What's on in the Lords 7-11 March

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Recap what happened in the Lords from Monday 7 to Friday 11 March:

Questions

During Women's History Month, members pressed the government on the impact on women of the rising cost of living, in particular single mothers in poorer households.

Lords questions on the upcoming rise in National Insurance contributions, banning the sale of single-use plastics, the political situation in Zimbabwe, introducing a national green skills strategy and detention of political prisoners and attack of journalists in Belarus.

Bills

Further check and change of the Nationality and Borders Bill and Health and Care Bill continues, and members begin line by line check of the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill and Elections Bill. The main debate on the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill took take place on Wednesday.

Debates

Members debated House of Lords committee reports on policing, law enforcement and security post-Brexit, the electoral system, and trust in digital technology.

Read on for more details.

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Friday 11 March

Debates

Members debated reports from House of Lords Committees:

European Union Committee
Beyond Brexit: policing, law enforcement and security (PDF)

Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
An electoral system fit for today? More to be done (PDF)

Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
Digital Technology and the Resurrection of Trust (PDF)

Thursday 10 March

Members questioned the government on:

Members questioned the government on a statement about Ukraine previoulsy made in the House of Commons.

Legislation

Members began line by line check of the Elections Bill as committee stage begins.

In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members debated regulations relating to:

Wednesday 9 March

Members questioned the government on:

Members also pressed government on plans to speed up refugee applications from Ukraine following a previous question in the House of Commons.

Legislation

Members considered House of Commons changes to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill, and further consideration of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill at report stage.

The House conducted the main debate on the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill.

In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members debated regulations relating to:

Tuesday 8 March

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

Further examination (report stage) of the Nationality and Borders Bill continued.

In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members began line by line check of the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill.

Monday 7 March

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

Further examination (report stage) of the Health and Care Bill continued.

Members debated draft regulations relating to powers of the trade union Certifications Officer in relation to levy's payable and imposing financial penalties.

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