What's on in the Lords 27 February - 3 March
24 February 2023
Questions
This week in Lords questions, members quiz the government on school lunches, train services in the north of England, eating disorder services for men, the target to end rough sleeping and the criminal justice system.
Bills
Detailed checks of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and the Financial Services and Markets Bill continue, plus members ‘tidy up’ the National Security Bill.
Read on for more.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The Lords quized the government on:
- the government of Georgia and the imprisonment of former president, Mikhail Saakashvili
- improving train services in the north of England
- UK medicines manufacturing industry
- impact of food price rises on the provision of school meals.
Legislation
Line by line examination of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill continued.
Members completed all remaining stages of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donations) Bill.
Regulations
Motions to regret
Members debated two motions to regret regulations on advertising less healthy food and drink.
Put forward by Lord Allan of Hallam, the first motion regrets that the regulations will delay the implemention of the ban on advertising less healthy food and drink before the 9pm watershed on TV, radio and online media.
The second motion, put forward by Baroness Merron, regrets that the regulations fail to provide enough information to gain a clear understanding of their policy objective and intended implementation.
From 3.45pm
In Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members pressed the government for 40 minutes on:
- Lindisfarne Highly Protected Marine Conservation Area
- increasing the flow of passengers through border control at the St Pancras Eurostar terminal
- banning gas boilers in new-build homes
- underspend in annual budget to install domestic heat pumps.
Legislation
Members continued their detailed check of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill at committee stage.
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions
Members questioned the government on:
- men's access to eating disorder services
- Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences
- ending rough sleeping by 2024
- discussions with water companies regarding water pollution.
Legislation
Threats from espionage and sabotage were in the spotlight as members continued to debate and make changes to the National Security Bill at report stage.
From 4.15pm
In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members continued line by line check of the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
Regulations
Members debated regulations on Northern Ireland in a motion to annul put forward by Lord Dodds of Duncairn.
Thursday
From 11am
Questions
The House of Lords quizzed the government on:
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 small payments scheme
- impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on translation and interpreting services in the criminal justice system
- exportation of electric cars to the EU
- Stormont Brake mechanism in the new Windsor Framework.
Legislation
The Lords continued its detailed check of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on day three of committee stage.
Friday
From 10am
Legislation
Members held the main debate of four private members' bills originating in the House of Commons:
- Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
- Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
- Carer's Leave Bill.
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