What’s on in the Lords 6-10 March

Questions

Topics this week include employing disabled workers, social mobility for the creative and cultural sector and addressing the gender pay gap.

Bills

Members continue committee stage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and further examination of the National Security Bill continues.

Debates

Look out for the House of Lords annual International Women’s Day debate on Friday.

Read on for more.

Thursday

From 11am

Questions

The House will question the government on:

Legislation

Members will begin committee stage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.

Friday

From 10am

Debate

The House will debate International Women’s Day and steps to support the education of women and girls in the UK and worldwide.

Learn more about the House of Lords this Women's History Month.

Catch up

Monday

From 2.30pm

Questions

Members quizzed the government for 40 minutes on:

Legislation

The Lords continued line by line check (committee stage) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

Urgent question repeat

Members pressed the government on testing of care home residents during the covid pandemic.

Statement

Members quizzed the government following a statement on Turkey and Syria earthquakes.

Regulations

Away from the chamber in Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:

Tuesday

From 2.30pm

Questions

The Lords quizzed the government on:

Urgent question repeat

Members pressed the government on impartiality in the civil service.

Legislation

Report stage of the National Security Bill continued with further examination of the bill.

In Grand Committee, the Lords continued committee stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

Debate

Members debated the UKs collaboration with international partners to calm the violence and build lasting peace between the government of Israel and the Palestinian people.

Wednesday

From 3pm

Questions

Members pressed the government for 40 minutes on:

Legislation

The House concluded detailed checks of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill at committee stage.

Statement

Members questioned the government following a statement on the Illegal Immigration Bill.

Motion to regret

Members debated a ‘motion to regret’ school teachers qualifications and induction arrangements regulations. Put forward by Baroness Twycross, the motion regrets that the regulations will not prevent the continued fall in the number of overseas teachers qualifying to work in England over recent years and that the regulations demonstrate the government lack a coherent, holistic plan for the teaching workforce in England.

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