Weekly Update 2024 #4 - 28th January

Welcome back to the weekly update - the Lord Speaker's way of providing a good weekly record/archive of everything that happens in MHoL - as well as noting community achievements amongst our Peers! If you have something for next week's update, please message it to me on Discord or Reddit (Sephronar)!

Community achievements:

• Submit your community achievements (for you or on behalf of another) by DMing me!

Weekly Record:

Monday 22nd January

• The Results for the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill were posted, it passed and was sent for Royal Assent.

Tuesday 23rd January

• No new business was posted :(

Wednesday 24th January

• The Artificial Intelligence (High-Risk Systems) Bill went to its Final Division.

Thursday 25th January

• No new business was posted :(

Friday 26th January

• The Public Transport (Ticketing) Bill went to its Second Reading for the second time in the Lords!
• The new Working Peers were announced - congratulations and welcome to /u/Ok_Cartographer_2647! No one failed the Activity Review!

Saturday 27th January

• The Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Bill went to its Second Reading for the first time in the Lords!
• The Oral Questions - Government - XXXIV.V was posted!
• The Results for the Artificial Intelligence (High-Risk Systems) Bill were posted, it passed amended so was sent back to the Other Place.

Sunday 28th January

• The Sexual Offence (Amendment) Bill went to its Second Reading for the first time in the Lords!

General Information:

• MHoL discord - Feel free to join! Ping a member of the Lord Speakership to be roled up!
• 20th Term Mastersheet - Click here to keep yourself up to date with what's coming up!
• If you have just found this simulation you can join a party in the other place
  • Here is also a starter guide post
• For those yet to swear in, you can do so here
  • New Peers must have their titles approved by myself before swearing in.
  • Peers that want to update their titles also need to have it approved before use
  • Peers that want to leave the Lords, or switch party affiliation, must modmail here (r/MHOL) for our records - not just in the Commons.
• Submit legislation to the Lords modmail at r/MHOL
• If you wish to form a committee regarding any particular issue, please Modmail this in too at r/MHOL
• The next Activity Review (30% voting turnout requirement to remain a Peer), and the next Working Peer allocation will take place on Friday the 29th of March. (As the election is in February, this month's AR and WP allocation was the last of the term.)

Lord Speakership Team:

• Lord Speaker /u/Sephronar
• Chair of Committees and Deputy Lord Speaker /u/tartar-buildup
• Deputy Lord Speaker /u/model-kyosanto
• Deputy Lord Speaker /u/Yimir_

Thank you all for a wonderful week, keep debating, submit legislation, and above all else enjoy yourself! Keep it up!