What's on in the Lords 10-13 January

Baroness Barker speaking in the House of Lords chamber

This week in the House of Lords:

In questions, members pressed government for action on compensation for Horizon Scandal victims, ambulance waiting times outside A&E departments and fuel poverty
Line by line check of the Health and Care Bill started, with members raising concerns about powers delegated to ministers in the bill, and considering changes on ensuring waiting times targets are maintained, funding mental health services and tackling health inequalities
Members also voted to make sex-for-rent illegal and create fast-track protection orders for schools and vaccination centres in scrutiny of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

Read on for more highlights in the House of Lords from 10-13 January.

Catch up

Monday 10 January

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Debate

Members debated the Procedure and Privileges Committee Report ‘Debates before second reading in Grand Committee; Update on pass-reader voting; Leave of absence’.

Legislation

The House 'tidied up' two bills at third reading:

Detailed checks (report stage) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill also took place.

Away from the chamber in Grand Committee, the Lords began line by line examination of the National Insurance Contributions Bill at committee stage.

Tuesday 11 January

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

Members began to examine the Health and Care Bill at committee stage.

Debate

The House debated government plans to support the British farming industry. Members discussed ongoing labour shortages, and increased competition from the Australian and New Zealand markets. Lord Redesdale (Liberal Democrat), put forward the debate. Lord Benyon (Conservative), Minister for Rural Affairs, access to nature and Biosecurity, responded on behalf of the government.

Members speaking included:

Baroness Boycott (Crossbench), President of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green), former leader of the Green Party
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour), Shadow Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Read a Lords hansard transcript of the debate.

Find out more in this House of Lords Library briefing.

Wednesday 12 January

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

Members further examined the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at report stage.

Thursday 13 January

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

The Lords continued detailed checks of the Health and Care Bill at committee stage.

Motion to regret

Members debated a motion to regret put forward by Baroness Meacher (Crossbench), on goods fees regulations.

Regulations

Away from the chamber in Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:

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