HOUSE OF LORDS BUSINESS
No. 57 & MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Contents
Thursday 14 May 2020 at 11.00am Future Business 3
Virtual Proceedings Select Committee Reports 7 At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) Motions Relating to Delegated Legislation 7 *Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have Question for Short Debate 9 for bringing back British citizens who are stranded overseas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions for Written Answer 10 *Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will Questions unanswered after lift all of the restrictions in place on the housing and construction sectors as a 10 working days 16 result of COVID-19. Bills in Progress 18 *Baroness Humphreys to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are Statutory Instruments in Progress 23 taking to alleviate overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales, particularly Committees 29 in HMP Swansea.
*The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans Minutes of Proceedings of they have to introduce mass testing of the population using the COVID-19 Wednesday 13 May 2020 30 polymerase chain reaction test; and what role any such plans will have in the Papers 32 lifting of restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. †At 12 noon, Private Notice Question (10 minutes) †*Baroness Wheeler to ask Her Majesty’s Government which department or non-departmental public body is responsible for the programme of COVID-19 testing in care homes in England; and when they expect all care homes to be offered COVID-19 tests. †At a convenient point after 1.00pm Baroness Boycott to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider food supply and security in the United Kingdom in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. (3 hours) †At a convenient point after 4.30pm Items marked † are new or have been altered [I] indicates that the member concerned has Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support a relevant registered interest. people who were previously homeless into permanent housing after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Topical Question for Short Debate, 1 hour) †At a convenient point after 6.00pm Questions on a Ministerial statement on COVID-19 guidance for transport users and operators, made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 12 May. †At a convenient point after 7.15pm Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the Department for Education’s plans to reopen schools as part of Her Majesty’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 13 May. (10 minutes) Future Business
Chamber †At a convenient point after 12.30pm Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) to move that until further Order Private Notice Questions asked in a Virtual Proceeding shall be time limited to 15 minutes. †Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) to move that until further Order: 1. Motions for general debate taken in a Virtual Proceeding shall be time limited to 3 hours and that this time limit may be varied by the unanimous agreement of the members taking part in any such Virtual Proceeding at the commencement of proceedings; 2. Balloted debates shall resume from Thursday 18 June but only one motion shall be drawn from each ballot, and the debate on the motion shall be taken in a Virtual Proceeding and time limited to 3 hours; and 3. Debates on Statutory Instruments taken in a Virtual Proceeding shall continue to be time limited to 1½ hours and that this time limit may be varied by the unanimous agreement of the members taking part in any such Virtual Proceeding at the commencement of proceedings. Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) to move that the bill be committed to a Virtual Committee. Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) to move that the bill be committed to a Virtual Committee. COVID-19 The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) to move that it is desirable that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic and social wellbeing of the United Kingdom. The Earl of Courtown intends to move the following three motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired. Census (England and Wales) Order 2020 The Earl of Courtown to move that items 2 (resident particulars), 5, 6 (visitor particulars), 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 (demographic particulars), 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36(d) (education and employment particulars), 41, 42, 43 (accommodation particulars), 45, 46 (additional particulars for individual returns) in Schedule 2, and items 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Schedule 3 to the draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2020, which was laid before the House on 2 March, be approved. Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 9th Report. Considered in Virtual Proceedings on 12 May. Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 The Earl of Courtown to move that the Order laid before the House on 26 March be approved. 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Virtual Proceedings on 12 May. Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 The Earl of Courtown to move that the Order laid before the House on 22 April be approved. 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Virtual Proceedings on 12 May.
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Future Business
Monday 18 May 2020 at 2.30pm
Virtual Proceedings At 2.30pm, oral questions (40 minutes) *Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they have given to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. *Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they plan to take by the end of June to adjust the restrictions in place for those isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and what advice they have sought from experts not represented on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies to inform any such steps. *Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to lay the regulation giving effect to the age-appropriate design code required under section 123 of the Data Protection Act 2018 before Parliament. *Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address privacy concerns about (1) the use of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing application, and (2) the introduction of immunity certificates. At a convenient point after 3.30pm, the following two motions are expected to be debated together for up to 1½ hours Lord Bethell to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the draft Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020. Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 8th Report Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the Human Tissue Authority draft Code of Practice A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent-revised 2020 and the Human Tissue Authority draft Code of Practice F: Donation of solid organs and tissue for transplantation-revised 2020. Special attention drawn to the instruments by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 8th Report At a convenient point after 5.30pm Baroness Sugg to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the international response to COVID-19.
Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 11.00am
Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to coordinate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic with NATO to prevent any security risks. *Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the improvement in air quality, emissions and other environmental indicators since the COVID-19 restrictions were introduced. *Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic frontline staff working in NHS hospitals.
