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House of Lords: Monday 2 March 2020

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Lords Chamber

2:30pm: Oral Questions

- Lord Clement-Jones (Lib Dem) to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that United Kingdom creators of artistic content have the same level of copyright protection as those working in the European Union.

- Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab) to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 23 January (HL Deb, col 1148), whether the proposed United Kingdom autonomous global human rights Magnitsky-style sanctions regime will apply to persons engaged in (1) illegal organ trafficking, or (2) obtaining organs for transplant without consent.

- Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Lib Dem) to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Port of Holyhead.

- Baroness McDonagh (Lab) to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the debt levels, (2) the mental health, and (3) the ability to work, of people in receipt of Universal Credit.

Main Business

Fisheries Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 1)

Short Debate: Impact of treatment by unregulated and unregistered persons offering psychotherapy or counselling services upon the mental health and wellbeing of their clients

Grand Committee

Pension Schemes Bill [HL] – Committee stage (day 3)

Lords Committees

Finance Bill Sub-Committee (3:15pm, Room 1)
Witnesses: Bill Dodwell, Tax Director, Office of Tax Simplification and Karen Thomson, Board Member, Administrative Burdens Advisory Board

Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee (3:00pm, Room 4A)
Witnesses: Siim Kumpas

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