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What's on in the Lords 3-7 February

7 February 2025

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Questions

Members of the Lords quiz the government on making council tax more progressive, major defence contracts, access to mental health treatment, recruitment of teachers, and reports of Russian interference in Moldovan politics.

Bills

The Lords begins to check and change the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, debates the key principles of the Renters' Rights Bill, 'tidies up' the Data (Use and Access) Bill, and considers Commons changes to the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Debates

The contribution of the creative industries to the government’s growth mission, fines paid by water companies and lifelong learning are all in the spotlight.

Committees

Read on for more.

 

Catch up

Monday

From 2.30pm

Questions

The House of Lords questioned the government on:

  • making council tax more progressive
  • defence contracts
  • waiting times for mental health treatment
  • humanist weddings in England and Wales.

Urgent questions and statements

Members also pressed the government following urgent questions on airport expansion and the impact of fiscal policy on defence, and statements on growing the economy and the situation in Sudan.

Legislation

The Lords began line by line checks of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

Orders and regulations

From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members of the Lords considered regulations on:

  • heat networks
  • separation of waste
  • armed forces
  • register of overseas entities
  • Procurement Act 2023
  • Community Radio Order 2025.

Tuesday

From 2.30pm

Questions

Members of the Lords drew attention to:

  • pension fund reliefs
  • UK-China Economic and Financial Strategy Dialogue
  • mental health problems in primary schools
  • car parking charges.

Urgent questions

Members also pressed the government following urgent question repeats on women's health and avian influenza.

Legislation

The Lords debated the key principles of the Renters' Rights Bill.

From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, members continued line by line checks of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill.

Wednesday

From 3pm

Questions

The Lords pressed the government on:

  • impact of school VAT on armed forces personnel
  • citizenship education
  • Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner report
  • care home safety ratings.

Legislation

Members 'tidied up' the Data (Use and Access) Bill, examined the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill and Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, and considered Commons changes to the Water (Special Measures) Bill.

Thursday

From 11am

Questions

The House of Lords quizzed the government on:

  • recruitment of teachers
  • reports of Russian interference in Moldovan politics
  • Syria's transition to a representative government
  • Valdo Calocane.

Urgent questions and statements

Members pressed the government following urgent questions on AstraZeneca and the Chagos Islands and statements on the Southport attack and school accountability.

Debates

Members discussed the contribution of the creative industries to the government’s growth mission, using fines paid by water companies to repair the damage caused by sewage pollution, and lifelong learning.

Legislation

Checks of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill continued in Grand Committee.

Friday

From 10am

Legislation

Members 'tidied' up the following private members' bills:

  • Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill
  • Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill.

The Lords also debated the key principles of:

  • Crown Estate (Wales) Bill
  • Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill
  • Education (Assemblies) Bill
  • Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill.

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