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 and government responses

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41st Report - Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Drawn to the special attention of the House: Maritime Enforcement Powers (Specification of the Royal Navy Police) Regulations 2020 Correspondence: Equivalence in financial services Includes information paragraphs on: 4 instruments relating to COVID-19; Draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021; Draft West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021; Customs Miscellaneous Non-fiscal Provisions and Amendments etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020; Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020; Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020; Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices and Designation) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2020
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40th Report - Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Drawn to the special attention of the House: Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Correspondence: Test to Release Scheme Information paragraphs on the following instruments: 17 instruments relating to COVID-19 Plant Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) Regulations 2020 International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013-2006) Regulations 2020 National Lottery (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.
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39th Report - Interim report on the Work of the Committee in Session 2019–21
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Oral evidence transcripts

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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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Written evidence

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Other publications

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

Contact us

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