Committees

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considers the policy effects of statutory instruments and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure.

Scrutiny of secondary legislation laid to tackle coronavirus pandemic

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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13th Report - Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Proposed Negative Instruments; Drawn to the special attention of the House: Town and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021; Includes information paragraphs on: 4 instruments relating to COVID-19
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12th report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2021, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, Public Interest Merger Reference (Cobham Ultra Acquisitions Ltd. and Ultra Electronics Holdings plc) (Pre-emptive Action) Order 2021; Correspondence: Sunset Provisions in statutory instruments dealing with COVID-19; Includes information paragraphs on: 8 instruments relating to COVID-19
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11th report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021; Correspondence: Department for Transport’s backlog of maritime legislation, Ministry of Justice regarding the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Defra regarding the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021; Includes information paragraphs on: 8 instruments relating to COVID-19
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 July 2021
Work Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (Legislative scrutiny)
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Oral Evidence
20 April 2021
Work Departmental support of secondary legislation (Legislative scrutiny)
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Oral Evidence
11 February 2020
Work Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/31) (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Esther McVey (Minister for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), Cathy Francis (Director for Housing Delivery at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), and Nick Walkley (Chief Executive at Homes England)
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

No written evidence published.

Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
6 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
37 published

Contact us

  • Email: hlseclegscrutiny@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8821
  • Address: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Legislation Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW