The Week in Westminster
Monday, April 12 Commons: Motion: Death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.
Lords: Oral questions: Recorded non-crime hate incidents on police databases being flagged when individuals are subject to employment vetting checks; Assessment of the Council of Europe consultative committee’s “Guidelines on Facial Recognition”, and Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group’s Briefing Note on the Ethical Issues Arising from Public/private Collaboration in the Use of Live “Facial Recognition Technology”; Permissive access to footpaths across farmland under agrienvironment schemes; Extending the statutory storage period for gametes and embryos. Legislation: Financial Services Bill, Report stage (Day 2).
Tuesday, April 13 Commons: Oral questions: Health and Social Care (including Topical Questions). Ten Minute Rule Motion: Road User Charging (Outer London). Legislation: Finance (No 2) Bill: 2nd Reading. Adjournment: Decisions on cardiopulmonary resuscitation use during the pandemic. Westminster Hall: Debates on: Global Human Security; Proposal for the Bay local authority in North Lancashire and South Cumbria; Repealing and Replacing the Vagrancy Act 1824; Strengthening the Criminal Cases Review Commission; UK asylum system and asylum seekers’ mental health. Lords: Oral questions: Preparations for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) to be held in May in Kunming, China; Improving railway services to small and medium-sized towns in the north of England; Impact of new EU visa and residence permit regimes for UK citizens on numbers of Church of England clergy securing such permits. Legislation: Overseas Operations (Services Personnel and Veterans) Bill, Report stage.
Wednesday, April 14 Commons: Oral questions: President of COP26 (including Topical Questions). At noon, questions to the Prime Minister. Ten Minute Rule Motion: NHS Pay Award (Report). Opposition Day Debate: Subject tba. Adjournment: Funding for the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge.
Lords: Oral questions: Revision of the historical section of the Life in the UK handbook for people applying for UK citizenship; Consultation with providers about the market review of initial teacher training; Progress of the Undercover Policing Inquiry into police surveillance, established in 2015. Legislation: Financial Services Bill, Report stage (Day 3).
Thursday, April 15 Commons: Oral questions: International Trade (including Topical Questions). Business Statement and Business Questions to the Leader of the House. Consideration of Lords amendments: Domestic Abuse Bill. Adjournment: Future of the English language sector. Westminster Hall: Debates: Fourth Report of Women and Equalities Committee Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report, HC 1050; Third Report of the Education Committee, A plan for an adult skills and lifelong learning revolution, HC 278.
Lords: Introductions: Gillian Merron and Sir Amyas Morse. Oral questions: Improving the welfare of domestic animals in the UK; Variation in the standard of care received by patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and government plans to work with NHS England to improve care and outcomes for such patients; Use of intercept evidence in criminal trials. Legislation: British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill, Committee stage; Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill, Committee stage; Forensic Science Regulator Bill, Committee stage; National Security and Investment Bill, Report stage.
Friday, April 16 Commons: The House of Commons is not sitting and will next sit on April 19, 2021.
Lords: Legislation: Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill, 2nd reading; Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill, 2nd reading; Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, 2nd reading; Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill, Committee stage.