What's on in the Lords 16-20 January
13 January 2023
Questions
In Lords questions, members pressed the government on housing for asylum seekers, access to childcare, avian flu and preserving national parks.
Legislation
Detailed checks of the National Security Bill and the Energy Bill continued, and members debated the main principles of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill.
Debates
Members debated International Holocaust Memorial Day, the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush and the relationship between the UK and India.
Read on for more.
Catch up
Monday
Questions
Members pressed the government for 40 minutes on:
- allegations of banks forging customer signatures
- the UK’s readiness for future pandemics
- building 300,000 homes a year
- local authorities taking their fair share of asylum seekers in the private rental sector.
Legislation
Committee stage of the National Security Bill continued.
Away from the chamber in Grand Committee, members continued detailed examination of the Energy Bill at committee stage.
Tuesday
Questions
The House of Lords quizzed the government on:
- reforming the United Nations Security Council
- access to childcare
- the numbers of asylum seekers awaiting a decision about their status
- blocking of the Lachin Corridor between Armenia and Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh.
Legislation
Members debateld the key principles and purpose of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill at second reading.
Regulations
In Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:
- bereavement benefits for widowed parents
- the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019
- pensions appeal tribunals
- the Energy Bill Relief Scheme
- immigration.
Wednesday
Questions
Members questioned the government on:
- financial resources available to the government of Wales
- preserving national parks
- the link between avian influenza and game birds
- Ministry of Defence budget.
Statements
Members questioned the government following statements on:
- the execution of Alireza Akbari
- exercise of section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 with regard to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Legislation
The main debate of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Bill took place at second reading, followed by all remaining stages.
The Lords continued detailed checks (committee stage) of the National Security Bill.
In Grand Committee, examination of the Energy Bill continued at committee stage.
Motion to regret
The House debated a motion to regret put forward by Lord Snape. The motion relates to penalty fares for those who fail to produce, when required to do so, a ticket allowing them to travel by train.
Thursday
Questions
Members pressed the government for 40 minutes on:
- the use of artificial intelligence in creative subjects in secondary schools
- introducing an annual vaccination programme for RSV
- early detection of osteoporosis
- the Times Health Commission.
Statements
Members quizzed the government following statements on:
Debates
After Lords questions, three debates took place on the following topics:
- International Holocaust Memorial Day
- Windrush: 75th anniversary
- strengthening the relationship between the UK and India.
Friday
Debates
Members debated three committee reports:
- Scrutiny of EU legislative proposals within the scope of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland by the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
- Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century by the Constitution Committee
- The net zero transformation: delivery, regulation and the consumer by the Industry and Regulators Committee.
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