What's on in the Lords 20-23 November
17 November 2023
Questions
This week members press the government on safe access zones around abortion clinics, emergency and temporary accommodation, health benefits of low traffic neighbourhoods, and legitimate routes of entry to the UK for child refugees.
Debates
Look out for four short debates on the UK's agricultural future, a sustainable future for the motorcycle industry, air travel for disabled passengers and the role of educational technology in schools.
Bills
Members will debate the key principles and purpose of the Investigatory Powers Bill, the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill and the Pedicabs (London) Bill.
Committees
- The Industry and Regulators Committee continues hearing evidence for a new inquiry into UK regulators.
- The Public Services Committee hears from experts in a follow-up session on the children's social care implementation strategy.
- The Environment and Climate Change Committee dives into the electric vehicles market.
Read on for more.
Thursday
From 11am
Questions
Members press the government on:
- high standards of workers' rights
- UK's low median wage
- the Northern Ireland Investment Summit
- levelling up funding.
Debates
The House will debate:
- the current state of mental health support for children and young people in England
- autistic patients confined in hospitals
- the case for recognising the Ukrainian Holodomor as a genocide.
From 1pm
Away from the chamber, in Grand Committee, members will hold four short debates on:
- the UK's agricultural future
- motorcycle industry sustainability
- air travel for disabled passengers
- the role of educational technonlogy in schools.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members pressed the government on:
- UK's research, development and innovation organisational landscape
- number of NHS GPs in England
- safe access zones around abortion clinics
- reforming children’s care homes.
Legislation
Members debated the key principles of the Investigatory Powers Bill at second reading.
Regulations
From 3.45pm
In Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members considered regulations on:
- greenhouse gas emissions
- green gas support scheme
- central counterparties
- legal rights for artists
- identity verification.
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The House questioned the government on:
- emergency and temporary accommodation
- health benefits of low traffic neighbourhoods
- plans to reform the Mental Health Act 1983
- proposed asylum treaty with Rwanda.
Legislation
The House debated the main purpose of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill.
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions
Members pressed the government on:
- the electricity network connection action plan
- addressing the climate crisis as a global heath emergency
- safe routes to the UK for child refugees
- adult social care providers.
Legislation
Members debated the main purpose of the Pedicabs (London) Bill.
Motion to regret
Members debated a motion to regret put forward by Lord Clement-Jones on data protection.
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