What's on in the Lords 24-25 July
21 July 2023
Questions
Coming up this week in Lords questions, members quiz the government on revisions to the Cabinet Manual, replacing ammunition and missile stocks given to Ukraine, the UK's digital economy agreements and the impact of immigration and visa policies on creative industries.
Debates
Artificial intelligence, housing in rural and coastal communities, impacts of climate change and England's land use are all in the spotlight this week.
Committees
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is holding a Victims' Commissioners evidence session. Claire Waxman, Victims' Commissioner for London, and Dame Vera Baird, former Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, will give evidence.
The Economic Affairs Committee meet to continue its inquiry into the current performance and independence of the Bank of England.
Read on for more.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The Lords questioned the government on:
- revisions to the Cabinet Manual
- replacing ammunition stocks given to Ukraine
- UK's digital economy agreements
- the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke.
Urgent question
Members quizzed the government in an urgent question on housing and planning policy changes.
Debates
Members debated:
- development of advanced artificial intelligence
- the housing crisis in rural and coastal communities
- impacts of climate change on health, the economy, food security and the environment.
Regulations
From 3.45pm
Away from the chamber, in Grand Committee, members considered regulations on:
- immigration and nationality
- Police Act 1997
- agriculture and horticulture development
- tobacco and related products
- human medicines.
Tuesday
From 11am
Questions
Members quizzed the government on:
- the impact of immigration policies on the UK's creative industries
- immunisation programme against respiratory syncytial virus
- reducing pregnancies affected by neural tube defects through mandatory folic fortification of bread flour
- T-levels.
Urgent question
Members also pressed the government in an urgent question on the repatriation of holidaymakers in Rhodes.
Debates
Members debated:
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