Political News: W/C 26th April

Provisional parliamentary business has now been announced for this period, including the following that may be of relevance to you. Please note, the following may change at short notice. Parliament will prorogue on Thursday 29 April and return for the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday 11 May. 

 

House of Commons 

Monday 26 April 

Legislation: Consideration of Lords Message on the Domestic Abuse Bill 

Adjournment debate: Award for next of kin of emergency services personnel killed on duty – Bob Stewart 

Westminster Hall debate: e-petition 579012, relating to the right to protest – Matt Vickers (6:15pm) 

Tuesday 27 April 

Consideration of Lords amendments (if necessary) 

Westminster Hall debate: The effectiveness of asylum accommodation and the dispersal scheme in providing support for asylum seekers – Neil Coyle, David Simmonds (9:25am) 

Westminster Hall debate: Effect of immigration detention on potential victims of trafficking – Richard Fuller (4:05pm) 

Justice Committee (oral evidence session): Covid-19 and the criminal law. Witnesses: Beverley Higgs JP, Chair at Magistrates Association; Gregor McGill, Director, Legal Services, Crown Prosecution Service, Director of Legal Service at Crown Prosecution Service; Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing) at Ministry of Justice; Lord Wolfson QC of Tredegar, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice; The Lord Bethell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department of Health and Social Care. Location: Virtual meeting (2:30pm) 

Wednesday 28 April 

Prime Minister’s Questions (12pm) 

Consideration of Lords amendments (if necessary) (from 12:45pm) 

Motion related to the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021 (S.i., 2021, No. 184) 

Westminster Hall debate: Extending redundancy protection for women and new parents – Kirsten Oswald (11am) 

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021. Location: Room 10, Palace of Westminster (9:25am) 

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021, The draft Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021. Location: Room 14, Palace of Westminster (2:30pm) 

Human Rights (Joint Committee) (oral evidence session): Legislative Scrutiny: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Witnesses: Jules Carey, Head of Actions against Police and State Team, Bindmans LLP; Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, Public Order Lead, National Police Chiefs Council; Kevin Blowe, Coordinator, The Network for Police Monitoring; Zehrah Hasan, Director, Black Protest Legal Support. Location: Virtual meeting (3pm) 

Thursday 29 April 

Business Questions (from 10:30am) 

Consideration of Lords amendments (if necessary) (from 11:30am) 

House of Lords 

Monday 26 April 

Legislation: Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill - third reading – Baroness Blower (from 1:40pm) 

Grand Committee Orders and regulations: Draft Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021; Draft Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021 – Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (2:30pm) 

Grand Committee debate: Science and Technology Committee report 'Forensic science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint for change' – Lord Patel 

Tuesday 27 April 

Grand Committee orders and regulations: Draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021 – Lord Callanan 

Wednesday 28 April 

Human Rights (Joint Committee) (oral evidence session): Legislative Scrutiny: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. See House of Commons, above (3pm) 

Public Services Committee (oral evidence session): The role of public services in addressing child vulnerability. Witnesses: Victoria Watkins, Deputy Chief Inspector for Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care, at Care Quality Commission; Paul d’Inverno, HMI Specialist Adviser, Child Protection at Ofsted; Nigel Thompson, Head of Inspections at Care Quality Commission; Simon Eccles, Chief Clinical Information Officer at NHSX; Paul Willmott, Chair at Central Digital and Data Office; Joanna Davinson, Executive Director at Central Digital and Data Office. Location: Virtual Meeting (Webcast) (3pm) 

Thursday 29 April 

No relevant business currently scheduled