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TODAY’S LISTS
WEDNESDAY 9 JULY 2025
[Notes about this document are set out at the end]
Business in the Chamber at 3pm
Prayers by the Bishop of Oxford (5 minutes)
Introduction of Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, CB, CBE, KStJ
Tributes to Sarah Davina Clarke CVO, OBE
Oral Questions (40 minutes)
* Lord Murray of Blidworth to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of schemes for early release from prison on public confidence in the justice system. (Lord Timpson, MoJ)
* Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to prevent the introduction of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System causing transport congestion and disruption to freight. (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, DfT)
* Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Fujitsu’s suitability to hold government contracts. (Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, CO)
* Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost of abolishing the two-child limit for Universal Credit. (Baroness Sherlock, DWP)
Business expected to be brief
Statutory Instrument approval motion – Baroness Blake of Leeds
Statutory Instrument approval motion – Lord Hanson of Flint
Main Business
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – Report (day 2 of 2) – Baroness Smith of Basildon
Target for the day: to complete Report stage
Grouping of amendments:
13, 13A
14 - already debated
16
17
18
19, 20 - already debated
21
22 - already debated
23
23A
24, 25, 27
26, 28
29, 30, 31 - already debated
32
Dinner Break Business - at a convenient point around 7.30pm
A Repeat of an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 3 July (40 minutes)
‘10 Year Health Plan for England’ - Baroness Blake of Leeds (DHSC)
Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Business in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 4.15pm
The following three motions are expected to be debated together:
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the initial proposed Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy.
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the initial proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure.
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the initial proposed National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure.
There is no official time limit for this debate. However, as stated in the Companion, backbench contributions should be kept to within 15 minutes
Speakers:
L Wilson of Sedgefield
L Grantchester
L Howell of Guildford
Bp Norwich
5 B Coffey
B McIntosh of Pickering
E Russell
L Offord of Garvel
L Wilson of Sedgefield
Estimated Rising Time
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 6pm
Notes:
Estimated Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 6pm
A Repeat of an Oral Statement:
‘10 Year Health Plan for England’ - Baroness Blake of Leeds (DHSC)