What’s on in the Lords 9-11 May

Questions

Topics this week include secondary metastatic breast cancer, meeting the demand for nurses in the NHS and the UK’s plans to join Horizon Europe.

Bills

The main debate of the Illegal Migration Bill takes place and detailed checks of the Online Safety Bill continue.

Read on for more.

Catch up

Tuesday

From 2.30pm

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Legislation

Members 'tidied up' the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill at third reading. The bill now returns to the House of Commons for consideration of Lords amendments.

Members also continued line by line check of the Online Safety Bill at committee stage.

From 3.45pm

Away from the chamber in Grand Committee, members continued detailed examination of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.

Statement

Members questioned the government following a statement on access to primary care.

Wednesday

From 11am

Legislation

The main debate on the key principles and purpose of the Illegal Migration Bill took place at second reading. A motion to decline the Illegal Migration Bill was also considered. Members voted 76 in favour of the motion and 179 against, and so the motion was not agreed to.

Members also considered a House of Commons change to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill.

From 3pm

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Urgent question

Members pressed the government on the policing of protests during the Coronation.

Thursday

From 11am

Questions

Members questioned the government on:

Urgent question

Members pressed the government following an urgent question on Post Office bonuses.

Legislation

Members completed detailed check and change of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill at committee stage.

The Lords also continued committee stage of two bills:

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