Deposited papers

I. Letter dated 13/05/2025 from Lord Timpson to Peers regarding the appropriateness of the term ‘personal characteristics', as discussed during the Second Reading of the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill. 3p. II. Letter dated 27/05/2025 from Lord Timpson to Lord Beith, Lord Thomas of Gresford and Lord Bishop of Gloucester regarding questions raised during the Committee stage of the Bill. 2p. III. Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Lord Timpson to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding 2 letters for deposit in the House librraies. 1p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Lord Katz to Lord Watson of Invergowrie regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage (third day): amendment 77: statutory leave entitlement for foster carers. 2p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Lord Katz to Baroness Penn regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage debate (second day): clarification on discrimination in relation to flexible working requests. 2p.

I. Thurrock Council Commissioners fifth report dated 01/05/2025 to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State. 17p. II. Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Jim McMahon MP to Councillor Lynn Worrall, Leader of Thurrock Council inviting representations. 6p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Lord Fox regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage debate (second day): zero hours contracts. 1p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Baroness Noakes regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage debate (third day): statutory sick pay analysis in the regulatory impact assessment. 1p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage debate (sixth day): clause 30 (Public sector outsourcing: protection of workers) and the possible impact on higher education providers. 2p.

Letter dated 19/06/2025 from Lord Katz to Lord Goddard of Stockport, Lord Leigh of Hurley and Baroness Coffey regarding the Employment Rights Bill committee stage debate (seventh day): trade unions' right of "digital" access to workplaces (clause 56). 3p.

Letter dated 18/06/2025 from Sarah Sackman MP to Lord Foster regarding strategic litigation against public participation. 2p. [Same letter also sent to Andy Slaughter MP]

I. Letter dated 31/03/2025 from Mark Wild, Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Two, to Heidi Alexander MP regarding his initial assessment of the HS2 programme, the reasons for delays and cost escalations and the path forward. 5p. II. The Stewart Review: Major transport projects governance and assurance review: The HS2 experience. Incl. appendices. 131p. III. The Department for Transport’s response to the James Stewart Review. 2p. IV. Letter dated 18/06/2025 from Heidi Alexander MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding 3 documents for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Firearms licensing: proposal to remove sound moderators from firearms licensing controls. Government response. 15p.

Letter dated 17/06/2025 from James Murray MP to Sharon Hodgson MP regarding a correction to an answer given to a Parliamentary Question about the treatment of milk substitutes within the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL). 1p.

Proposals for local government reorganisation in Surrey. Incl. annexes. 24p.

Letter dated 16/06/2025 from Lord Hanson of Flint to the Lord Bishop of Southwark regarding to the alternative to detention pilot, as discussed during the Second Reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. 1p.

Framework document. The Pensions Regulator. A non-departmental public body of the Department for Work and Pensions. Incl. Annex 38p.

Letter dated 16/06/2025 from Lord Hanson of Flint to Baroness May of Maidenhead regarding the need to prevent abuse of the immigration system, specifically in relation to the Points- Based System, as discussed during the Second Reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. 1p.

Letter dated 16/06/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Lord Forsyth regarding clarification to a comment about the availability of powers to legislate on transparency, made during Lords consideration of Commons amendments on the Data (Use and Access) Bill. 1p.

Letter dated 16/06/2025 from Lord Hanson of Flint to Viscount Goschen regarding the factors believed to drive people to make dangerous journeys to the UK rather than stay in a safe country, as discussed during the Second Reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. 2p.

Letter dated 16/06/2025 from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Baroness Bennett regarding whether the defence of physical chastisement has been removed from part-time educational settings, children’s health settings and supported accommodation for looked after children aged 16 and 17, as discussed during the Committee stage (third day) of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. 2p.

Home to School Travel data collection questions. 8p.