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Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 15 May. At a convenient point after 12.30pm, the following two motions are expected to be debated together for up to 1½ hours Baroness Stedman-Scott to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the draft Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020. Baroness Stedman-Scott to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. If the motion in the name of the Lord Privy Seal on 14 May is agreed to, it is expected that the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill will be considered in Virtual Committee at a convenient point after 2.30pm, and then subsequently at a convenient point after 5.30pm
Wednesday 20 May 2020 at 11.00am
Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the response of international institutions to the impact of COVID-19 on refugee camps. *Lord Palmer of Childs Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the amount of inheritance tax paid, and (2) the measures being taken to avoid paying any such tax; and what plans they have, if any, to ensure that inheritance tax is paid promptly. *Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland about the development of a co-ordinated all-island approach to the lifting of COVID-19 related restrictions. Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Thursday 14 May, to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 18 May. At a convenient point after 12 noon Lord Callanan to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the draft Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020. (1½ hours) If the motion in the name of the Lord Privy Seal on 14 May is agreed to, it is expected that the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill will be considered in Virtual Committee at a convenient point after 2.30pm, and then subsequently at a convenient point after 5.30pm
Thursday 21 May 2020 at 11.00am
Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to update the guidance given to hospitals about ensuring the safety of patients who do not have COVID-19 who require life- saving emergency treatment. *Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish their proposals for the roll out of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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*Lord Howell of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the changes in global oil markets and the implications of those changes for (1) trade, (2) addressing climate change, and (3) international security. Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 15 May, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 19 May. At a convenient point after 12 noon Lord Dobbs to move that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the contribution made by businesses and the wider private sector in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Lord Cormack to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support (1) museums, (2) galleries, and (3) historic buildings open to the public, affected by the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic. (Topical Question for Short Debate, 1 hour)
Tuesday 2 June 2020 at 11.00am
Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Baroness Sherlock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to remove the five week wait for Universal Credit payments. *Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of public transport. *Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to reconsider the decision on the provision of free TV Licences for people aged over 75.
Wednesday 3 June 2020 at 11.00am Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the operation of local democracy in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. *Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce (1) the chair, (2) the timings, and (3) the terms of reference, of the Royal Commission on criminal justice. *The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on reaching a reciprocal agreement with the European Union to enable British musicians to tour and play in Europe following the end of the transition period.
Thursday 4 June 2020 at 2.30pm Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to close any educational gaps arising from the school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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*Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of national preparedness to respond to the key risks identified in the National Risk Register and, in the light of the experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to produce a routine statement of preparations in response to each risk in the Register. *Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent 18 to 25 year olds becoming child sex predators online. Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot opens at 10am on Tuesday 26 May, to be drawn at 12 noon on Wednesday 27 May.
Monday 8 June 2020 at 2.30pm
Virtual Proceedings At 2.30pm, oral questions (40 minutes) *Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make temporary changes to the planning system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. *Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking (1) to encourage walking and cycling, and (2) to discourage car use, in cities as the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted. *Baroness Andrews to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of the pre-school sector; and what steps they are planning to take to support that sector. *Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote press freedom and the safety of journalists globally. [I]
Tuesday 9 June 2020 at 11.00am
Virtual Proceedings At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) *Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they took following Exercise Cygnus to prepare the United Kingdom for responding to a major pandemic. *Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Local Government Association on how national and local government can work together to promote economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. *Lord Haskel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to establish a public wealth investment fund to support those businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday 10 June 2020 at 2.30pm
Virtual Proceedings †At 11.00am, oral questions (40 minutes) †*The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that G20 countries cancel any debt owed to them by the poorest countries.
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†*Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase their support for water and sanitation programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. †*Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cancelled medical operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Select Committee Reports The date on which the report was published is in italics. Lord Saville of Newdigate to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny (HL Paper 303, Session 2017– 19). 14 March 2019 Lord Patel to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Forensic science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint for change (3rd Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 333). 1 May 2019 Baroness Taylor of Bolton to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties (20th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 345). 30 April 2019 Lord Whitty to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: road, rail and maritime transport (39th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 355). 21 May 2019 Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Scrutiny of international agreements: lessons learned (42nd Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 387). 27 June 2019 Lord True to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Tackling intergenerational unfairness (HL Paper 329, Session 2017–19). 25 April 2019 Lord Howell of Guildford to move that this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations Committee The UK’s relationship with the Pacific Alliance (8th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 386). 26 June 2019 Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Social care funding: time to end a national scandal (7th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 392). 4 July 2019 Lord Patel to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Science research funding in universities (4th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 409). 8 August 2019 Lord Gilbert of Panteg to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Public service broadcasting: as vital as ever (1st Report, HL Paper 16). 5 November 2019 Lord Jay of Ewelme to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: refugee protection and asylum policy (48th Report, Session 2017–19, HL Paper 428). 11 October 2019
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Motions Relating to Delegated Legislation
