What's on in the Lords 6-10 December

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Highlights from 6-10 December in the House of Lords include:

Members began further check of the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill at report stage. Topics under discussion so far include attacks on emergency services workers.

The House also voted to include provisions in the Armed Forces Bill regarding civilian trials for certain crimes and assessing the impact of the government not being required to have due regard to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Members also began scrutiny of the Health and Care Bill, discussing topics including re-organising the NHS following the pandemic and a cap on the costs of care.

Read on for more details.

Catch up

Monday 6 December

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Read a House of Lords Library briefing on making misogyny a hate crime.

Legislation

Members began a 'tidy up' the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill at third reading

The Lords began further examination (report stage) of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill.

Debates

In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members debated recent reports from the European Union Committee relating to the institutional framework, trade in services and trade in goods.

Motion to annul

Motions to annul can be used by members to object to a statutory instrument. This motion to annul was tabled by Earl Attlee in relation to drivers' hours and tachographs. Read more details in a House of Lords Library briefing.

Motion to regret

Lord Berkeley tabled a motion to regret regarding regulations relating to electric vehicle smart charge points.

Tuesday 7 December

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Legislation

Members began the main debate (second reading) of the Health and Care Bill. In Grand Committee, work away from the main chamber, members considered:

Wednesday 8 December

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Debate

Members debated the establishment of a Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) consisting of members of the UK Parliament and European Parliament.

Legislation

Members 'tidied up' the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill and began further examination (report stage) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

The Lords considered House of Commons amendments ('ping pong') to the Armed Forces Bill.

Thursday 9 December

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Debate

Members debated:

Friday 10 December

From 10am

Debate

The House of Lords considered contemporary challenges to freedom of speech in a debate put forward by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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