House of Lords Business

Thursday 27 April 2017 at 11.00am

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*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.

†Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Third Reading [Baroness Eaton]

†Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Third Reading [Baroness Scott of Bybrook]

†Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Third Reading [Baroness Hamwee] 29th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

†Farriers (Registration) Bill Third Reading [The Earl of Caithness] 29th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

†Higher Education and Research Bill Consideration of Commons Reason and Amendments [Viscount Younger of Leckie]

†Digital Economy Bill Consideration of Commons Reason and Amendments [Lord Ashton of Hyde]

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

†Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2017, laid before the House on 20 March, be annulled on the grounds that the Regulations, and the associated Mandate to NHS England, do not require that in 2017–18 NHS England meets its obligation to ensure that 92 per cent of patients are treated within 18 weeks of referral; that failure to meet this target is a breach of the rights of patients outlined in the NHS Constitution and of the statutory requirement laid out in the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012; and that the Secretary of State may have acted unlawfully in failing to include this target in the Mandate; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to publish the advice they have received on the legality of their actions (SI 2017/445).

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

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 26 April.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the aerial bombardment by Turkish forces on 25 April in Iraq’s Sinjar region.   HL6856

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of casualties following the aerial bombardment by Turkish forces on 25 April in Iraq’s Sinjar region; and what assessment they have made of the condition of those casualties.   HL6857

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to call for prompt and full payment of compensation in cases of death, personal injury, demolition of buildings or confiscation of property which are established to have been caused by the Israeli authorities in the "unrecognised villages" in (1) the Negev, and (2) elsewhere in Israel; and whether they will seek the agreement of the US and the EU to any such call.   HL6858

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for publishing their response to their call for evidence on corporate liability for economic crime.   HL6859

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government  what plans they have to introduce legislation to enable prosecution of a parent company where human rights abuses are found further down the supply chain, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).   HL6860

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a new criminal offence of failure to prevent human rights abuses, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).   HL6861

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to require public bodies to include a statement on slavery and human trafficking in their annual report and accounts.   HL6862

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish a list of companies that are required to report under the transparency in supply chains provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.   HL6863

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to exclude from government procurement contracts companies that do not undertake appropriate human rights due diligence, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability published on 29 March (6th Report, HL Paper 153).   HL6864

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court in Iran not to free dual British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe; and whether they will publicly call for her release.   HL6865

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Smoking Prevalence in Adults with Serious Mental Illness Data Set presented in the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicators Set will be published.   HL6866

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are analysing data on smoking status captured in the Mental Health and Learning Disability Data Set; and whether all users of those services will be asked about their smoking status in the future.   HL6867

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish data captured within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Data Set on smoking status.   HL6868

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans have been made to assess whether Mental Health Trusts will have become smoke free by 2018, in line with the recommendation in the Mental Health Taskforce Report; and when progress towards this ambition will be published.   HL6869

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Nepalese university students entered the UK during each of the last five years for the purposes of (1) higher education, and (2) further education; and how many were returned (a) for illegal entry, and (b) at the end of their course. 
   HL6870

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the EU’s Khartoum Process in North Africa; and what resources have been committed to date.   HL6871

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the finding of the UN Special Rapporteurs on Summary Executions, Torture and the Independence of Judges and Lawyers that the conduct of the Bahrain Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior in investigating the torture of Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa raises concerns regarding the Ombudsman’s independence, professionalism and thoroughness.   HL6872

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the risk that Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa will be executed in Bahrain while the Bahraini Special Investigations Unit’s investigation into their torture allegations is ongoing.   HL6873

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the refusal of the Bahrain Ombudsman to release the details of his investigation into Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa’s torture allegations to the alleged victims and their lawyers.   HL6874

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of domestic violence against (1) women, and (2) men, were recorded in 2016.   HL6875

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of domestic violence against women were recorded as having occurred in the workplace in 2016.   HL6876

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many convictions for domestic violence against (1) women, and (2) men, were obtained in 2016.   HL6877

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS hospital admissions were recorded as being the result of domestic violence in 2016.   HL6878

Lord Wei to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on 7 February that she would be visiting China later this year to discuss trade ties, what progress they have made in arranging that visit.   HL6879

Lord Wei to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the impact on jobs of increasing automation, what steps they are taking to (1) assess new types of work which may arise, (2) stimulate new businesses, and (3) encourage the adjustment of workplace training, to accommodate new technologies.   HL6880

Lord Wei to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the implementation of the Life Chances programme; and what are their future plans for the Life Chances Fund.   HL6881

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the purpose of Project Centurion which is being undertaken by the Royal Air Force; how long it will take; and how much it will cost.   HL6882

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards the use of unmanned overboard systems in Mine Counter Measures operations.   HL6883

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what opportunities there are for increased interoperability between NATO members in Mine Counter Measures operations.   HL6884