Lord Rosser to move that this House regrets that the Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1384) may inappropriately implement European Union legislation; notes concerns that the process may no longer meet the International Organization for Standardization standard and that United Kingdom courts may not accept evidence obtained under the new arrangement; and therefore calls on Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the Regulations until these issues have been addressed. Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 1st Report Baroness Thornton to move that this House regrets that the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1445) further extends the piloting of the remuneration scheme for National Health Service dentists; further regrets that after eight years of pilots Her Majesty’s Government still feels they have insufficient information; and calls on the Government to conclude the pilot by March 2022. 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Question for Short Debate Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours. †The Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enable the cancellation of debts (1) to multilateral, (2) to bilateral, and (3) to private, creditors for lower income countries. (13 May)
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Questions for Written Answer Tabled on 13 May and due for answer by 28 May. Topical Questions for Written Answer [T] tabled on 13 May and due for answer by 20 May. Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that care home operators have complained that COVID-19 testing in care homes has been a “complete system failure”; what steps they are taking in response to such reports; what assessment they have made of reports that Public Health England, the Care Quality Commission and the Department of Health and Social Care have stated that each are not responsible for the testing programme and referred care home operators to another of those organisations; and what plans they have to clarify (1) the operation of, and (2) who has responsibility for, the testing programme. HL4373 Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) residents, and (2) workers, in care homes have been offered COVID-19 tests; how many have been carried out; and what estimate they have made of the time it will take for all residents and employees in care homes to be offered tests. HL4374 Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported complaint made by the chairman of the trustees of the Fairfield Residential Home in Oxford, that COVID-19 testing swabs were not delivered and that symptomatic carers who are self-isolating have to make an 120 mile journey in order to be tested. HL4375 Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether (1) Public Health England, (2) the Care Quality Commission, or (3) the Department of Health and Social Care, has had responsibility for carrying out COVID-19 tests in care homes; who is currently responsible for such testing; and what steps they are taking to ensure clarity about such testing for care home operators. HL4376 Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support refugees and marginalised religious and belief communities which have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. HL4377 Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about releasing from prison Saeed Waraich, Professor Mohammad Ismail, Junaid Hafeez and Waqar Ahmad, in the light of the threat of COVID-19 to detainees in prisons in Pakistan. HL4378 Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made recently to the government of Nigeria on behalf of Leah Sharibu and other Christian and Muslim girls who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram. HL4379 Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make the position of UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief a permanent position; and, if so, whether the role will always be filled by a member of the House of Commons or House of Lords. HL4380 Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring forward legislation relating to the finance and governance arrangements of further education colleges in England. HL4381 Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty’s Government which agency has the lead responsibility for supplying COVID-19 testing kits to care homes. HL4382 Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the investigation into Vote Leave and BeLeave as to whether those organisations broke spending rules during the EU referendum being dropped by the Metropolitan Police, what plans they have to review the work of the Electoral Commission; and what plans, if any, they have to abolish that organisation. HL4383
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Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the withdrawal by Oxford Council of guidance to schools which allowed transgender pupils to choose which toilet facilities to use, what plans they have issue national guidance to ensure the provision of single-sex spaces and facilities in all schools; and what plans are in place to ensure the safeguarding of all female schoolchildren. HL4384 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 21 April (HL3176), when health guidance for members of Gypsy, Traveller and Boater communities will be disseminated; and in what format. HL4385 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they gave to including Zoroastrianism as a religion in the 2021 census. HL4386 Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish the details of (1) the criteria they will apply to, and (2) the timetable for making, a decision on participating in (a) Horizon 2020, and (b) Erasmus Plus, after the transition period of the UK’s departure from the EU. HL4387 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government, with respect to the trial on the Isle of Wight of the COVID-19 contact tracing application being developed by NHSX, (1) what questions the trial is designed to answer, and (2) whether those questions were discussed with and agreed in advance by NHSX’s Ethics Advisory Board. HL4388 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions the NHSX Ethics Advisory Board reached about the COVID-19 contact tracing application trial on the Isle of Wight. HL4389 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what ongoing oversight of the use of the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application and the tracing data so gathered the NHSX Ethics Advisory Board will carry out. HL4390 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so when, the minutes of the meetings of the NHSX Ethics Advisory Board will be published. HL4391 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application is considered to be a Grade 1 medical device in law, and if so, what rules must trials of such a product follow. HL4392 Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the NHSX Ethics Advisory Board approved the Data Processing Impact Assessment, including its risk registers, for the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application. HL4393 Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Berridge on 12 May (HL Deb, col 569), what plans they have to ensure that secondary school pupils receive adequate sex education despite the right of parents with objections to request to withdraw them from the lessons. HL4394 Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps will be taken to ensure that the right of secondary school pupils to opt in to sex education three terms before they turn 16 will be independently exercised in circumstances where their parents had previously withdrawn them from sex education lessons. HL4395 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they took following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus. HL4396 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to ensure that the UK’s preparedness and response, in terms of its plans, policies and capability, was sufficient to cope with the extreme demands of a pandemic. HL4397
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to develop a plan to ensure that, in the event of a surge in patients, the health and social care sectors could make a quick decision on whether someone stays in hospital or is discharged to residential care, community care or home for treatment or care. HL4398 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to review the capacity of care homes to deal with patients being diverted to such homes from NHS hospitals in the event of a pandemic. HL4399 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to review the capacity of the social care system to be able to provide the level of support needed if the NHS implemented its proposed reverse triage plans which would include the movement of patients from hospitals into social care facilities. HL4400 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to ensure that additional funding was made available for purchasing equipment from stockpiles to be used for satellite care so that timely decisions could be made regarding the discharge of patients from hospitals to residential care, community care or home. HL4401 Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an employer and employee must enter into a written agreement reducing the employee’s salary before the first reduced payment is made. HL4402 Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, HMRC will tax the employee on their full salary