Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 2025

[Notes about this document are set out at the end]

 

Business in the Chamber at 3pm

Prayers by the Bishop of Derby (5 minutes)

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* Lord Austin of Dudley to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.  (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, MHCLG)

* Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.  (Lord Coaker, MoD)

* Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme announced on 12 December 2024.  (Lord Coaker, MoD)

* Baroness Berger to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Internet Watch Foundation’s Annual Data and Insights Report 2024, published on 23 April, particularly with regard to child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence.  (Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, HO)

 

Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Monday 28 April (10 minutes)

‘To ask His Majesty's Government if they will make a statement on the child rape gang scandal.’  Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (HO)

 

Followed by Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Monday 28 April (10 minutes)

‘To ask His Majesty's Government if they will make a statement on the incident that occurred in Headingley on the 26th April.’  Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (HO)

 

Followed by Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 April (10 minutes)

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the alleged incitement to murder MPs by the Irish Republican group Kneecap.’  Baroness Smith of Basildon (HO)

 

Followed by Questions on an Urgent Question made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 April (10 minutes)

‘To ask His Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on the killing of 26 people in Pahalgam, Kashmir and the increasing tensions between India and Pakistan.’   Lord Collins of Highbury (FCDO)

 

Main Business

Great British Energy Bill – Lords Consideration of Commons Reason – Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• No member may speak more than once to an amendment except the mover of the amendment, or a member who has leave of the House.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.
   

Grouping of amendments:

A, A1

 

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill – Lords Consideration of Commons Amendments – Baroness Smith of Malvern

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• No member may speak more than once to an amendment except the mover of the amendment, or a member who has leave of the House.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.
   

Grouping of amendments:

1, 2

 

Armed Forces (Commissioner) Bill – Report – Lord Coaker

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• No member may speak more than once to an amendment except the mover of the amendment, or a member who has leave of the House.
• Arguments deployed at Committee should not be repeated at length on report.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.
   

Target for the day:   to complete Report stage

Grouping of amendments:

1, 6

g2, g7, g9, g11, 12

3, 5

4

8

10

13, 14

g15

 

Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill) – Report – Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

• All members opening or winding are expected to keep remarks within 15 minutes, with the exception of ministers winding up who are expected to keep within 20 minutes.
• Other speakers within each group are expected to keep within 10 minutes.
• No member may speak more than once to an amendment except the mover of the amendment, or a member who has leave of the House.
• Arguments deployed at Committee should not be repeated at length on report.
• Members' speeches should not summarise or repeat at length points made by others, and if speaking more than once a Member should not repeat points they have already made.
• Members pressing or withdrawing an amendment should normally be brief.
   

Target for the day:   to complete Report stage

Grouping of amendments:

1, 2, 3

4, 5

6

 

Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 – Debate and Approval Motion – Baroness Hayman of Ullock

• Fatal motion – Baroness Grender
   
• Regret Motion – Lord Roborough

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise by 10pm

 

Notes:

• This document sets out the matters for the day’s business which the Government Whips’ Office coordinates: Speakers’ Lists (Companion 4.26), ministerial statements (Companion 6.02) and the grouping of amendments (Companion 8.70). It is not the formal order paper, which is produced by the Clerk of the Parliaments and is available from the Printed Paper Office and https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/
• Time estimates are best endeavours: there is no certainty other than for formally time-limited business. It is the duty of individual members to observe the rules on attendance at debate (Companion 4.32) and, in particular, to ensure that they are present for the start of business in which they wish to take part.
• The number of sessions shown for a stage of a bill represents the Government’s assessment of reasonable time given the balance of bills and remaining days to the likely end of the session. Progress remains in the hands of the House. Report stage is usually half the length of Committee.
• “g” before an amendment indicates a Government amendment.
• Speaking in debates (Companion 4.34): A member of the House who is taking part in a debate (including general debates and debates on amendments or motions) should attend the start, end and greater part of that debate. In addition, it is considered discourteous for members not to be present for at least the opening speeches, the speeches before and after their own, and for the winding-up speeches.  Ministers may decide not to answer, orally or in writing, points made by a speaker who does not stay to hear the Minister's closing speech. Members who believe that they are unlikely to be able to stay until the end of a debate should not seek to participate in it (and if the debate has a speakers' list, should remove their names from the list).