Lords news
Explore the latest news from the UK Parliament's second chamber.

Lords discusses impact of Covid-19 on prisoners
Members debate offender rehabilitation programmes
24 April 2020

New Sub-Committees appointed by the European Union Committee
The EU Committee has appointed five new sub-committees
23 April 2020

Lords oral questions on 23 April
Government questioned in virtual proceeding
22 April 2020

Lords questions government in oral questions on 22 April
Virtual session to focus on coronavirus impact
22 April 2020

Lords returns to quiz government on 21 April
Daily question session held virtually
20 April 2020

Lord Speaker's statement on UK Parliament's response to the spread of COVID-19
A letter from the Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, to members of the House of Lords regarding the House's return from recess
19 April 2020

Temporary changes to Lords business
Some proceedings held virtually
17 April 2020

Update from UK Parliament on coronavirus
UK Parliament has introduced measures to limit non-essential access to the parliamentary estate
15 April 2020

Changes to House of Lords sittings following Easter recess
A move to virtual meetings in response to Covid-19
09 April 2020

Greater clarity needed on the Government's subsidy control policy
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee writes to BEIS about its level playing field and state aid inquiry
02 April 2020

Lords committee monitoring Coronavirus Secondary Legislation
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee keeps track of SIs to tackle Covid-19
31 March 2020

Parliament turns lights out for Earth Hour
Parliament joins other landmarks across the world for Earth Hour 2020
27 March 2020

EU Justice Committee issues update on Brexit negotiation concerns
Review of progress on future UK-EU relationship discussions published
27 March 2020

Close UK-EU cooperation needed in financial services after Brexit
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee publishes letter to Minister on financial services after Brexit inquiry
27 March 2020

Lords examines emergency Covid-19 legislation
Coronavirus Bill becomes law
26 March 2020