and not the reduced one if an employer and employee have not entered into a written agreement reducing the employee’s salary before the first reduced payment is made. HL4403 Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme does not require an employee to sign up to a salary reduction in order for the employer to make a claim for the grant, whether HMRC expect employers and employees to have entered into written agreements either for those who have been furloughed on 80 per cent of their pay or those who are still working but have voluntarily taken a temporary reduction in pay; and, if not, what evidence HMRC will require. HL4404 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 7 May (HL3400), what plans they have (1) to encourage more flexible and part time seasonal employment on farms, and (2) to encourage more British workers to apply for vacancies through the Pick for Britain scheme. HL4405 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many current seasonal farm workers are (1) Eastern European, and (2) UK recruits through the Pick for Britain scheme. HL4406 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the UK’s negotiating position on a future fisheries agreement with the European Union. HL4407 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment will be made of the adequacy of their financial package of support for the dairy industry during the COVID-19 lockdown. HL4408 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the positive effect of social distancing on decreasing the spread of COVID-19; and what estimate they have made of the possible negative effects as restrictions are gradually lifted. HL4409 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what security and privacy provisions are being used to protect the data of the users of the NHSX contact-tracing app, while making it effective for use by epidemiologists and public health officials. HL4410
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what work is taking place with the devolved institutions in the United Kingdom, as lockdown restrictions are lifted, to keep any changes as simple as possible for the general public to receive and understand, and to avoid any unnecessary confusion. HL4411 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons they have learnt from the experience of the authorities in South Korea in tackling COVID-19; and how that is informing their actions in the next phase of the lockdown. HL4412 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the best types of materials to be used when making a face mask at home to help combat the spread of COVID-19. HL4413 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what safeguards to individual privacy they are putting in place in respect of the use of personal data, applications and other forms of technology to help stop the spread of COVID-19. HL4414 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms they are using to keep themselves appraised of research activity taking place in universities, institutes, foundations around the world into different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. HL4415 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to use available data on individuals to develop individualised risk assessments as they lift blanket restrictions in the next phase of the COVID-19 lockdown. HL4416 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the actions of the authorities in New Zealand, Thailand, and Taiwan in deploying digital technologies to enforce quarantines. HL4417 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any risk models used on smart phone apps to perform contact tracing use Bayesian inference to decide the best course of action given the test results of the user and those of other users. HL4418 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the study “Associations with COVID-19 hospitalisation amongst 406,793 adults: the UK Biobank prospective cohort study.” HL4419 Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they will be relying on machine learning and data held by large commercial organisations to prioritise people for testing or to determine limitations of movement in the next phase of the COVID-19 lockdown. HL4420 Lord Lennie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop more resilient supply chains after the COVID-19 pandemic. [T] HL4421 Lord Lennie to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to remove UK export bans on medicines introduced as a response to COVID-19. HL4422 The Lord Bishop of London to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any (1) NHS employee, and (2) agency worker engaged by the NHS, during the COVID-19 pandemic who is currently on (a) a Tier 5 Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange visa, or (b) a family visa, have the right to remain in the UK. [T] HL4423 Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the UK in each week during 2020. HL4424
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Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many taxpayers there were with a gross taxable income (1) over £5,000,000, (2) £1,000,000–£4,999,999, (3) £750,000–£999,999, (4) £500,000–£749,999, (5) £250,000–£499,999, (6) £150,000–£249,999, (7) £100,000–£149,999, (8) £75,000–£99,999, (9) £50,000–£74,999, (10) £30,000–£49,999,and (11) under £30,000, during the 2018–19 financial year. HL4425 Lord Marlesford to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House of Lords, recorded as attending sittings of the House or Committees of the House during the 2018–19 financial year claimed (1) over £40,000 (2) £30,000– £39,999 (3) £20,000–£29,999, (4) £10,000– £19,999, and (5) under £10,000, in financial support, excluding travelling costs. HL4426 Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 March (HC Deb, cols. 1078–1079), what assessment they have made of the success of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 2030 project in accelerating the implementation of strong tobacco control policies and advancing sustainable development in low-and middle-income countries; whether, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the countries participating in the FCTC 2030 project will be given more time to implement the project; and whether official development funds will be made available beyond 2021 to support low-and middle-income countries to implement the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. HL4427 Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL158), whether they have made any recent estimate of the number of women and girls raped by Muslim men involved in grooming gangs since 1997. HL4428 Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to deport Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf. HL4429 Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the difficulties faced by businesses that apply and receive the Bounce Back Loan Scheme if those businesses do not stay with their existing lenders. HL4430 Lord Rennard to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park on 12 May (HL3709) what was the total cost in the parliamentary session 2017/2019 of allowances paid to peers elected by the process of conducting by-elections for hereditary members. HL4431 Lord Rennard to ask the Leader of the House whether, and if so how, she is assessing the arrangements for conducting ballots to fill vacancies for hereditary peers after their suspension until 8 September; and how such arrangements will be put before the House. HL4432 Lord Rennard to ask the Leader of the House whether any process for resuming the conduct of by- elections for hereditary peers will be put to a vote of the whole House of Lords before any more such by-elections take place. HL4433 Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their (1) economic, and (2) financial, strategy for the post COVID-19 pandemic period. HL4434 Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have in respect of (1) personal taxation, and (2) business taxes, for the post COVID-19 pandemic period. HL4435 Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they used to select Deloitte to manage the procurement of personal protection equipment. HL4436 Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further plans they have to modify social distancing measures. HL4437
