What's on in the Lords 13-15 November
10 November 2023
Questions
This week members return to the chamber to quiz the government on financial protection for customers of flying schools, sponsorship of foreign health workers, the use of commercial near-earth satellites and £25 million for children’s hospices.
Debates
The House continues debating the King's Speech this week, with topics including the economy, transport, energy and the environment, technology, media and culture, foreign affairs and defence.
Committees
The Built Environment Committee looks at modern methods of construction, the Communications and Digital Committee dives deeper into large language models and the Constitution Committee investigates the impact of the introduction of voter ID.
Read on for more.
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members press the government on:
- disclosure obligations for UK-listed investment companies
- protections for customers of flying schools
- sponsorship of foreign health workers
- commercial near-earth satellites.
Debates
The debate on the King's speech continues with topics including the economy, transport, energy and the environment.
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The House will question the government on:
- £25 million for children’s hospices
- authorised push payment (APP) fraud performance report
- autistic people confined to inpatient care
- fourth question to be determined.
Debates
The debate on the King's speech continues with members discussing science, technology, media and culture.
Regulations
From 3.45pm
In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members consider regulations on:
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions
Members press the government on:
- identifying special educational needs in schools
- standards for food in schools
- cross sectoral sustainability framework for biomass
- fourth question to be determined.
Debates
The debate on the King's speech concludes. The topics up for debate include foreign affairs and defence.
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