What's on in the Lords 10-14 March
14 March 2025
Questions
Members of the House of Lords pressed the government on entry requirements for the apprenticeship system, sexual violence against Sudanese women and girls, the UK Poverty 2025 report, and VAT on independent school fees.
Bills
The Lords continued to examine the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, made further changes to the Football Governance Bill, and ‘tidied up’ the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill and Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.
Debates
The UK’s global position and barriers to community cohesion in the UK were on the agenda.
Committees
- The Home-based Working Committee heard from academic experts from the University of Sheffield, University of Birmingham, and University of Cardiff.
- The International Relations and Defence Committee continued its work on the UK’s future relationship with the US.
- As part of its inquiry on the 100-year partnership between the UK and Ukraine, which aims to deepen security ties and strengthen partnership for future generations, the International Agreements Committee spoke to Stephen Doughty MP.
Read on for more.
Catch up
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions
Members of the Lords focused on:
- requirements for the apprenticeship system
- High Seas Treaty
- sexual violence against Sudanese women and girls
- UK Poverty 2025 report.
Legislation
Line by line check of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill continued at committee stage.
Orders and regulations
From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, the Lords discussed orders and regulations on:
- flood reinsurance
- regulated products
- neonatal care leave
- industrial training levy.
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions
The House of Lords brought attention to:
- ‘scope 3 emissions’ of licensed oil and gas fields
- East Coast Main Line railway timetable
- Council of Nations and Regions
- The hospital detention of a woman with learning difficulties.
Legislation
Members made further changes to the Football Governance Bill and 'tidied up' the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.
Orders and regulations
From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, members continued to check and change the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions
Members pressed the government on:
- exemption of EU companies from new carbon border taxes
- university campus antisemitism report
- closure of Apricity Fertility
- Prime Minister of Canada
- US steel and aluminium tariffs.
Legislation
Members continued to examine the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill and 'tidied up' the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.
Statement
Members questioned the government following a statement on North Sea energy.
Thursday
From 11am
Questions
The Lords questioned the government on:
- public-private partnerships
- underpayments of National Insurance pensions
- VAT on independent school fees
- Tell MAMA charity funding.
Debates
The UK’s global position and barriers to community cohesion in the UK were both on the agenda.
From 1pm in Grand Committee, members held four short debates on:
- open access operators
- National Youth Strategy
- offence caused to the indigenous peoples affected by the sale of human body parts in public auctions
- biodiversity and conservation.
Statements
Following statements, members of the House of Lords quizzed the government on the following topics:
- the collision of a vessel in the North Sea
- Syria.
Friday
From 10am
Legislation
Members debated the following private members' bills at second reading:
- House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill
- Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill.
The Lords also 'tidied up' the Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill, and checked the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill.
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