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement by 31 December. HL4438 Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish the results of the tests carried out on personal protection equipment held in the national pandemic stock that had expired on or before 30 January to ensure that such equipment remained fit for purpose. HL4439 Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government how long, in total it takes, for polymerase chain reaction tests for COVID-19 to be conducted, processed by laboratories and for the results of such tests to be returned to patients HL4440 Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many COVID-19 contact tracing workers (1) have been recruited, (2) have been trained, and (3) are currently working on such tracing. HL4441 Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific evidence they used to underpin their guidance that a person may meet one other person outside their own household in a park at a distance of two metres but that such a meeting may not occur in people’s gardens. HL4442 Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps, if any, they are taking to ensure that (1) doctors, (2) nurses, and (3) other healthcare workers, who have registered respectively with the General Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Care Professions Council to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic are able to remain in service in the NHS once the immediate state of emergency subsides. HL4443 Lord Skidelsky to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the health benefits of wearing protective masks in public; what different types of protective masks they have considered; and for each of those types of masks, what assessment they have made of the change to their health benefits when social contact is at (1) two metres, (2) one metre, and (3) zero metres. HL4444 Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the aim expressed in OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy (CP 239) to deliver a “cleaner, more sustainable” world economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, what steps they are taking to achieve this aim through trade policy. HL4445 Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Data Processing Impact Assessment will be published for the computer systems that will store the data collected by COVID-19 human contact tracers. HL4446 Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the (1) mean, (2) median, (3) 25th percentile, (4) 75th percentile, and (5) variance, of the time taken between testing for COVID-19 and receiving the result. HL4447 Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government which companies and other bodies will be holding data generated by (1) the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application, and (2) the contact tracing carried about by human contact tracers; and when the data sharing agreements with each of those entities will be published. HL4448 Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any person will be compelled to download or use the NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing application; and whether they will propose that it be a criminal offence (1) to require a person to download or use the app by refusing to sell goods or services, (2) to discriminate in employment or (3) to block entry to public premises, because a person has not downloaded or is not using the app. HL4449 Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they decided to create a new centralised team of human contact tracers for COVID-19 rather than local teams under the management of local public health directors, as were used during previous epidemics. HL4450
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government why passengers coming to the UK by (1) boat, and (2) the Eurostar, will not need to quarantine themselves for two weeks while those arriving by air will. HL4451 Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the capability of infants and primary school children to (1) understand, and (2) adhere to, the principles of social distancing at school. HL4452 Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of any additional risk encountered by cancer patients as a result of a delay to their receiving letters advising them to shield themselves from COVID-19. HL4453 Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, if any, to protect care workers from contracting COVID-19. HL4454 Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have been taking, if any, to ensure that personal protective equipment produced in domestic or non-professional settings meets the standards set by The British Standards Institution. HL4455 Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their target of 200,000 COVID-19 tests a day relates to tests administered, results received, or the number of people tested. HL4456 Baroness Thornton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the average length of time it takes for COVID-19 tests to be processed and the results communicated to patients for each day of testing conducted. HL4457 Baroness Thornton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of COVID-19 tests being taken at regional testing sites have been processed and the results communicated to patients within 48 hours of the test being taken. HL4458 Baroness Thornton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of COVID-19 home tests have been processed and the results communicated to patients within 72 hours of the test being taken. HL4459 Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS maternity units in England provide contraception to mothers after delivery so that there is no immediate need to access such services from a GP. HL4460 Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding they provided to Women and Children First UK in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018. HL4461 Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding they provided to the International Planned Parenthood Federation in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013, (d) 2014, (e) 2015, (f) 2016, (g) 2017, (h) 2018, and (i) 2019. HL4462 Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many former service personnel discharged from the services on disciplinary grounds have (1) applied to rejoin the armed forces and (2) been accepted and rejoined. HL4463 Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the appointment on 12 May of four Non-Executive Directors to the Cabinet Office was subject to the requirements of (1) the Ministerial Code, and (2) Civil Service open competition. HL4464
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Questions unanswered after 10 working days The questions asked on the dates shown in bold were due for answer by the dates in brackets. The govern- ment department responsible for answering each question is shown in square brackets. A Topical Ques- tion for Written Answer is indicated with a [T]. 16 March (30 March) HL2599 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2604 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2655 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] 17 March (31 March) HL2699 Baroness Masham of Ilton [Department of Health and Social Care] 24 March (7 April) HL2879 Lord Mawson [Department of Health and Social Care] 25 March (8 April) HL2951 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2978 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2958 Lord Marlesford [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2959 Lord Marlesford [Department of Health and Social Care] 21 April (28 April) HL3292 Lord Alton of Liverpool [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3299 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] 21 April (5 May) HL3139 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3140 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3141 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3142 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3143 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Women and Equalities] HL3144 Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3211 Lord Ramsbotham [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3212 Lord Ramsbotham [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3203 Lord Marlesford [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3216 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3206 Lord Marlesford [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3258 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3265 Lord Lipsey [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3285 Baroness Thornhill [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3337 Lord Mawson [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3296 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3355 Lord Vinson [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3346 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3347 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3340 Lord Scriven [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3341 Lord Scriven [Department of Health and Social Care]
