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News & information from the UK Parliament’s second chamber. Produced by its staff to show how the Lords checks and challenges the UK government.

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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 Norway defence agreement
🟥 prison services
🟥 online hate and racism
🟥 Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice
🟥 #BorderSecurityBill

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Wednesday 5 November, member speaking in the Lords chamber
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Today I attended the #RemembranceSunday service to honour all those who have served and sacrificed in defence of our country. We remember their courage and legacy on this, the 80th anniversary year of the end of the Second World War @houseoflords.parliament.uk @ukparliament.parliament.uk 🧵1/2
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Chloe Mawson has been appointed the 66th Clerk of the Parliaments and is the first woman to take up the post.

The Clerk of the Parliaments is head of the House of Lords Administration and Chief Procedural Adviser to the House.
Chloe Mawson, appointed 66th Clerk of the Parliaments
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords:

❓ Lords members press the government on sources of river pollution other than sewage, telemedical abortions and women’s safety, and the status of Palestinian refugees following the recognition of the state of Palestine.
Member speaking in the chamber.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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420 years ago today, the Gunpowder Plot was foiled in the cellars of the House of Lords.

The event is still marked now, when members of the Yeomen of the Guard ceremonially search the cellars of the House of Lords before the King arrives for the State Opening of Parliament.

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Ceremonially search of Prince's Chamber
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🚀The UK's promising space sector risks falling behind without urgent action by Government.

📜Today we publish our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out.'

👀See our key recommendations and find links to full report ⬇️
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How can the UK be a winner in the new global space race?
The Government must seize the opportunities emerging in space
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November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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🌌Our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out' makes recommendations to the Government about UK space policy.

📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...

📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 Norway defence agreement
🟥 prison services
🟥 online hate and racism
🟥 Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice
🟥 #BorderSecurityBill

➡️ See full schedule and watch online
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Wednesday 5 November, member speaking in the Lords chamber
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Lords members have asked government to think again on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, voting for changes including:

🏗️ prioritising brownfield, urban densification and sustainable mixed communities
🏗️ enhancements on chalk stream environments
🏗️ deregulation of low hazard reservoirs

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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:

🟥 energy market reforms
🟥 mental health
🟥 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Overseas Territory Bill
🟥 work for young disabled people
🟥 electricity grid infrastructure

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November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:    

🟥 financial support to London boroughs
🟥 AI training for the UK’s workforce
🟥 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
🟥 Planning and Infrastructure Bill
🟥 Tobacco and Vapes Bill

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Members in the House of Lords chamber
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords:

❓ The Lords quiz the government on the Youth Custody Service, the response to Elon Musk’s speech on Saturday 13 September, and pursuing perpetrators of online hate and racism.
The House of Lords chamber.
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🕚 The situation in Ukraine is on the agenda in #HouseOfLords from 10am today.

Members speaking include a former Secretary General of Nato, plus former senior diplomats, national security advisors and chiefs of the defence staff.
Graphic: Friday in the House of Lords
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 religious education
🟥 UK’s productivity
🟥 third runway at Heathrow Airport
🟥 El Fasher in Sudan
🟥 motion to regret: town and country planning
🟥 motion to regret: Extradition Act 2003
🟥 #TobaccoandVapesBill

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Member speaking in the chamber, with date graphic.
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Illegal dumping of over 38 million tonnes of waste is costing almost £1 billion every year, yet it is not being prioritised. Much of this waste is being dumped by organised crime groups involved in drugs, firearms, money laundering and modern slavery.
Independent review on waste crime needed following multiple failures and lack of action - Committees - UK Parliament
The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its policy letter on Waste Crime.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 #PlanningBill
🟥 UK-EU youth mobility scheme
🟥 looting funds from low income countries
🟥 water companies
🟥 antisemitism on university campuses

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Wednesday 29 October, member speaking in the Lords chamber
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:

🟥 plant-based diets
🟥 supporting disabled people into employment
🟥 #EmploymentRightsBill
🟥 #BorderSecurityBill
🟥 Heathrow expansion

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Tuesday 28 October, member speaking in the Lords chamber
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:

🟥 security threat to undersea cables
🟥 non-crime hate incidents
🟥 Planning and Infrastructure Bill
🟥 Tobacco and Vapes Bill

➡️ See full schedule and watch online

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October 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Find out what’s coming up this week in the House of Lords:

❓ The Lords press the government on non-crime hate incidents, the UK-EU youth mobility scheme, and a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
Member speaking in the chamber.
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Will the government change the rail sector to give passengers confidence they’re getting the right fare for the right journey? In this episode of Inside Lords Questions, we hear from @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social who quizzed the government on when it intends to simplify rail fares.
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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🕙 #HouseOfLords from 10am includes:

🟥 licensing hours
🟥 unauthorised entry at football matches
🟥 secure school funding

➡️ Find out more and watch online www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Graphic with image of Lords chamber
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 MBrace-UK report 2025
🟥 staffing in Job Centres
🟥 suspension and exclusion of autistic children
🟥 parliamentary spying case
🟥 #PublicAuthoritiesBill
🟥 Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

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Member speaking in the chamber, with date graphic.
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Members have asked government to reconsider parts of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Two days of detailed checks saw members vote for changes on oversight, powers of a new Public Sector Fraud Authority, and use of reasonable force by DWP investigators.
October 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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🕚 #HouseOfLords from 11am includes:

🟥 #PlanningBill
🟥 drink drive limit
🟥 duty-free goods from Belfast to EU
🟥 rail services
🟥 Net Zero

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Wednesday 22 October, members in the House of Lords chamber
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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The Committee has published a unanimous report today on Northern Ireland after Brexit: Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework. The Committee warns that efforts to mitigate the democratic deficit in NI after Brexit remain insufficient. 1/6
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🕝 #HouseOfLords from 2.30pm includes:

🟥 building new homes
🟥 Great British Railways train strategy
🟥 UK rejoining Erasmus+
🟥 adult prisons education cuts
🟥 #PublicAuthoritiesBill
🟥 #CitizenshipBill

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Graphic with image of Lords chamber
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM