Economy & Business Archives - House of Lords Library

Non-Domestic Rating Bill: HL Bill 140 of 2022–23

Friday, 26 May, 2023

The Non-Domestic Rating Bill is a government bill that would make changes to business rates. It would reduce the time between property revaluations, impose a duty on businesses to notify the Valuation Office Agency of changes that could affect a property’s rateable value, and introduce rates reliefs for improvements to property and heat networks. It was introduced in the House of Commons on 29 March 2023 and its second reading in the House of Lords is scheduled to take place on 19 June 2023.

Non-Domestic Rating Bill: HL Bill 140 of 2022–23

Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill: HL Bill 137 of 2022–23

Monday, 15 May, 2023

The Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill is a government bill that was introduced in the House of Commons. The bill is being fast-tracked and completed all of its stages in the House of Commons on 10 May 2023 without amendment. It is scheduled to have its second reading on the 18 May 2023 with its remaining stages taking place on 23 May 2023.

Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill: HL Bill 137 of 2022–23

Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill: HL Bill 107 of 2022–23

Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill is a private member’s bill sponsored by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour). The bill would amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to make it easier for employees to request flexible working. It was first introduced in the House of Commons and received cross-party support. The bill passed all its stages in the House of Commons without being amended.

Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill: HL Bill 107 of 2022–23

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Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill: HL Bill 90 of 2022–23

Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

On 24 March 2023, the House of Lords is due to debate the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill at second reading. This private member’s bill would create new statutory entitlements to leave and pay for employees with responsibility for a baby receiving neonatal care.
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Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill: HL Bill 101 of 2022-23

Monday, 13 March, 2023

The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill is a private member’s bill that has government support. The purpose of the bill is to amend the Equality Act 2010 to make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties (such as customers or clients) and to introduce a specific duty on employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees.
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Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill: HL Bill 106 of 2022–23

Monday, 13 March, 2023

The Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill is a private member’s bill that would allow cooperatives, mutual insurers and friendly societies to choose to adopt legal restrictions on the use of their assets. Community benefit societies, a type of cooperative, already have the option to implement such statutory ‘asset locks’ to ensure a society’s assets cannot later be used for the private benefit of members. The House of Lords is scheduled to debate the bill on 24 March 2023.
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Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill: HL Bill 91 of 2022–23

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill is a private member’s bill that would mandate that employers must distribute the total amount of tips and service charges to workers without deductions.
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Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill: HL Bill 99 of 2022–23

Monday, 20 February, 2023

Before an employer can make an employee on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave redundant, redundancy protection regulations require an employer to give that employee first refusal on a suitable alternative vacancy where one exists. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill would give the secretary of state powers to introduce regulations that would enable redundancy protections to apply from the point an employee told their employer that they were pregnant, and six months after returning from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
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Carer’s Leave Bill: HL Bill 100 of 2022-23

Thursday, 16 February, 2023

On 3 March 2023, the Carer’s Leave Bill is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords. This private member’s bill would amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to give the secretary of state the power to create, by regulations, a new entitlement to carer’s leave.
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Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: HL Bill 97 of 2022-23

Monday, 13 February, 2023

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is a government bill that would allow ministers to make regulations setting out the minimum service required in certain areas of the public sector during strike action in England, Wales and Scotland.
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- Employment
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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: HL Bill 96 of 2022–23

Thursday, 02 February, 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is a government bill which is intended to help tackle economic crime, better protect national security and enable Companies House to deliver a better service for UK individuals and businesses.
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OFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 18 of 2022–23

Monday, 30 January, 2023

The OFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill that has been introduced in the House of Lords by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench). Amongst its provisions, the bill would require Ofcom to establish a unit to advise the government on the extent of content on social media platforms which could be seen to encourage self-harm or suicide.
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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: HL Bill 89 of 2022–23

Friday, 27 January, 2023

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 6 February 2023. The bill would automatically revoke, or ‘sunset’, most retained EU law at the end of 2023. However it would also give ministers powers to exempt some retained EU law from the sunset and to restate, reproduce, replace or update retained EU law by statutory instrument.
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Northern Ireland Budget Bill: HL Bill 94 of 2022–23

Thursday, 26 January, 2023

In the absence of functioning devolved institutions the UK government has intervened to set Northern Ireland’s budget. The Northern Ireland Budget Bill provides the relevant authorisations and appropriations for the full 2022/23 financial year and includes provisions to allow public spending to continue into the early months of the 2023/24 financial year. The bill passed has been fast-tracked through the House of Commons and its second reading in the House of Lords is due to take place on 7 February 2022.
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Online Safety Bill: HL Bill 87 of 2022–23

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

The Online Safety Bill is a government bill that would establish a regulatory framework for certain online service providers. It would also create several new offences relating to online harms including offences of false communications, threatening communications, sending or showing flashing images electronically (‘epilepsy trolling’) and sending photographs or films of genitals (‘cyberflashing’). The government has said it will bring forward several amendments to the bill in the House of Lords including new offences relating to intimate images and promoting self-harm, criminal sanctions for senior managers of non-compliant providers, and promotion of small boat crossings.

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