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HL3333 Baroness Manzoor [Department of Health and Social Care] 22 April (29 April) HL3016 Lord Harris of Haringey [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3094 Lord Truscott [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] 22 April (6 May) HL2996 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL2999 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3015 Lord Empey [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3076 Baroness Sheehan [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3065 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3102 Lord Warner [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3030 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3031 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3032 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3033 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3002 Lord Bassam of Brighton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3097 Baroness Uddin [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3098 Baroness Uddin [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3099 Baroness Uddin [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3070 Lord Scriven [Department of Health and Social Care] 23 April (30 April) HL3402 Lord Jopling [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] 23 April (7 May) HL3397 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3398 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3443 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3406 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3429 Baroness Pinnock [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3418 Lord Mawson [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3419 Lord Mawson [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3421 Lord Mawson [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3356 Lord Bassam of Brighton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3357 Lord Bassam of Brighton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3358 Lord Bassam of Brighton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3441 Baroness Stroud [Department of Health and Social Care] 28 April [T] (5 May) HL3499 Lord Birt [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3582 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3644 Baroness Thornton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3589 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department of Health and Social Care] 28 April (13 May) HL3468 Lord Crathorne [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]
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HL3472 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3502 Lord Green of Deddington [Home Office] HL3503 Lord Green of Deddington [Home Office] HL3504 Lord Green of Deddington [Home Office] HL3505 Lord Green of Deddington [Home Office] HL3506 Lord Green of Deddington [Home Office] HL3516 Baroness Pinnock [Home Office] HL3491 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3492 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3493 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3494 Lord Alton of Liverpool [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3513 Lord Marlesford [Home Office] HL3508 Lord Judd [Home Office] HL3518 Baroness Randerson [Department for Education] HL3498 Lord Berkeley [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3561 Lord West of Spithead [Home Office] HL3562 Lord West of Spithead [Home Office] HL3563 Lord West of Spithead [Home Office] HL3565 Lord West of Spithead [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3544 Lord Rennard [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3546 Lord Rennard [Cabinet Office] HL3547 Lord Rennard [Cabinet Office] HL3548 Lord Rennard [Cabinet Office] HL3535 Baroness Hollins [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3538 Baroness Hollins [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3529 Lord Birt [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3541 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3542 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3614 Baroness Kennedy of Cradley [Cabinet Office] HL3637 Lord Storey [Department for Education] HL3610 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3617 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [Home Office] HL3618 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [Home Office] HL3619 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [Home Office] HL3620 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [Department for Work and Pensions] HL3622 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [Department for Work and Pensions] HL3573 Lord Adonis [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3601 Lord Hoyle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3602 Lord Hoyle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3604 Lord Hoyle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3605 Lord Hoyle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3638 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3640 Lord Taylor of Warwick [Treasury] HL3574 Lord Adonis [Department of Health and Social Care]
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HL3575 Lord Adonis [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3577 Lord Adonis [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3607 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3590 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department for Education] HL3591 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department for Education] HL3592 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department for Education] HL3623 Baroness McGregor-Smith [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3624 Baroness McGregor-Smith [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3625 Baroness McGregor-Smith [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3585 Baroness Anelay of St Johns [Home Office] HL3665 Lord Wigley [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3666 Lord Wigley [Home Office] HL3668 Lord Wigley [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3659 Lord Pendry [Department for Education] HL3660 Lord Pendry [Home Office] HL3646 Baroness Altmann [Home Office] HL3647 Baroness Altmann [Home Office] HL3662 Lord Scriven [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3650 Baroness Altmann [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3663 Lord Scriven [Department of Health and Social Care] 29 April (6 May) HL3688 Lord Dobbs [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] 5 May (12 May) HL3904 Lord Morris of Aberavon [T] [Department of Health and Social Care] 5 May (13 May) HL3866 Baroness Hayman [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3880 Lord Rosser [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3867 Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3853 Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle [Department of Health and Social Care] HL3859 Lord Cormack [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport] HL4049 Baroness Thornton [Department of Health and Social Care] HL4017 Baroness Altmann [Department of Health and Social Care]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 10 working days Cabinet Office (4) Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2) Department for Education (6) Department for Work and Pensions (2) Department of Health and Social Care (106) Home Office (19) Treasury (1) Women and Equalities (1)
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Bills in Progress
Type of Bill To be considered Waiting for Second Reading Referendums Criteria Bill [HL] Private Member’s Financial Services (Duty of Care) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Marriage (Approved Organisations) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Criminal Records Bill [HL] Private Member’s Emissions Reduction (Local Authorities in London) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Road Traffic Offences (Cycling) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Schools (Mental Health and Wellbeing) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (Amendment) (Siblings) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Petroleum (Amendment) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Public Advocate Bill [HL] Private Member’s House of Lords (Elections and Reform) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Abortion Bill [HL] Private Member’s Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Joint Committee of Nominations to the Supreme Court Bill [HL] Private Member’s School Holiday Open Days Bill [HL] Private Member’s Mandatory Training on Learning Disabilities and Autism Bill Private Member’s [HL] Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Unconscionable Conduct in Commerce Bill [HL] Private Member’s Pavement Parking Bill [HL] Private Member’s Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Video Gaming Health and Wellbeing Strategy Bill [HL] Private Member’s Duchy of Cornwall Bill [HL] Private Member’s Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Small Business Commissioner and Late Payments etc Bill [HL] Private Member’s Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] Private Member’s Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement of Part 3) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Armed Forces (Posthumous Pardons) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Storage Period for Gametes Bill [HL] Private Member’s Immigration Control (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Rented Homes Bill [HL] Private Member’s
