Today's List(s)

 

TODAY’S LISTS

THURSDAY 8 MAY 2025

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

 

Business in the Chamber at 11am

Prayers by the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham (5 minutes)

 

The House is expected to adjourn after prayers to commemorate VE Day before resuming.

 

Oral Questions at 12 noon (40 minutes)

* Earl Russell to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increased risk of wildfires caused by climate change; and when they will publish a Wildfire Strategy and Action Plan.  (Lord Khan of Burnley, MHCLG)

* Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to the results of the survey undertaken by the Care Quality Commission, showing that people are waiting too long for mental health care.  (Baroness Merron, DHSC)

* The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to negotiate a visa waiver agreement for creative professionals touring the EU; and whether this will be on the agenda at the EU-UK summit on 19 May.  (Baroness Blake of Leeds, DCMS)

* Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of a USA tariff levied at 100 per cent on UK films, and what discussions they are planning with the industry.  (Baroness Blake of Leeds, DCMS)

 

Business expected to be brief

Three Statutory Instrument approval motions en bloc – Baroness Blake of Leeds

Statutory Instrument approval motion – Baroness Merron

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

 

Main Business

Employment Rights Bill – Committee (day 2 of 7) – Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

• 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.
• 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 the group beginning with amendment 68

Grouping of amendments:

18, 19, 

19A, 20, 21

19B

21A, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29 

g23, g25, g26, g30, 31, 32 - already debated

33, 36, 37, 38

g34, g35, g39, g40, g41 - already debated

42, 43, 44

g45, g46, g47, g48, g49, g50, g51, g52, g53, g54, g55, g56, g57, g58, g59, g60, g61 - already debated

62, 63

64, 66

65, 65A, 67

68, 69, 70, 71

72, 73, 74, 75

76, 80, 127, 128, 136, 138, 139

77, 78, 79, 81, 134, 135, 144

82

82A

83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, Cl 20 S/P, 89, 90, 91, 92,93, 94, 95, 96

97

98, 101, 101A, 125, 126, 130, 147, 281

99, 100

102, Cl 23 S/P, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 107A, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, Sch 3 S/P, 113, 123, 334

113A, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122

124 - already debated

129

131, 145, 275, 297, 314

132, 137

133, 262, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 319

140

141

142, 143

Cl 31 S/P

146, 150A

148, 149, 150, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 315, 316

151, 174, 175, 180

152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 179

181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, Cl 51 S/P

200A

g200B, g200C

201

202, 204

203, 257, 260, 322

205, 206, 207, 208, Cl 55 S/P

209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214

215, 332

Cl 57 S/P, g215A, g215B, g215C, g215D, g215E, g215F, g215G, g215H, g215I, g215J, g215K, 216, g216A, g216B, g216C, g216D, g216E, g216F, g216G, g216H, g216I, g216J, g216K, g216L, g216M, g216N, g216P, g216Q, g216R, g216S, g216T, g216U, g216V, g216W, g216X, 216Y, 216Z, 216Z1, Sch 6 S/P

217, 218, 218A, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, Cl 59 S/P

224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, Cl 62 S/P, 237, 333

238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 253, 261 

244, 245, Cl 66 S/P, 246, Cl 69 S/P, 249, 251, Cl 71 S/P, Cl 72 S/P, 254

247, 248, 250

252, 253A

254, 255

256

257A

258, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, Cl 95 S/P, 272, 274, 277, 278, 279, 328, 330

259, 284, 285, 286, 288, 331

g264A, g265A, g271A, g272A, g273M, g273P, g273S, g279A, g279B, g279C, g279D, g279E, g279F, g279G

Cl 113 S/P, Cl 114 S/P

272B, 272C, 273A, 273B, 273C, 273D, 273E, 273F, 273G, 273H, 273I, 273J, 273K, 273L, 273N, 273Q, 273R

273, g279H, 323

276

Cl 149 S/P, S12 S/P, 299, 300

280

282, 283 - already debated

287, 301, 302

317, 326, 329

318

320

321

324

Cl 151 S/P

325, 326A

327 - already debated

335

 

Estimated rising time

The House is expected to rise at around 7pm

 

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).