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for co-operation between the UK and other EU member states on joint procurement after Brexit.   HL6885

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to promote sales of Typhoon aircraft to other countries.   HL6886

Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following reports of the arrest, detention, torture and alleged murder of gay men in Chechnya, whether they will undertake discussion in the EU Council of Ministers and with the EU High Representative to explore what action can be taken to resolve that situation, including the release of those detained; whether they will call for an independent investigation into those responsible for the detention, torture and alleged murders; and whether they will discuss in the Council and with the EU High Representative punitive action, including a travel ban, should the issue not be resolved swiftly.   HL6887

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to their target for the installation of smart meters, whether they will report on the quality of the training and certification of installers of those meters.   HL6888

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the smart meter programme to ensure that safety requirements are being met in relation to consumers. 
   HL6889

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the training and qualification of installers of smart meters, and (2) the sufficiency and independence of the system of oversight, in the light of the need to ensure consumer safety.   HL6890

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will commence the appointment process for the position of chair of the Legal Services Board which becomes vacant at the end of April.   HL6891

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

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] 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
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
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
Waiting for Report
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Waiting for Third Reading
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents)	Private Member’s	27 April
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct)	Private Member’s	27 April
Guardianship (Missing Persons)	Private Member’s	27 April
Farriers (Registration) (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Private Member’s	27 April
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
Waiting for Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments
Higher Education and Research (Queen’s consent signified) (Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	27 April
Digital Economy (Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	27 April
Waiting for Royal Assent
Finance (No. 2) (Money Bill-25 April)	Government	27 April
Parking Places (Variation of Charges)	Private Member’s	27 April
Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services)	Private Member’s	27 April
Homelessness Reduction	Private Member’s	27 April
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government	27 April
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government	27 April
Children and Social Work [HL]	Government	27 April
Pension Schemes [HL]	Government	27 April
Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention)	Private Member’s	27 April
Technical and Further Education	Government	27 April
Neighbourhood Planning	Government	27 April
Bus Services [HL]	Government	27 April
Criminal Finances (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	27 April
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	27 April
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates)	Government	27 April
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private	27 April

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 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 International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017
Draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	32nd Report

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
Instruments not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Social Security Benefit Up-rating Regulations 2017	28 April
National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2017	9 May

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.

Thursday 27 April
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Select Committee	11.00am

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 26 April 2017 

The House met at 3.00pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.

1 Leave of Absence The leave of absence granted to Lord Browne of Ladyton was ended.

Select Committee Reports

2 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform 
The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

Report on the following bill: 
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill. (28th Report, HL Paper 162)

Report on the following bills: 
Farriers (Registration) Bill 
Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill 
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill. (29th Report, HL Paper 163)

Special Report: Second Submission to the House of Commons Procedure Committee inquiry on the delegated powers in the "Great Repeal Bill". (30th Report, HL Paper 164)

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

Special Report: Submissions to the House of Commons Procedure Committee inquiry on the delegated powers in the "Great Repeal Bill". (33rd Report, HL Paper 165)

4 Statutory Instruments 
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: 
Draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2017 
Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2017. (27th Report, HL Paper 166)

5 Human Rights 
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Mental Health and Deaths in Prison: Interim Report. (7th Report, HL Paper 167)

Private Business

6 Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Bill [HL] The Commons amendment was considered and agreed to.

Public Business

7 Education: design subjects A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Lord Nash.

8 Terrorism: domestic extremism A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.

9 United Nations sustainable development goals A question was asked by Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and answered by Lord Bates.

10 Chechnya: LGBT citizens A question was asked by Baroness Barker and answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns.

11 Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.

12 Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.

13 Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.

14 Farriers (Registration) Bill After debate, the order of commitment was discharged.

15 Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill The Commons amendments were considered.

Motion A Amendment 3B was not insisted on and Commons amendments 3C and 3D in lieu were agreed to.

16 Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill Lord Dunlop moved that the bill be now read a second time. The motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, the bill was read a third time and passed.

17 Finance (No. 2) Bill Baroness Neville-Rolfe moved that the bill be now read a second time. The motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 46 having been suspended, the bill was read a third time and passed.

18 Digital Economy Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with a reason and amendments. The Commons reason and amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 130)

19 Criminal Finances Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with the Lords amendments agreed to.

20 Higher Education and Research Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with a reason and amendments. The Commons reason and amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 131)

The House adjourned at 6.21pm until Thursday 27 April at 11.00am.

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.

Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 14 March, was withdrawn:

Draft Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

  1 (1) Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017   (595)

(2) Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2017   (599)

laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

2 Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, laid under the Tax Credits Act 2002.   (597)

3 Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, laid under the Pension Schemes Act 1993.   (600)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on UK Lethal Drone Strikes in Syria, laid under the Justice and Security Act 2013.

2 Interim Report for 2016–17 on the Business Impact Target, laid under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.