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Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Private Member’s Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] Cosmetic Surgery (Standards) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Electric Vehicle Trading Scheme and Road Usage Duty Private Member’s (Consultation) Bill [HL] Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Constitutional Privileges Bill [HL] Private Member’s European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Hares Preservation Bill [HL] Private Member’s Traffic Management (Amendment) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Traffic Management (Approved Devices) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Department of Health (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL] Private Member’s Equal Pay Bill [HL] Private Member’s Office of the Whistleblower Bill [HL] Private Member’s Organ Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL] Private Member’s Assisted Dying Bill [HL] Private Member’s Buses (Zero Emissions) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Local Authorities (Transport Powers) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Police Conduct (Operation Conifer) Inquiry Bill [HL] Private Member’s Hereditary Peerages and Baronetcies (Equality of Inheritance) Private Member’s Bill [HL] Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill [HL] Private Member’s House of Lords (Removal of Bishops) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Contracts for Difference and Onshore Wind Bill [HL] Private Member’s Elections (Candidates’ Expenditure and Nominations) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Right to Die at Home Bill [HL] Private Member’s Higher Education Cheating Services Prohibition Bill [HL] Private Member’s Devolution in England Bill [HL] Private Member’s Workforce Information Bill [HL] Private Member’s Public Contracts (Modern Slavery) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Duty to Plan for Terrorism (Consultation) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Automated Facial Recognition Technology (Moratorium and Private Member’s Review) Bill [HL] Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (Legal Advice and Private Member’s Appeals) Bill [HL] Period Products (Free Provision) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL] Private Member’s Provision of Personal Care Bill [HL] Private Member’s Goods Mortgages Bill [HL] Private Member’s Policing Resources Bill [HL] Private Member’s Genocide Determination Bill [HL] Private Member’s
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School Admissions for Children Adopted from Overseas Bill [HL] Private Member’s Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] Private Member’s Office for Science Quality Assessment Bill [HL] Private Member’s Sentencing Bill [HL] (Consolidation Bill) Government Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill [HL] Government Waiting for Commitment Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill Government Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill Government Committed to a Select Committee High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill Hybrid Highgate Cemetery Bill [HL] Private Committed to a Virtual Committee Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill Government [HL] Committed to a Committee of the Whole House Domestic Premises (Energy Performance) Bill [HL] (Queen’s Private Member’s consent to be signified) Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [HL] Private Member’s Access to Palliative Care and Treatment of Children Bill [HL] Private Member’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Private Member’s Bill [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified) Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] (Queen’s consent to be Private Member’s signified) Waiting for Report Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] Government (Scottish Legislative Consent Motion passed) Pension Schemes Bill [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified) Government Fisheries Bill [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified) Government Waiting for Third Reading Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] Government Sent to the Commons Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Government Commission Bill) (Scottish Legislative Consent Motion passed) Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] (Scottish Government Legislative Consent Motion passed) Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL] Government Waiting for Royal Assent Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill (Money Government Bill—25 March)
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Statutory Instruments in Progress
Affirmative Instruments waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Draft Square Kilometre Array Observatory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2020 Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Draft National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 Draft Northern Ireland Banknote (Designation of Authorised Bank) Regulations 2020 Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Affirmative Instruments waiting for Affirmative Resolution Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 7th Report, Session 2015–16 Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2017 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 29th Report, Session 2016–17 Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Draft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Draft Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 8th Report (18 May) Draft Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Draft Civil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Draft Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) (Amendment) Order 2020 Draft Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 19( May) Draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (19 May) Draft Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Definitions of “Metre” and “Kilogram”) (Amendment) Order 2020 (20 May) Draft Criminal Justice Act 2013 (Early Release on Licence) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Draft Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modification) Order 2020
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Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (14 May) Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 11th Report. Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 10th Report. Draft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 13th Report Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.(14 May) Draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Negative Instruments Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 1st Report. Praying time expired 3 February. National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expired 11 February. Draft Code of Practice A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent-revised 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 8th Report. Praying time expired 1 May. (18 May) Draft Code of Practice F: Donation of solid organs and tissue for transplantation-revised 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 8th Report. Praying time expired 1 May. (18 May) Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 16 May. Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 20 May. Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus Disease) Regulations 2020 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 16 May. Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 16 May. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 7 June. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 4 June.
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Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 4 June. Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in England) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Competition Act 1998 (Groceries) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Competition Act 1998 (Solent Maritime Crossings) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. National Health Service (Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Nursing and Midwifery Council (Emergency Procedures) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Coronavirus) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Tax Credits, Child Benefit, Guardian’s Allowance and Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 20 May. Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June.
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Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Investigatory Powers (Temporary Judicial Commissioners and Modification of Time Limits) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Prison and Young Offender Institution (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Offender Management Act 2007 (Coronavirus) (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Employment Appeal Tribunal (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Tribunal Procedure (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Street and Road Works (Amendments Relating to Electronic Communications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) (Revocation) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Coronavirus (Retention of Fingerprints and DNA Profiles in the Interests of National Security) Regulations 2020 11th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 12th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Local Government (Coronavirus) (Structural Changes) (Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 12th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 12th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June.
