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What's on in the Lords 24-27 February

28 February 2025

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Questions

The Lords returns to business to press government on re-offending rates of domestic abusers, county lines drug trafficking, airport expansion in the UK, and a national screening programme for prostate cancer.

Bills

Members examine the Mental Health Bill and Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, continue check and change of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill, make further changes to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, and 'tidy up' the Great British Energy Bill.

Debates

The law relating to prenuptial agreements, reducing the number of British citizens being held by the Iranian regime, and the progress of the Post Office Horizon compensation scheme are all on the agenda.

Committees

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Monday

Catch up

Monday

From 2.30pm

Questions

Members of the Lords drew attention to:

  • Emergency Services Network programme
  • re-offending rates of domestic abusers
  • county lines drug trafficking
  • violence against women and girls on trains.

Legislation

The Lords continued to check and change the Mental Health Bill.

From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, work away from the chamber, members began to examine the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill.

Orders and regulations

The Lords debated the Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, 2A and 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 in a 'motion to regret' put forward by Lord Clement-Jones. 

Tuesday

From 2.30pm

Questions

The House of Lords focused on:

  • 2025 UK Border Strategy
  • 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
  • airport expansion in the UK
  • M23 group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Urgent question and statement

Members pressed the government following an urgent question on Plant Oxford site and a statement on Ukraine.

Legislation

The Lords 'tidied up' the Great British Energy Bill. Plus, further checks of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill.

Orders and regulations

From 3.45pm in Grand Committee, the Lords considered regulations on:

  • social security benefits
  • safeguarding vulnerable groups
  • immigration and nationality fees.

Wednesday

From 3pm

Questions

The Lords pressed the government on:

  • EU relations
  • support for creative courses in higher education
  • national musculoskeletal health prevention strategies
  • releasing frozen Russian assets.

Legislation

Members made further changes to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.

Orders and regulations

The Lords considered the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024 in a 'motion to regret' put forward by Baroness O'Loan.

Thursday

From 11am

Questions

The House of Lords quizzed the government on:

  • reintroduction of beavers in the UK
  • affordability of rent in the private sector
  • national screening programme for prostate cancer
  • copyright and AI.

Debates

The law relating to prenuptial agreements, reducing the number of British citizens being held by the Iranian regime, and the progress of the Post Office Horizon compensation scheme were all on the agenda.

Legislation

From 1pm in Grand Committee, members continued to check and change the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill.

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