What's on in the Lords: 24-27 May

Catch up

Monday 24 May

Questions

Topics covered:

1. Number of social homes for rent
2. Leaseholder bankruptcies
3. Brexit: impact on small businesses
4. Environmental land management

See the full list of questions in Lords business.

Legislation

Members began the main debate (second reading) on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill.

Statement Repeat  

Statements made in the House of Commons are repeated and questioned in the House of Lords. 

On Monday, the House debated two government updates on: 

• The Post Office  
• The Future of Britain’s Railway 

Tuesday 25 May

Questions

Topics covered:

1. Migration to the UK
2. Aims for COP26
3. Prohibiting the use of pesticides
4. Passenger safety at Heathrow airport

See the full list of questions in Lords business.

Private Notice Question

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour), quizzed the government on the Ryanair emergency landing in Belarus.  

Urgent question repeats 

Two urgent question repeats took place in the House of Lords on Tuesday. Members pressed the government on: 

• Lord Dyson’s report into the BBC 
• The report of the Independent Panel into the death of Daniel Morgan 

Legislation

Members debated the key principles (second reading) of the Professional Qualifications Bill.

Wednesday 26 May

Questions

Topics covered:

1. Illegal use of e-scooters
2. Overseas aid funding
3. Rogue landlords
4. COVID-19: Spread of variant B.1.617.2

See the full list of questions in Lords business.

Private Notice Question  

Baroness Thornton (Labour), pressed the government on COVID-19 travel guidance.  

Urgent question repeats 

Urgent questions asked in the House of Commons are repeated and questioned in the House of Lords. 

On Wednesday, members quizzed the government on COVID-19 and the criminal justice system.  

Regulations

Members reviewed global anti-corruption sanction regulations following questions.

Legislation

The House began the main debate (second reading) on the Dormant Assets Bill.

Thursday 27 May

Questions

Topics covered:

1. 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government summit commitments
2. Nagorno-Karabakh
3. Agri-environment schemes
4. Northern Ireland Protocol

See the full list of questions in Lords business.

After questions, members quizzed Lord Frost, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office on: 

• Meetings of the 24 bodies set up under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement 
• Impact of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on industrial sectors 
• Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol  

Debates

On Thursday, members debated the Communications and Digital Committee report on public service broadcasting.

In Grand Committee, away from the chamber, four short debates took place on:

• Climate change targets
• Child poverty
• COVID-19: effects on those with neurological conditions
• Bringing the perpetrators of genocide to justice

Regulations

Members considered a motion to regret on changes to the Immigration Rules.

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