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Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 13th Report. Praying time expires 12 June. Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 11 June. Taking Control of Goods and Certification of Enforcement Agents (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 13 June. School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 12 June. Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development and Welfare Requirements) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 12 June. Maternity Allowance, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Normal Weekly Earnings Etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 13 June. Football Spectators (2020 UEFA European Championship Control Period) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Order 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. Non-Domestic Rating (Transitional Protection Payments and Rates Retention) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 12 June. Special Educational Needs and Disability (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 14th Report. Praying time expires 19 June. Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in Wales) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 10 June. State Pension Credit (Coronavirus) (Electronic Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 16 June. Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 17 June. National Health Service (Quality Accounts) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 18 June. Misuse of Drugs (Coronavirus) (Amendments Relating to the Supply of Controlled Drugs During a Pandemic Etc.) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 18 June. National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 18 June.
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Criminal Legal Aid (Coronavirus, Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 19 June. Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 20 June. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 20 June. Competition Act 1998 (Dairy Produce) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020 14th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Praying time expires 20 June.
Human Rights Remedial Orders Draft orders under paragraph 2(a) reported by the Joint Committee on Human Rights Draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019 Scrutiny period expired: 20 January. 1st Report Draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019 Scrutiny period expired: 9 February. 2nd Report Draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020 Scrutiny period expired: 11 May. 4th Report
Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Pilotage and Port Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Sifting period expires: 22 June Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 Sifting period expires: 22 June
Instrument subject to special Parliamentary Procedure in Progress Draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2020 Special attention drawn to the instrument by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, 9th Report. Praying time expired 6 May. (14 May)
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Committees 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 14 May EU Services Sub-Committee Virtual Meeting 9.00am National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Virtual Meeting 4.00pm Friday 15 May International Relations and Defence Committee Virtual Meeting 3.00pm Monday 18 May Human Rights (Joint Committee) Virtual Meeting 2.00pm Tuesday 19 May Science and Technology Committee Virtual Meeting 10.00am EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee Virtual Meeting 10.30am Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee Virtual Meeting 10.30am Gambling Industry Committee Virtual Meeting 2.00pm Economic Affairs Committee Virtual Meeting 3.00pm Communications and Digital Committee Virtual Meeting 3.15pm Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Virtual Meeting 3.45pm Wednesday 20 May EU Environment Sub-Committee Virtual Meeting 9.00am Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Virtual Meeting 3.40pm EU International Agreements Sub-Committee Virtual Meeting 4.00pm Thursday 21 May Conduct Committee Virtual Meeting 2.00pm Friday 22 May House of Lords Commission Virtual Meeting 10.30am Thursday 11 June Services Committee Virtual Meeting 1.00pm Monday 15 June Liaison Committee Virtual Meeting 10.30am Wednesday 17 June Finance Committee Virtual Meeting 4.15pm
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Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 13 May 2020
Select Committee Reports 1 Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) (England) Regulations 2020. (11th Report, HL Paper 61) 2 Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020: Second Report. (4th Report, HL Paper 62)
Virtual Proceedings The Virtual Proceedings began at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Durham. 3 Universal Credit A question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett and answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott. 4 Syria A question was asked by Baroness Cox and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. 5 COVID-19: sports A question was asked by Lord Caine and answered by Baroness Barran. 6 Economy: Bank of England forecasts A question was asked by Lord Lamont of Lerwick and answered by Baroness Penn. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned. The Virtual Proceedings resumed. 7 Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (1½-hour debate) Lord Rosser moved that the Virtual Proceedings do consider the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned. The Virtual Proceedings resumed. 8 Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL] The bill was considered in a Virtual Committee. Amendments were considered. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned. The Virtual Proceedings resumed. 9 Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in a Virtual Committee, beginning with amendment 3. Amendments were considered. The Virtual Committee adjourned after clause 3 was agreed to. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned. The Virtual Proceedings resumed. 10 COVID-19: business Lord Callanan repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 12 May. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned. The Virtual Proceedings resumed.
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11 COVID-19: economic package Lord Agnew of Oulton repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on Tuesday 12 May. The Virtual Proceedings adjourned at 8.28pm. Ed Ollard Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum pre- sented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Command Paper The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty: 1. Contingent Liability—Minute from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy concerning the notification of the revised contingent liability arising from changes to the parameters of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. (—)
Statutory Instruments laid under Standing Order 70 The following instruments were laid before the House on the dates shown: 1. Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (Affirmative Instrument, No. 500, laid on 13 May) 2. Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (Affirmative Instrument, No. 503, laid on 13 May) 3. Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 (Public Service Obligations in Transport) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 504, laid on 13 May) 4. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings and Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (Negative Instrument, No. 505, laid on 13 May)
Paper not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings The following paper was laid before the House: 1. Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the renewal of call-out orders under section 56(1B) and (3) of that Act, dated 7 May 2020, for standing call-out orders, operations in Mali, operations in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Kosovo and operations to counter the threat of Daesh
Instrument coming into operation before being laid The Lord Speaker informed the House that he had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with an explanation: 1. Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (500)
Proposed Negative Statutory Instrument The following paper was laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on the date shown: 1. Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (13 May)
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