What’s on in the Lords 2-3 May

Baroness Twycross speaking in the Lords chamber

Questions

Look out for questions on Voter Authority Certificates, addressing the issue of ‘ghost children’, the government's Net Zero Strategy and migrant housing.

Bills

Line by line check of the Online Safety Bill and Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill continues.

Debates

Plans to restore faith in the police and the UK’s changing role in the world are up for debate this week.

Read on for more.

Tuesday

From 2.30pm

Questions

Members will question the government on:

leasehold enfranchisement
Voter Authority Certificates
‘ghost children’ and children persistently absent from school
fourth question to be confirmed.

Legislation

Members will continue their detailed check of the Online Safety Bill.

Regulations

Motion to regret

Members will debate a motion to regret fire protection regulations for merchant shipping. Put forward by Baroness Scott of Needham Market, the motion regrets that the draft regulations represent a 20-year delay in the implementation of vital international safety resolutions; and calls on the government to take urgent action to address the backlog of international maritime legislation awaiting implementation.

From 3.45pm

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

Wednesday

From 11am

Questions

Members will question the government on:

Climate Change Act 2008: Net Zero Strategy
the cancellation of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme
migrant housing
fourth question to be confirmed.

Legislation

Detailed examination of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill continues at committee stage.

Debates

From 1pm

In Grand Committee, members will debate:

restoring confidence in the police
the UK’s changing role in the world and its implications for foreign policy.

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