U.K., Oct. 23 -- UK Parliament issued the following news:
Questions
Lords members question the government on AI tools in schools, delivery of public services, plans for British Steel, and vocational GCSEs.
Bills
The House will debate the Courts and Tribunals Bill at second reading and conduct detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Railways Bill and Health Bill . Also, the Lords will have a further opportunity to examine the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill , and 'tidy up' the Armed Forces Bill .
Debates
Members are scheduled to debate:
the Special Report from the Select Committee on the Malvern Hills Bill
the impact of mediation and conflict prevention globally, and the role of the United Kingdom in peacebuilding
implementation and impact of Personal Independence Payment.
Committees
On Tuesday, the Justice and Home Affairs Committee are looking into Support for Jurors and taking evidence from Sarah Sackman MP , Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services
On Wednesday, the Public Services Committee speaks to leaders in children's social care
The Constitution Committee will hear from Danny Kruger MP on the UK’s constitutional safeguards
Monday
From 2.30pm
Questions to government
environmental, social and governance rule reforms to ensure financial institutions cannot deny services to the UK defence sector
government-approved list of AI tools that meet school safeguarding and data protection standards
business plan for British Steel
impact of tax-free shopping on the economy.
Legislation
Members will conduct detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Railways Bill and have further opportunity to examine the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill .
Tuesday
From 2.30pm
Questions to government
national coverage of fracture liaison services in England
the future of the International Criminal Court
joint working between the UK Government and the devolved governments in the delivery of public services
fourth question to be determined.
Legislation
The House will debate the Courts and Tribunals Bill , and 'tidy up' the Armed Forces Bill .
Wednesday
From 3pm
Questions to government
access to Child Trust Funds on behalf of adults who lack mental capacity
disadvantaged pupils and vocational GCSEs
developing science on the adverse health effects of LED lighting
fourth question to be determined.
Legislation
Members will conduct detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Health Bill .
Thursday
From 11am
Questions to government
business confidence among small and medium-sized enterprises in the AI sector
impact of the Gwyndod Project on civil nuclear employment in Wales
Ofcom's register of categorised services and the Online Safety Act
fourth question to be determined.
Debates
The following debates are scheduled to take place:
Impact of mediation and conflict prevention globally, and the role of the United Kingdom in peacebuilding . Members expected to take part include:
Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative), President of the APPG on the Commonwealth
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Labour), former Prime Minister's Special Representative for Peace Building
Lord Ricketts (Crossbench), former UK National Security Advisor.
Implementation and impact of Personal Independence Payment . Members taking part are expected to include:
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Non-affiliated), director of the Institute of Economic Affairs
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Conservative), former APPG member of Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee
Baroness Spielman (Conservative), former council member of the Institute of Education.
Other debates coming up include:
the Special Report from the Select Committee on the Malvern Hills Bill.
Watch
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Read
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