TODAY'S LISTS THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020 - GOVERNMENT WHIPS' OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS

GOVERNMENT WHIPS’ OFFICE
                             HOUSE OF LORDS

                              TODAY’S LISTS
                         THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2020
                             [Notes about this document are set out at the end]

Hybrid Proceedings at 12.00 noon
Prayers by the Bishop of Carlisle (p) (5 mins)

Oral Questions (40 mins)
     * Lord Lexden (p) to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review
       the National Trust Acts (Baroness Barran, DCMS) (p)

       Speakers following Lord Lexden’s supplementary question:
               L Robathan (p)
               L Berkeley of Knighton
               B Young of Old Scone
               B Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
       5       B Hayter of Kentish Town (p)
               L Moylan (p)
               L Bird (p)
               B Andrews
               E Glasgow
     10        L Cormack (p)

     * Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review
       National Planning Policy Statements to assess whether they are aligned with the
       United Kingdom’s commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement and section 1
       of the Climate Change Act 2008. (Lord Greenhalgh, MHCLG) (p)

       Speakers following Lord Whitty’s supplementary question:
               L Browne of Ladyton
               B Jones of Moulsecoomb (p)
               L McColl of Dulwich
               L Oates (p)
       5       E Caithness (p)
               V Waverley
               L Kennedy of Southwark (p)

B Thornhill (p)
        L Curry of Kirkharle
10      B Verma (p)

* Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to
  facilitate access to Child Trust Funds by children with learning disabilities.
  (Baroness Scott of Bybrook, MoJ) (p)

 Speakers following Lord Young of Cookham’s supplementary question:
        Bp Carlisle (p)
        B Browning
        L Singh of Wimbledon
        L Blunkett (p)
 5      L Addington (p)
        B Altmann (p)
        L Touhig
        B Gardner of Parkes
        B Brinton
10      L Bhatia

* Lord Randall of Uxbridge (p) to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the
  impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on classroom-based learning, what plans they
  have for (1) GCSE, and (2) A-level, exams (a) in 2021, and (b) beyond that date.
  (Baroness Berridge, DfE) (p)

 Speakers following Lord Randall of Uxbridge’s supplementary question:
        B Blackstone (p)
        L Storey
        L Baker of Dorking
        L Field of Birkenhead (p)
 5      L Watson of Invergowrie
        B Garden of Frognal (p)
        B Fox of Buckley (p)
        L Moynihan (p)
        E Clancarty (p)
 10     L Young of Norwood Green (p)

At a convenient point after 1:00pm
Business expected to be brief
       Statutory Instrument approval motion – Lord Greenhalgh (p)
       Statutory Instrument approval motion – Baroness Penn (p)
       Statutory Instrument approval motion – Viscount Younger of Leckie (p)

Followed immediately by an Urgent Question Repeat
       ‘To ask Her Majesty’s Government if they will make a statement on support for
       business and the retention of jobs on the high street in light of the announcement of
       Arcadia entering administration and Debenhams going into liquidation.’ (Baroness
       Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, BEIS) (p)
       Speakers:
               L Stevenson of Balmacara
               L Fox (p)
               L Lucas
               B Prosser (p)
       10      L Empey (p)
               L Sikka
               B Neville-Rolfe (p)
               L Mackenzie of Framwellgate
               L Liddle
       10      L Foulkes of Cumnock

Followed immediately by an Oral Statement Repeat
       Lord Bethell (p) will answer questions on the ‘Covid-19 Update’ statement

       Frontbench speakers (20 minutes):
               B Wheeler (p)
               B Jolly

       Backbench speakers (30 minutes):
               L Patel
               L Dobbs
               L Clark of Windermere
               B Brinton
       5       B McIntosh of Pickering
               V Waverley

L Liddle
              L Scriven
              B Uddin
       10     L Rooker
              B Walmsley
              L Hunt of Kings Heath

Main Business
At a convenient point after 2:00pm
       Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill – Committee (day 3)
       – Baroness Williams of Trafford (p)
       Target for the day: To complete Committee stage

       Grouping of amendments:
              22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
              27
              28, 29, 35, 56A, 78, 82
              34, 36, 42, 44, 45, 55, 56
              39, 53
              41
              43, 48, 51, 52, 54, 60
              49
              50
              57, 74
              63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, Cl 2 S/P, 80
              75A, 75B, 79
              75C

Estimated rising time
       The House may sit late.

Business in Grand Committee in Room 2A at 2.30pm

       Lord Agnew of Oulton (p) to move the Grand Committee takes note of the
       Spending Review 2020 (Time-limited to 3 hours)

Speakers:
       L Agnew of Oulton (p)
       L Eatwell
       B Bowles of Berkhamsted
       B Noakes (p)
5      B Hayman
       Bp Portsmouth
       L Reid Of Cardowan (p)
       L Shipley
       L Hamilton of Epsom (p)
10     B Boycott (p)
       L Hain
       B Pinnock
       L Lancaster of Kimbolton (p)
       L Loomba
15     L Rooker
       L Bradshaw
       B Neville-Rolfe (p)
       V Waverley
       B Clark of Kilwinning (p)
20     B Wheatcroft
       L Razzall (p)
       V Trenchard (p)
       L Haskel
       B Humphreys
25     B Eaton
       L Bird (p)
       L Walney
       L Risby
       L Davies of Brixton (p)
30     B Randerson
       L Kirkhope of Harrogate
       L Desai (p)
       E Clancarty (p)
       B Goudie
35     B Bennett of Manor Castle

L Goddard of Stockport
                  B Buscombe
                  L Bilimoria
                  L Sikka
         40       B Sheehan (p)
                  B Redfern
                  L Lea of Crondall (p)
                  L McNally
                  L Horam (p)
         45       L Hunt of Kings Heath
                  B Uddin
                  B Warsi
                  L Liddle
                  L Bourne of Aberystwyth
         50       L Oates (p)
                  B Altmann
                  L Inglewood
                  L McKenzie of Luton
                  L Sheikh
         55       L Bhatia
                  B Ritchie of Downpatrick

                  B Kramer
                  L Tunnicliffe
                  L Agnew of Oulton (p)

                 Except for Lord Agnew of Oulton (Opening 15 mins and closing 20 mins), Baroness
                 Kramer (10 mins), and Lord Tunnicliffe (10 mins), all speeches are limited to 2
                 minutes

Estimated Rising Time
         The Grand Committee is expected to rise at 5:30pm.

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).
 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.
 The grouping of amendments is informal. Although every effort is made to secure agreement to groupings, any peer
   may speak to an amendment in its place on the Marshalled List. “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, ad 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).