What’s on in the Lords: 28 June – 1 July
1 July 2021
Highlights from the House of Lords chamber this week include:
- Environment Bill line by line check continues and members propose changes to improve sustainable packaging, roll out plastic bottle deposit scheme and extend the ‘polluter pays’ principle
- the House debates reduction of UK foreign aid, crisis reserve funds, and supporting sexual and reproductive rights globally
- members discuss security risks and network fraud in the main debate on the Telecommunications (Security) Bill.
Read on for more details of what happened this week.
Catch up
Monday 28 June
Questions
Topics covered:
- Number of hospital patients referred to residential accommodation tested for COVID-19 before discharge
- Russian military build-up in the Arctic
- Construction of an underground rail system in the north of England
- Law on marriage and religious weddings
See the full list of questions in the what's on calendar.
Private Notice Question
Members discussed the COVID-19 Test and Trace system in an urgent question raised by Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat).
Legislation
Detailed check of the Environment Bill at committee stage day 3.
Tuesday 29 June
Questions
Topics covered:
- Gambling Industry
- Leaseholders unable to sell their flats due to mortgage providers insisting on an EWS1 form
- Hospital waiting lists
- Climate Change Committee’s '2021 Progress Report to Parliament'
See the full list of questions in the what's on calendar.
Urgent question repeats
Two urgent question repeats took place on security arrangements relating to ministerial offices and social care reform.
Statement
Members questioned the government on its COVID-19 update.
Legislation
The main debate on the Telecommunications (Security) Bill.
Regulations
Town and country planning, social security and the space industry were up for debate in Grand Committee.
Debate
The House of Lords debated trade between the UK and the Republic of Ghana. Members also discussed a motion to regret on the Economic Partnership Agreement between the UK and the Republic of Cameroon.
Wednesday 30 June
Questions
Topics covered:
- Origins of the COVID-19 virus
- Guidance for indoor choirs
- House of Lords reform
- UFO sightings
See the full list of questions in the what's on calendar.
Urgent question repeat
The Lords challenged the government on the loss of secret Ministry of Defence documents.
Legislation
Environment Bill scrutiny continued in day 4 of committee stage.
Regulations
Members considered regulations on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the import of cultural goods and criminal justice.
Thursday 1 July
Questions
Topics covered:
- Children’s rights in relation to digital environments
- Future funding and governance of Channel 4
- COVID-19 testing for those leaving hospital for care homes
- Non-executive directors of government departments
See the full list of questions in the what's on calendar.
Private notice question
Members quizzed the government on COVID-19 life-expectancies in an urgent question raised by Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbench).
Urgent question repeats
The House challenged government on five urgent question repeats covering:
- COVID-19: impact on school attendance
- COVID-19 contracts
- International travel
- EU Settlement Scheme
- UK military vaccinations
Debates
Members raised the importance of the UK foreign aid programme. Later, the House debated the Dunlop Review.
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