What's on in the Lords 15-19 November

Discover what’s coming up in a packed week of House of Lords questions, debates and scrutiny of bills.

Thursday 18 November

From 11am

Questions

Members will question the government for 40 minutes on:

Three questions to Lord Frost, the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, will follow on:

Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: impact on Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market
Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: government plans to involve the Court of Justice of the European Union in dispute cases regarding the Protocol
introducing physical checks on solid fuels entering the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland.

Debates

After questions the House will debate the following topics:

Legislation

From 10am

In Grand Committee, members will examine the Charities Bill at committee stage.

Friday 19 November

From 9.30am

Members will debate the following private members' bills:

Catch up

Monday 15 November

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

levelling up
Nagorno-Karabakh: ceasefire violations
funding UK based landmine-clearance charities
adopting a formal definition of Islamophobia.

Private Notice Question

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour), asked the government an urgent question on the action it is taking to secure the release and return to the United Kingdom of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

Legislation

Members considered House of Commons changes to the Telecommunications (Security) Bill.

Members also continued line by line checks of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at committee stage.

Debates

Members debated two committee reports in Grand Committee:

Economic Affairs Committee report: 'Quantitative easing: a dangerous addiction?'
European Union Committee report: 'Beyond Brexit: food, environment, energy and health'.

Statement

Members questioned the government on its COVID-19 update.

Tuesday 16 November

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Channel 4: a potential change of ownership
COVID-19: self-isolation rules for international students
Professor Kathleen Stock resignation
reducing NHS England waiting lists.

Legislation

Members started further examination of the Dormant Assets Bill at report stage.

Members considered House of Commons changes to the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill.

Debates

The Lords debated recommendations in the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia 'Fuelling the Moonshot'.

In Grand Committee, members debated a report from the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21.

Wednesday 17 November

Legislation

The House of Lords started its final examination (third reading) of the Professional Qualifications Bill.

Members continued line by line checks of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at committee stage. Committee stage continued following questions.

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

Statement

The House of Lords questioned the government on Sunday's incident at Liverpool Women's Hospital.

Legislation

Committee stage of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill took place away from the chamber in Grand Committee.

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