL]	Private Member’s
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents)	Private Member’s	26 April
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct)	Private Member’s	26 April
Guardianship (Missing Persons)	Private Member’s	26 April
Farriers (Registration) (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Private Member’s	26 April
Waiting for Report
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
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
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Returned to the Commons Amended
Higher Education and Research (Queen’s consent to be signified) (Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Digital Economy (Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Criminal Finances (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Waiting for Consideration of Commons Amendment
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	26 April
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
Waiting for Royal Assent
Parking Places (Variation of Charges)	Private Member’s
Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services)	Private Member’s
Homelessness Reduction	Private Member’s
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government
Children and Social Work [HL]	Government
Pension Schemes [HL]	Government
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention)	Private Member’s
Technical and Further Education	Government
Neighbourhood Planning	Government
Bus Services [HL]	Government

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 Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	32nd Report
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2017 (26th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)	28th Report
Draft Specified Agreement on Driving Disqualifications Regulations 2017		27 April
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2017	29th Report
Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2017
Draft Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
25th Report
Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2017	24 March
26th Report
Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	30 March	27 April
28th Report
Universal Credit (Housing Costs Element for Claimants Aged 18 to 21) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	22 April
29th Report
Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017	18 April
Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017	28 April
30th Report
Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	6 May
Valuation Tribunal for England (Council Tax and Rating Appeals) (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	6 May
Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2017	4 May
Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2017	4 May
Instrument not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Social Security Benefit Up-rating Regulations 2017	28 April

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 26 April
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.30am
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Thursday 27 April
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Select Committee	11.00am

Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 25 April 2017 

The House met at 2.30pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.

1 Lord Williams of Baglan The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Williams of Baglan, a member of the House, had died on 23 April 2017.

2 Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to the Duke of Norfolk for the remainder of this Parliament.

Select Committee Reports

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

Nuclear research and technology: Breaking the cycle of indecision. (3rd Report, HL Paper 160)

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

Report on certain instruments, including: 
Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 
Work of the Committee in Session 2016–17. (32nd Report, HL Paper 161)

Private Business

5 Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with an amendment.

Public Business

6 Leaseholders: holiday letting A question was asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth.

7 Brexit: United Kingdom-Africa trade and development A question was asked by Lord Oates and answered by Lord Bates.

8 Literacy in the workforce A question was asked by Baroness Rebuck and answered by Lord Nash.

9 General Election: voting rights A question was asked by Baroness Walmsley and answered by Lord Young of Cookham.

10 Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill A bill to extend the period of time for making Ministerial appointments following the election of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 2 March 2017, and to make provision about the regional rate in Northern Ireland for the year ending 31 March 2018, was brought from the Commons on Monday 24 April and printed under Standing Order 50. It was read a first time. (HL Bill 126)

11 Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were printed under Standing Order 50. (HL Bill 126–EN)

12 Technical and Further Education Bill The Commons reason and amendment were considered.

Motion A Lords amendment 1 was not insisted on.

Motion B Lords amendment 6 was not insisted on and amendment 6A in lieu was agreed to.

13 Neighbourhood Planning Bill The Commons reason and amendments were considered.

Motion A Lords amendment 12 was not insisted on.

Motion B Lords amendment 22 was not insisted on and amendments 22A and 22B in lieu were agreed to.

14 Bus Services Bill [HL] The Commons amendments were considered and agreed to.

15 Criminal Finances Bill The report was received. Amendments 6 to 12, 15 to 19 and 25 to 50 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed (HL Bill 127). The bill was read a third time. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

16 Finance (No. 2) Bill A bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 128)

17 Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. The Commons amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 129)

18 Steel industry A question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn and, after debate, answered by Lord Prior of Brampton.

The House adjourned at 9.39pm until Wednesday 26 April at 3.00pm.

Ed Ollard

Clerk of the Parliaments

Papers 

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

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, laid under the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995.   (577)

  2 (1) Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017   (588)

(2) Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017   (592)

(3) Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2017   (593)

laid under the European Communities Act 1972.