What's on in the Lords 14-18 November

Catch up 

Monday 14 October

Questions

Members quizzed the government for 40 minutes on:

• government communication with businesses in the City of London
• kinship carers of children in crisis
• Climate Change Committee and Jet Zero Strategy
• delay in water companies dealing with sewage.

Legislation

Members continued line by line scrutiny of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill at committee stage.

Statement 

The Lords questioned the government following a statement on elections in Northern Ireland.

Tuesday 15 November

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

• Midlands Rail Hub
• swing bridges blocking the passage of boats
• advice for people targeted by scammers
• asylum seekers accomodation.

Statements

Members pressed the government following two statements on: 

• COP27
• the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali.

Short debate

The Lords debated Eritrean soldiers leaving Tigray Province in Ethiopia.

Regulations

Members considered regulations relating to:

• European University Institute
• social workers
• pensions
• financial services
• police commissioners
• disclosure of information: prescribed persons
• climate change.

Wednesday 16 November

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

• the influence of Russia in Georgia
• anti-depressant prescriptions
• avian flu
• deferring peerages. 

Legislation

The Lords began detailed scrutiny of the Public Order Bill at committee stage.

Statement 

Members pressed the government following a statement on social housing standards.

Regulations

In Grand Committee, the House of Lords considered regulations relating to:

• energy bill relief (Northern Ireland)
• energy prices (Northern Ireland).

Thursday 17 November

Questions

Members questioned the government for 40 minutes on:

• carers in debt
• tackling childhood obesity
• precedent for deferring peerages recommended by the Prime Minister
• Paris overtaking London as Europe’s most valuable stock market.

Statements

The Lords questioned two statements from the government on: 

• the missile incident in Poland
• G20.

Debates

Members debated the following topics:

• the challenges presented by long Covid
• problems affecting the housing market.

Short debates

For one hour, the House debated the success of national women’s sports.

In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members discussed the following topics:

• the Libor system remaining available to the Bank of England
• human rights in India
• allegations of human rights abuses in China
• the horse racing industry.

Friday 18 November

Legislation

The House of Lords debated the key principles of the House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill at second reading.

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