What's on in the Lords 3-7 July
30 June 2023
Questions
This week members will quiz the government on low traffic neighbourhoods, blood donation, food imports from the EU, income tax, LGBT discrimination in Uganda and an International Anti-Corruption Court.
Bills
Members continue further scrutiny of the Illegal Migration Bill, plus the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill and National Security Bill return to the Lords.
Debates
The 75th anniversary of Windrush and creative industries are up for debate this week.
Read on for more.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members quizzed the government on:
- Drax biomass power station
- UK production of nuclear submarines
- low traffic neighbourhoods
- cyber security.
Legislation
Members continued further examination of the Illegal Migration Bill at report stage.
From 3.45pm
In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members began line by line check of the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The House questioned the government on:
- voluntary blood donation
- trade barriers to food imports from the EU
- threshold for the higher rate of income tax
- tackling homelessness.
Legislation
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) and National Security Bill returned to the Lords for consideration of Commons changes.
Members 'tidied up' the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill at third reading.
Statements
Members quizzed the government following a statement on road fuel prices and the NHS Long-Term Workforce plan.
Urgent question
The Lords pressed the government following an urgent question on the financial resilience of the water industry.
Regulations
Members considered a 'motion to regret' aviation safety regulations. Put forward by Baroness Randerson, the motion regrets the delayed implementation of measures contained in the Aviation Safety Regulations 2023.
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions
Members pressed the government on:
- LGBT discrimination in Uganda
- unregistered schools
- Ely area capacity enhancement programme
- doctors strikes.
Legislation
Members continued further scrutiny of the Illegal Migration Bill.
Regulations
From 4.15pm
In Grand Committee, members debated regulations on:
- healthcare: international arrangements
- Russia sanctions
- industrial training levy
- electricity capacity.
Thursday
From 11am
Questions
The Lords questioned the government on:
- proposals for an International Anti-Corruption Court
- Wales: gross domestic product
- detention of Zimbabwean politician Job Sikhala
- issuing of arrest warrants in Hong Kong.
Legislation
Further scrutiny of the Online Safety Bill began at report stage.
Debates
From 1pm
In Grand Committee, members debated:
- United Nations' International Widows Day
- prospects of skilled graduate workers who are members of a trade union
- geothermal potential for heat and power in Great Britain
- Sino-British relations.
Friday
From 10am
Debates
Members debated:
- the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush generation
- Communications and Digital Committee report, 'At Risk: our creative future'.
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