Today's List(s)

TODAY’S LISTS

THURSDAY 22 MAY 2025

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

 

Business in the Chamber at 11am

Prayers by the Bishop of St Albans (5 minutes)

 

Introduction

Lord Gove will be introduced

 

Oral Questions (40 minutes)

* The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken towards securing the release of Jimmy Lai.  (Lord Collins of Highbury, FCDO)

* Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in cross-party talks on the reform of social care.  (Baroness Merron, DHSC)

* Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve young people’s media literacy by providing additional resources to schools, in terms of IT equipment, staffing, training and appropriate curriculum materials.  (Baroness Blake of Leeds, DfE)

* The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Index and what steps they are taking to increase opportunities for social mobility across the country.  (Baroness Smith of Malvern, DfE)

 

 

Senior Deputy Speaker’s Business

Four appointment motions en bloc – Lord Gardiner of Kimble

 

Questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 20 May (40 minutes)

‘Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories’ – Lord Collins of Highbury (FCDO)

 

Main Business

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – Committee (day 2 of 7) – 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.
• 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 65

 

Grouping of amendments:

29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40

30, 37

33, Cl 3 S/P, 508, 509

34, 38

41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 53, 69

44, 47, 48, 49

50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 63A

51, 52, 64

61

65

66, 69A, 107B

67, 173, 505

68, 167, 169, 171, 172

69B, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 76A, 103, 104, 146

77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83

84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 164

95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 106, 107A, 130, 153, 183A

101, 102

105, 134, 143, 178

107, 145

108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 116A, 116B, 117, 117A, 117B, 117C, 117D

118, 119, 129, 144, 165, 170

119A, 119B, 120, 120A, 121, 122, 123, 124, g125, 126, 127, g128, 131, 132, 133

135, 136, 137, 138, 139

140, 141, 142, 174

146A, 147, g148, g149, g150, 151, 152

154, 155, 156, g157, g158, 168, 176, 228, 376, 377, g503, g506, g507, g510, g511, g512, g513, g514

159, 160

161, 175, 183D, 184, 185, 186, 186A, 187, 187A, 190, 194

162, 163

166

177, 458

179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 183B, 486

183C

188, 189, 191, 192, 193

195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 199A, 200, 201, 202, 484

203, 204

205, 206

207, 213, 214, 219, 361, 364

208, 209, 210, 212, 216, 217, 218, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 381, 403, 418

211

215

221

226, 227, 233A, 236A, 279, 286, 313A, Cl 31 S/P

229

230, 231, 232, 233

234, 238, 245, 246

235

236, 263, 265, 267, 268, 269, 297, 305, 504

237, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 258, 260, 261, 277, 280, 287, 331, 353

240

253

254, 318, 321, 322

255

256

257

259

262

264

266, 271

270, 380, 382, 388

272, 273, 275

274, 276, 320, 329, 330, 425

278

281

282

283, 284

285

288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304

306, 309, 310, 316, 478

 

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).