What's on in the Lords 26-30 June
23 June 2023
Questions
Topics this week include the humanitarian situation in Sudan, farm animal welfare, regulating AI, e-scooter and e-bike fires and Great British Railways.
Bills
The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill and Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill return to the Lords, plus members begin further check of the Illegal Migration Bill.
Debates
NHS eating disorder services and the UK’s economic growth are up for debate this week.
Read on for more.
Friday
From 10am
Debates
Members will debate the following committee reports:
- Fighting Fraud: Breaking the Chain by the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
- UK defence policy: from aspiration to reality? by the International Relations and Defence Committee
- The roles of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers by the Constitution Committee.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members questioned the government on:
- UN International Widow’s Day
- Sudan: the security and humanitarian situation
- farm animal welfare
- regulating artificial intelligence.
Private Notice Question
Members quizzed the government following an urgent question on emergency communications systems.
Legislation
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill returned to the Lords for consideration of Commons changes and members continued further examination of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill at report stage.
Statements
The House also quizzed the government following statements on Russia and the introduction of a national targeted lung cancer screening programme.
Regulations
From 3.45pm
In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members considered regulations on Sentencing Act 2020 regulations that give both magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court the power to require regular reviews of community and suspended sentence orders in certain cases.
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members questioned the government on:
- e-scooter and e-bike fires
- the number of asylum claims awaiting a decision and small boat crossings
- creating new technological opportunities for people who are deafblind
- animal torture content online.
Statement
Members pressed the government following a statement on the Illegal Migration Bill's economic impact assessment.
Legislation
Members considered House of Commons changes to the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill and Financial Services and Markets Bill and continued report stage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.
Wednesday
Questions
Members questioned the government on:
- the benefits of the UK’s former participation in Horizon Europe
- creating Great British Railways
- DEFRA report: Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable and Reusable Nappies in the UK 2023
- arts and humanities studies.
Legislation
Report stage of the Illegal Migration Bill began.
Regulations
In Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:
- relationship and sexuality education in Northern Ireland
- equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in Northern Ireland
- Republic of Belarus sanctions
- the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Thursday
Questions
Members quizzed the government on:
- pension funds
- the work of the Advanced Research and Innovation Agency
- closing the employment gap between the BAME and white workforce
- impact of corporate profits on inflation.
Debates
The Lords debated the following topics:
- violence against women and girls in the UK
- NHS eating disorder services
- the growth of the UK’s economy and inflation rates.
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