Tuesday, 23 May 2023
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rate of cancellations of Trans-Pennine Express trains, and what criteria they are using to consider the renewal of the...
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to proscribe the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report Gone Too Far, published in April 2023 by the charity Become, that the number of children in care...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of water companies’ plans to increase customer bills to fund investment.
The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.
Baroness Williams of Trafford: Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford That the Bill be reported from the Committee of the Whole House in respect of proceedings up to and including Monday 22 May...
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 April be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 22 May. Motion agreed.
Baroness Wyld: Moved by Baroness Wyld That the Bill be now read a third time.
Clause 1 agreed. Clause 2: Advice and information on options for raising public revenue
Lord Morrow: Moved by Lord Morrow 1: Clause 2, page 2, line 15, at end insert “such as providing advice in relation to the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council 2023 Report ‘Updated...
Relevant documents: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 38: Procedure for issuing codes of practice
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara: Moved by Lord Stevenson of Balmacara 110: Clause 38, page 38, line 24, leave out subsections (2) to (8) and insert—“(2) Upon receiving the draft code of...
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay 122A: Clause 47, page 46, line 10, after “29” insert “, except the duty set out in subsection (8A) of...
Baroness Kidron: Moved by Baroness Kidron 123A: Clause 48, page 46, line 22, at end insert—“(c) pornographic material that must be put behind age assurance as set out in section...
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick: Moved by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick That this House regrets that the Immigration (Electronic Travel Authorisations) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations...
Clause 49: “Regulated user-generated content”, “user-generated content”, “news publisher content”
Lord Clement-Jones: Moved by Lord Clement-Jones 124: Clause 49, page 47, line 6, at end insert—“(2A) Subsection (2)(e) does not apply in respect of a regulated user-to-user service...
The Bill was returned from the Commons with reasons. It was ordered that the Commons reasons be printed. House adjourned at 10.41 pm.
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
