Lords news

Liaison Committee publishes report on Select Committee activity in 2020-21

The new House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee launches its first inquiries on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and the UN Climate Change conference (COP26)

A short guide to questions, debates and legislation this week

The Constitution Committee publishes its third and final report for its inquiry into the constitutional implications of COVID-19.

The House of Lords debates the Finance Bill Sub-Committee’s 2020 report, New powers for HMRC: fair and proportionate? on Tuesday 8 June 2021 from 2:30pm.

A short guide to upcoming questions, debates and legislation

Catch up with Lords work in the 2021-22 session so far and what's coming from Monday 7 June

Climate change targets, ethnicity and child poverty, neurological services and perpetrators of genocide are in the Lords spotlight. Find out more about Thursday debates in May

Martin Jelley and Akbar Khan take over as Commissioners for Standards. Find out more

The Communications and Digital Committee is concerned that pornography websites which do not allow users to share content are not covered by the government’s draft Online Safety Bill.

A short guide to questions, debates and legislation this week

Former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has been appointed specialist adviser to the Public Services Committee.

The COVID-19 Committee launches its new inquiry on the impact of the pandemic on towns and cities.

Members debate remote participation and hybrid sittings, set up in response to COVID-19. Find out more

The Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland publishes a call for evidence, inviting interested individuals and organisations to submit their views on the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.