What’s on in the Lords 25-28 October
22 October 2021 (updated on 22 October 2021)
Discover the latest questions, debates and scrutiny of bills in the House of Lords.
Catch up
Monday 25 October
Questions
Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:
- ensuring government departments and public bodies have regard to the latest National Audit Office guidance on climate change risk
- introducing a men’s health strategy
- ensuring music and the arts are at the heart of education in England
- capturing in-work rural poverty in future funding allocation mechanisms following a recent Rural Services Network report.
Legislation
The House of Lords continued line by line examination of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill as committee stage continued.
In Grand Committee, members debated the Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Bill at committee stage.
Debate
Members debated the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting.
Tuesday 26 October
Questions
Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:
- the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom
- the shortage of HGV drivers
- the costs and effectiveness of the provision of public services in England
- costs of recent Insulate Britain campaign to public services and wider economy.
Legislation
Members ‘tidied up’ the Telecommunications (Security) Bill at third reading.
The Environment Bill returned to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’.
The House of Lords continued line by line examination of the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill at committee stage.
Debate
In Grand Committee, members debated coronavirus self isolation regulations.
Wednesday 27 October
Questions
Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:
- the latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- the new Health and Social Care Levy
- when COVID-19 vaccinations abroad will be recorded on the NHS app
- staff shortages in the health and social care sector.
Legislation
The House of Lords continued line by line examination of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
In Grand Committee, members will begin detailed examination of the Armed Forces Bill as committee stage starts.
Debates
Members debated the overseas aid budget.
Thursday 28 October
Questions
Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:
- plans to promote knowledge and understanding of the contribution of migration
- compatibility of the UK’s trade policy with its climate change ambitions
- the number of recruits to the police service taken on as uniformed officers and community support officers
- ensuring the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings identified as high-risk.
Debates
Members debated:
- integrating the planning system with other infrastructure, landscape and agricultural land processes
- changes to HM Treasury’s Green Book and related guidance
- the combined impact of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on living costs.
In Grand Committee, there were four short debates on:
- the possible role of the private sector in helping individuals pay for social care
- preventing people with learning disabilities and autism being detained in secure settings when it is recommended they should live in the community
- Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- raising awareness among UK businesses of commercial opportunities in African markets.
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