What's on in the House of Lords: 19-22 July
19 July 2021
This week in the House of Lords chamber:
- Members continued line by line scrutiny of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill at committee stage, raising issues including the lifelong loan entitlement , careers advice and SEN provision
- Members continued checking of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, including changes for cephalopods and decapods
- The House also began further scrutiny of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill, including requiring landlords to notify tenants of future changes to ground rents
- Members also pressed government on the Northern Ireland Protocol, and raised concerns on new regulations for COVID-19 testing, mandatory vaccinations for care home staff and calorie labelling for restaurants and takeaways.
Read on for further highlights from 19-22 July.
Catch up
Monday 19 July
Questions
1pm
Members will question the government on:
- UK cash infrastructure
- COVID-19: regulation of travel
- the hydrogen economy
- Director of the Brexit Opportunities Unit salary.
Statement
From 1.40pm
The House of Lords will question the government on a Transport Decarbonisation statement.
Legislation
2.20pm
Line by line check of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill (committee stage) will continue.
Tuesday 20 July
Questions
Midday
Members will question the government on:
- access to official documents
- human rights due diligence in businesses
- Chinese companies linked to human rights violations
- National Food Strategy independent review.
Legislation
From 12.40pm
The Lords will debate regulations on a mandatory approval process for COVID-19 tests sold in the UK, including a motion to regret.
1.30pm
Members will start a further check and change of the Leaseholder Reform (Ground Rent) Bill (report stage).
2.30pm
The Lords will continue examination of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill (committee stage) in Grand Committee.
6.30pm
The House will debate regulations on the mandatory vaccination of care home staff.
Statement
8pm
Members will question the government on a statement on the legacy of Northern Ireland's past.
Wednesday 21 July
Questions
Midday
Members will question the government on:
- establishing a crime of ecocide
- infectious diseases that originate in animals
- register of home educated children
- spyware sold by NSO Group.
Statement
12.40pm
Members will question the government on a statement: Northern Ireland Protocol.
Legislation
1.30pm
Members will debate changes in the final day of committee stage for the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill.
2.30pm
In Grand Committee, the House will consider regulations on:
Statement
5pm
Questions from members will take place on a COVID-19 statement.
Thursday 22 July
Questions
Midday
Members will question the government on:
- electoral register and National Insurance numbers
- ‘Net Zero Test’ for government policy
- Council Tax bands
- Human rights in Zimbabwe.
Urgent question repeat
From 12.40
Members quiz the government on changes to international travel rules.
From 12.50
The House discusses the cyber-attack on Microsoft Exchange servers.
Statement
From 1pm
Members question the government on its NHS statement.
Debates
From 2pm
Members will debate the Public Services Committee report on lessons from COVID-19.
From 4.15pm
Members will debate the EU Committee report on the UK-EU relationship on professional and business services.
2.30pm
In Grand Committee, four short debates will take place on:
- student cultural and education exchanges
- funding of cadet forces
- human rights in India
- diplomacy: Belarus elections.
Legislation
From 5.45pm
The House will debate new regulations on calorie labelling for takeaways and restaurants.
Image: copyright House of Lords 2021 / photography by Roger Harris
